Bollywood actor, Manoj Bajpayee has recently reacted to the controversies regarding his upcoming Netflix Ghooskhor Pandat. The actor opened up that he received threats and how his family also became a target of these threats after objections were made against the film’s title.
In a conversation with PTI, Manoj Bajpayee admitted that the backlash came as a surprise to the team. Ghooskhor Pandat was announced by Netflix at its Next on Netflix 2026 event in Mumbai. A first-look teaser was shared on social media the same day. Soon after, it became the talk of the internet but not for the reasons filmmakers expected it to be. An FIR was filed against the film’s makers, alleging that its title and content hurt religious sentiments.
Following the criticism, the team issued an apology and later informed the Delhi High Court that the film would be released under a new title.
Looking back at the controversy, Manoj Bajpayee said the situation affected everyone involved in the project. Revealing that he had received threats during that time.
“We didn’t expect it. But when it happened, in two days’ time we put out our apology. If anything is offending anyone with that much of intensity, we as creative people are always there to mend our ways or correct ourselves. I personally feel that the title change is not going to be such a huge thing, we are creative people, we can come up with ten different titles and they will be equally exciting,” Manoj Bajpayee said.
“But I must tell you that when the threats were coming to me, I was also travelling continuously without any fear. When people are trolling you, abusing you and getting your family into the whole thing, I feel empathy for them. The film talks about something else. But I think on social media now people are impatient and they are eager and desperate to come out with their opinion without even knowing fully about the subject matter. I’m a person who is very curious for knowledge, I’m a well-educated person, and I don’t have any intention, I don’t have that energy and time to argue with people, who are that impatient with their opinion or who are not even bothering to educate themselves. So, why to argue with them? Don’t get into the mud with the people who like to roll you into the mud,” Manoj Bajpayee concluded.
The first-look teaser of the film, released during Netflix’s Next on Netflix 2026 event, was later taken down. Written by Neeraj Pandey and Ritesh Shah, the project also marks Ritesh’s directorial debut, starring Manoj Bajpayee alongside Nushrratt Bharuccha, Saqib Saleem, Akshay Oberoi and Divya Dutta.
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