The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the makers of Mirzapur: The Movie over the use of Shoorveer, a song written as a tribute to Maharana Pratap, in a scene from the film. The court asked the lawyer representing the makers to watch the film and return the next day, asking whether his \u201cconscience is satisfied\u201d with the song being played against the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou please see and come tomorrow. If your conscience is satisfied... you are playing such a scene in the background song displaying Maharana Pratap,\u201d the bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia told advocate Jay K Bhardwaj, who was representing the film\u2019s makers, Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exchange took place during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of Shoorveer from the climax of Mirzapur: The Movie, or, alternatively, its replacement with another background score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is Shoorveer at the centre of the Mirzapur row?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The petitioner has sought directions to the authorities to formulate suitable guidelines governing the use of songs, musical compositions and other material associated with historically or culturally revered personalities. The plea argues that such material should not be used in a manner contrary to or inconsistent with the character, values and legacy of the personality concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the hearing, the petitioner\u2019s lawyer submitted that Shoorveer, by Rapperiya Baalam, was released in July 2020 as a tribute to Maharana Pratap. The song\u2019s lyrics invoke Mewar, Chetak, honour, sacrifice and the legacy of Maharana Pratap. It begins with the line, \u201cIt is not a gangster song.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The petitioner, who graduated from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology in Udaipur, Rajasthan, claimed that he was shocked to see the song used in Mirzapur: The Movie. The plea objected to its placement against a criminal world involving gang wars, drugs, illegal weapons, sexual abuse, revenge, territorial battles and illegal empire-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Court asks Mirzapur makers to watch the film<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The court also considered the broader question of artistic freedom while hearing the plea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are only on protection of the fundamental right of an artist. It may be whether it is an artwork or not, that call has to be taken either by the Central Government. We are not making any comment. We are only saying that we perhaps are not competent to decide such issues,\u201d the bench said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The petitioner\u2019s lawyer pressed for interim relief, arguing that the background music could be muted or that four words could be deleted or muted in the meantime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The court then asked Bhardwaj what he had to say on the matter. While making his submissions, he was asked whether he had watched the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHave you seen the film?\u201d the bench asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bhardwaj said he had not, but submitted that he had been instructed that the scene was not exactly as it had been portrayed before the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The court then directed him to watch the film and return on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The hearing has been adjourned until the next day, when the court is expected to take up the plea again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: India Today<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the makers of Mirzapur: The Movie over the use of Shoorveer, a song written as a tribute to Maharana Pratap, in a scene from the film. The court asked the lawyer representing the makers to watch the film and return the next day, asking whether his \u201cconscience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":37354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n