The petition alleged that the film compromised the security of India’s on-field undercover agents.

New Delhi: A PIL filed by a serving Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel raising concerns over Ranveer Singh starrer film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ disclosing strategic and sensitive information about the country’s intelligence and defense operations and seeking formulation of a ‘spy films protocol’ is essential for the Censor Board to have certain guidelines related to spy films, the Delhi High Court observed on Wednesday. Should”. “The concerns raised by the petitioner need to be considered and addressed appropriately,” a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tejas Karia said. Though films are meant to entertain, they have an impact. The bench disposed of the PIL by directing the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to “consider the entire writ petition as a representation of the petitioner and take appropriate decision on the issues raised”. It requested the authorities to convey their decision on the representation and to convey to the petitioner if any corrective measures have been taken. The PIL argued that the film violated the Official Secrets Act as it showed “in-depth” tactical operations, sensitive locations and agents, and some scenes also revealed information that was not in the interest of the country’s security. The petitioner further argued that the actions and characters based on high-ranking officers and martyred soldiers in the film are so blatant that it is not in the best interest of the country, and even some successful military operations have been missed in the film. The petitioner also objected to the use of “classified protocols” and the depiction of “deep cover identities” in some scenes of the film. He claimed that the film “directly compromised the security of our on-field undercover agents” and that local authorities in Karachi were on “spy alert” because of it. The PIL seeks formulation of a protocol to stop the exposure of the country’s agents and cancellation of the certification given to the film.