Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Mirzapur Film May Replace Maharana Pratap Tribute Song
Mirzapur: The Movie uses a song honoring Maharana Pratap during a fictional gangster fight.
Prashant Kumar Singh says this could make people connect the historical warrior with criminals.
He asked the court to remove or replace the song.
The filmmakers say the song was only used to make the film’s climax more dramatic.
They say the scene does not compare the gangsters with Maharana Pratap.
The filmmakers have asked the film certification board to allow background music instead.
The Delhi High Court questioned whether the song’s use was appropriate.
However, the judges did not make a final decision about who was right.
The certification board must first examine the proposed change within one week.
The Delhi High Court questioned using “Shoorveer,” a tribute to Maharana Pratap, during a violent gangster sequence.
Petitioner Prashant Kumar Singh says the song could associate Maharana Pratap’s legacy with fictional criminals.
Excel Entertainment says the song only heightens the climax and does not compare the gangsters with Maharana Pratap.
The filmmakers have asked the Central Board of Film Certification to approve replacing the song with background music.
The court ordered the certification board to decide within one week but did not rule on the petition’s merits.
- Who
- Prashant Kumar Singh, Excel Entertainment, the Central Board of Film Certification, and the Delhi High Court.
- What
- A dispute over using the song “Shoorveer,” a tribute to Maharana Pratap, during a fictional gangster fight in Mirzapur: The Movie.
- When
- The court directed the certification board to decide within one week; the next hearing was postponed for a week.
- Where
- The Delhi High Court.
- Why
- Singh says the song could link Maharana Pratap’s legacy with criminal violence, while the filmmakers deny making such a comparison.
Petitioner’s Concerns
Filmmakers’ Response
Meaning of the song’s use
Petitioner’s Concerns
Prashant Kumar Singh argues that playing a song honoring Maharana Pratap during a gangster fight could associate the historical figure with criminals and undermine the song’s cultural significance.
Filmmakers’ Response
Excel Entertainment says the song was used only to heighten a fight between groups and was not intended to compare the gangsters with Maharana Pratap.
Removal or replacement
Petitioner’s Concerns
Singh seeks removal or replacement of the song and guidelines for using songs honoring historical and culturally important personalities.
Filmmakers’ Response
The filmmakers have proposed replacing “Shoorveer” with background music, subject to the Central Board of Film Certification’s decision.
Court’s reaction
Petitioner’s Concerns
The judges questioned whether the sequence was in good taste and asked whether society had reached a point where it was “revering violence.”
Filmmakers’ Response
The court clarified that these oral comments were not a final ruling on the petition or a decision against the filmmakers.
- Film
- Mirzapur: The Movie
- Disputed song
- “Shoorveer”
- Historical figure
- Maharana Pratap
- Proposed change
- Replace the song with background music during the climax
- Reviewing authority
- Central Board of Film Certification
- Court direction
- Decide on the filmmakers’ application within one week
- Release concern
- The petitioner’s lawyer said an OTT release was expected within four weeks
