AHMEDABAD: Gujarat HC Thursday restrained OTT platform Netflix from releasing the movie ‘Maharaj‘, which features actor Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan, based on objections raised by a religious sect called Pushtimarg. The film was to be released on Friday.
Eight members of the Pushtimarg sect, who are devotees of Lord Krishna and followers of Vallabhacharya, approached the HC claiming that the film, allegedly based on the famous Maharaj Libel Case of 1862, is likely to hurt religious sentiments, affect public order and incite violence against followers of the sect and the Hindu religion.The petitioners contended that the Maharaj Libel Case, which was decided by a court during the British era, castigates the Hindu religion and makes “seriously blasphemous” comments against God and devotional songs and hymns. Justice Sangeeta Vishen issued notice to Netflix, the production company and the authorities concerned, and posted the next hearing for June 18.
