A local Hindu organisation has contacted the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to request a ban on the Marathi movie 'Khalid Ka Shivaji', scheduled to release on August 8. They alleged that the film distorts the history of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Hindu Mahasangh, based in Maharashtra's Pune, has lodged its objections with both the CBFC and the film's producers, according to the news agency PTI. 

"The film attempts to distort the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The producers have depicted him as secular, which we find unacceptable. If the film is not banned, we will protest at the theatres where it is shown," said Anand Dave, chairman of the Hindu Mahasangh.