Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandat does not aim to demean any caste or community, filmmaker Neeraj Panday said on Friday, hours after the title of the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer movie sparked uproar. “Our film is a fictional cop drama, and the term ‘Pandat’ is used simply as a colloquial name for a fictional character,” the 52-year-old filmmaker wrote. “The story focuses on an individual's actions and choices and does not comment on or represent any caste, religion, or community,” Pandey explained. This film, like my earlier work, has been created with sincere intent and solely to entertain audiences,” he further said, while also taking into account the film’s title hurting audience sentiments. The Central Government should immediately impose a ban on such a caste-indicating film 'Ghooskhor Pandit'; this is the demand of the B.S.P.

Source: The Telegraph February 06, 2026 11:13 UTC