After Karni Sena, Kshatriya body demands name change of Akshay Kumar's Prithviraj

After Karni Sena, Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha has objected to the name of the Akshay Kumar starrer Prithviraj and termed it an insult to the good ruler. Shantanu Chauhan, youth wing head of the group, mentioned, “The insult of the great brave warrior Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan ji, who protected the nation and Hinduism, is an insult to every citizen of India. The title of Yash Raj produced film ‘Prithviraj’ directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi is an insult to the great Hindu emperor. It is condemnable and insulting to not address such a great warrior and a brave son of India by his full name.”

Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha has demanded Change within the title of the movie instantly and the script ought to be authorized by senior representatives of the Kshatriya Samaj & screening of the movie should even be achieved earlier than the discharge whereas objectionable and distorted information should be eliminated.

Earlier, the Shree Rajput Karni Sena, a fringe group that takes up points associated to the Rajput group, needed that the title of the Yash Raj Films historic drama ought to replicate that the greatness of the final Hindu emperor Prithviraj Chauhan. Just naming it “Prithviraj” does “injustice with his glory”, it mentioned whereas warning of protests over the difficulty.

“The filmmakers have made the movie on the good king Prithviraj Chauhan who was the final Hindu emperor and an awesome Rajput king.

How can the name of the movie be stored simply Prithviraj? The title ought to have the complete name,” Mahipal Singh Makrana, nationwide president of the Shree Rajput Karni Sena, instructed PTI.

Filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi, finest recognized for his TV sequence “Chanakya”, is making the historic movie “Prithviraj” that stars Akshay Kumar within the titular function. Dwivedi says he has based mostly his movie’s storyline on the epic poem “Prithviraj Raso”.

“Prithviraj is also based mainly on medieval literature, an epic called ‘Prithviraj Raso’ by the great poet Chand Bardai. Apart from couple of versions of ‘Raso’, there are many other literary works on Prithviraj, his life and times. In addition to these, there are commentaries on ‘Raso’,” Dwivedi mentioned.

“Prithviraj” is predicated on the life of the fearless and mighty King Prithviraj Chauhan. Akshay essays the warrior king who fought valiantly towards Muhammad Ghori. Former magnificence queen Manushi Chhillar performs Sanyogita.

-with IANS inputs