Lucknow, Feb. 6 -- Following the announcement of Manoj Bajpayee and Neeraj Pandey's film 'Ghooskhor Pandat' on February 3, the film faced a social media uproar, with many denouncing its title as "casteist" and "offensive."

Reacting to the ongoing row, versatile folk singer Malini Awasthi told ANI, "This matter came to my notice yesterday, and since I'm a fan of Neeraj Pandey and Manoj Bajpayee, I was quite shocked... I watched the teaser yesterday, and the language used in it didn't feel like Neeraj Pandey's style. It seemed like he was under some kind of pressure, and that's why I tweeted asking if it was due to pressure from the streaming partner, Netflix, that forced them to choose such a propagandistic title... The film's title could...