In response to the Rajput Karni Sena’s demand for the title of Prithviraj to be changed to a more respectable one, the producers, Yash Raj Films, have decided to change the title of the film to Samrat Prithviraj. The producers have written a letter to the national president, youth president and the Maharashtra president of the Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena today (27th May) to convey their decision that the film has now been titled Samrat Prithviraj.
It may be recalled that the Karni Sena had around ten days back, threatened that it wouldn’t permit the film’s release in Rajasthan till the film’s title was changed. An alternative title suggested by the Sena was Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan.
The film, written and directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi and starring Akshay Kumar in the title role, is scheduled for release next week. It will be released in Tamil and Telugu also, besides Hindi.