India, Aug. 23 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) to hear out the director and producer of 'Khalid Ka Shivaji', Raj Pritam More, before extending the movie's 'suspended' certificate. The controversy around the movie began when Maratha factions objected to the allegedly inaccurate claims made in the film.

More, a two-time national award winner for his film 'Khisa', had approached the court after he

received a notice from the CBFC suspending his certificate for public exhibition on August 7, a day before the film was to be released. He told the court that the film recounted the story of an adolescent Muslim boy who is teased by his peers and discovers Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's...