MUMBAI: On a public interest litigation to delete the song Anarkali Disco Chali from the film Housefull 2 filed by the Anti-Corruption Intelligence Committee stating that the song misrepresents historical characters Salim and Anarkali, a division bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed the public interest litigation.

The judges from the division bench Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Nitin Jamdar directed the petitioner to pursue their representation before the Censor Board. In reply, the committee's advocate Shabana Sothe said that the Censor Board of Film Certification previewed the film and despite written representation on 22 March, "they are not ready to listen."

Advocate SK Shah, who appeared for producer Sajid Nadiadwala, director Sajid Khan and lyricist Samir Anjana, said that the petition was a stunt. He also stated that there was no textbook referring to Anarkali as a historical character.

In their petition, the petitioners had stated that while they were not for stalling the release of the film, they wanted the song or the offending words removed.