Delhi High Court asks CBFC to decide on 'Mirzapur' producer's proposal to replace 'Shoorveer' song
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Board of Film Certification to decide on a producer's proposal to replace a song in the movie 'Mirzapur' that references Maharana Pratap. The court expressed concern that using a song honoring a historical figure in a violent context is in poor taste.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing tension between creative freedom in cinema and the cultural sensitivity surrounding historical figures in India.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (September 17, 2026) said the use of a song revering Maharana Pratap as the background score for a fight sequence in Mirzapur: The Movie is "not in good taste" and asked the CBFC to take a decision within a week on the producer's proposal to bring the necessary changes.
" Prima facie , it does not appear to be in good taste. We have come to a situation where we are revering violence," a bench of Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia orally remarked while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) matter against the use of the song Shoorveer in the film.
The counsel for the producer said the song is only used in the background to "embellish" the climax where the protagonists are fighting with goons.
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