New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Manoj Bajpayee and Neeraj Pandey's Hindi film 'Ghooskhor Pandat' has been mired in legal controversy following objections from certain groups who have labeled the film's title as defamatory.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered the makers of the upcoming film to change its title, ruling that it is derogatory toward a specific community. In its order, the top court directed the Netflix-backed film to be released under a different title.

After the hearing, advocate Vinod Kumar Tiwari said that the bench made key observations regarding freedom of expression.

"There is freedom of expression under Article 19 (1) but there are some restrictions under Article 19(2)... The preamble is clear that you cannot defame any se...