With Maharaj, which is helmed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan makes his feature film debut. The Gujarat High Court has now halted the movie’s distribution.
There has been a delay in the release of Junaid Khan, Aamir Khan‘s eldest son,’s first movie Maharaj. A Hindu group filed a request, arguing that the movie would promote violence, and the Gujarat High Court has now stopped the movie’s release, according to an India Today article. Siddharth P. Malhotra, the film’s director, also stars Jaideep Ahlawat in Maharaj.
According to the article, the stay order was granted in response to a plea that was submitted by members of the Pushtimarg sect and devotees of Lord Krishna and Vallabhacharya. The petition was founded on the claim that the movie is Maharaj which is centred on the 1862 Maharaj Libel Case, had the potential to disrupt public order and even inspire violence against the sect’s adherents.
The petition highlights that the English judges of the Bombay Supreme Court presided over the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862, which was founded on accusations of wrongdoing by a well-known individual. The remarks said are “seriously blasphemous against devotional songs and hymns as well as Lord Krishna.”
In the meantime, the lawsuit also notes that there will be restricted access to the plot because the movie is not expected to be released with enough promotional materials, such as a trailer. That might seriously damage people’s feelings. Judge Sangeeta Vishen of the Gujarat High Court issued an interim order on these grounds, prohibiting the movie’s release in any format. A hearing on the subject has been rescheduled for June 18.
