India, Feb. 6 -- Ghooskhor Pandat, an upcoming Netflix release starring Manoj Bajpayee, has stirred controversy over its title. It prompted creator Neeraj Pandey and lead star Manoj Bajpayee to issue a clarification, saying the intention was not to cause hurt and that they are withdrawing all the publicity material related to the movie. Now, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur has welcomed the central government's order to remove the teaser. (Also read: Ghooskhor Pandat teaser and promotional material removed by Netflix on Centre's directive, says BJP amid backlash)

Taking to his X account, he said in Hindi, "The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Modi government heartily respect all sections of society and are staunch a...