The Kshatriya Parishad has strongly condemned the makers of the upcoming film Chauhaan, accusing them of weaponising Rajput history and using the community’s identity for communal politics.
Following the official teaser release, the Organisation issued a public statement slamming actor Ajay Devgn, director Neeraj Yadav, and the production teams for reducing a legendary lineage into a political prop.
The Parishad claims the movie appropriates the Chauhan clan name strictly for contemporary ideological and electoral gains. The statement rejects the film’s attempt to paint medieval Indian history through simplistic communal binaries. It highlighted that historical Rajput rulers, such as Maharana Sanga and Maharana Pratap, regularly formed strategic alliances with Afghan leaders like Mahmud Lodi and Hakim Khan Sur based on statecraft rather than religion.
The group termed the teaser’s inflammatory dialogue—particularly the line “Tell the Pathans… Chauhan is coming”—as an irresponsible attempt to trigger caste tensions and manufactured controversies to drum up box-office publicity. The group expressed deep frustration that Rajput identity is routinely dragged into political narratives that the community itself never initiated, especially at a time when actual Rajput voices remain underrepresented in mainstream media.
Chauhaan is directed by Neeraj Yadav and produced under Jio Studios and Aanand L Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions. The action drama features themes surrounding security forces, the unrest in Kashmir, and references to pellet gun conflicts. The film was announced on the birth anniversary of Ajay Devgn’s father, Veeru Devgan, and is scheduled to release in cinemas on October 1, 2027.
Neither Ajay Devgn, director Neeraj Yadav, nor the producing banners have officially responded to the statement issued by the Kshatriya Parishad
