Supreme Court refuses to hear plea on film ‘Udaipur Files’ amid Kanwar Yatra

New Delhi, July 11, 2025 (ANI): SC rejected a plea which sought that the movie ‘Udaipur Files’ should not be released until the conclusion of Kanwar Yatra. While declining to entertain plea, Vacation Bench stated that Delhi HC has already stayed the release of the film. Notably, ‘Udaipur Files’, which was scheduled to hit theatres on July 11, is based on the murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. “We appealed that this film is not released till Kanwar Yatra is over because it has scenes belonging to two specific scenes. The reason being that anti-social elements are active during this time and it is to ensure that the pious purpose of this Yatra is not disturbed... We are not blaming any society... The court did not hear the plea...,” said Advocate Tashriq Ahmad. “We have appealed in the Supreme Court against the High Court's decision, because we are not satisfied with it. We had appealed the High Court to watch the film... The justice said that he would watch but he didn't. A film is only unlocked in front of the jury or the audience. But they asked us to screen it in front of Kapil Sibal and Maulana Arshad Madani (President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind). It cannot be shown randomly to anyone; however, we obeyed the HC decision... The court only listened to what Kapil Sibal said. He is Madani's lawyer... We asked the court to come to the screening. They didn't watch and kept listening to what Kapil Sibal was saying. It was as if Kapil Sibal was writing the verdict... It has been three years since Kanhaiya Lal's murder. What did his family get from the court? The murderers were bailed, but the family got nothing. But it was decided within three days whether the film would be released or not... If they had taken such a quick decision for Kanhaiya Lal, then we would not have needed to make this film... All of this results in disappointment... Crores of people wanted to watch the movie on July 11. Thousands of screens were houseful... They are only considering what a Madrassa has to say... We will go to the Supreme Court...,” said Amit Jani.