India, Aug. 22 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that it will view the film Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi, a biopic on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, before deciding whether the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was justified in denying its certification. The court directed producer Samrat Cinematics and director Ravindra Gautam to submit a copy of the film, highlighting scenes flagged by the CBFC.

The film, starring Anant Joshi as Yogi Adityanath, is based on Shantanu Gupta's book The Monk Who Became Chief Minister and is set to be dubbed in five languages. Samrat Cinematics Private Limited has challenged the CBFC's refusal, calling it "arbitrary and unreasonable" and arguing it violates the Cinematogr...