Remove ‘Shoorveer’ song from ‘Mirzapur The Movie’: Rajasthan BJP leader writes to censor board
A senior BJP leader has requested the censor board remove a song from the upcoming film 'Mirzapur The Movie'. He argues that using a song dedicated to Maharana Pratap alongside scenes of criminals is disrespectful to historical figures.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing tensions in Indian media regarding the portrayal of historical and cultural icons in entertainment.
Senior BJP leader and former leader of the opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Rajendra Rathore, has objected to a song dedicated to Maharana Pratap in the film Mirzapur The Movie alongside scenes involving gangsters and criminal characters.
Rathore has written a letter to Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Prasoon Joshi and demanded that the song "Shoorveer", sung by Rapperiya Baalam, be removed from the film.
He also urged the board to ensure that songs, symbols and references associated with historical personalities are not used in a manner that could hurt public sentiments.
"The use of Rapperiya Baalam's 'Shoorveer' song in Mirzapur The Movie alongside gangsters, drug peddlers and criminal characters is extremely objectionable and hurts public sentiments," Rathore said in the letter written to the CBFC.
Rathore claimed that such a portrayal amounted to disrespect towards Maharana Pratap and the historical and cultural heritage associated with him.
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