Ruckus over Yadav ji’s love story after Ghooskhor Pandat; Yadav community angry at YouTuber Mridul Tiwari’s sister

Yadav ji’s love story: A film has set the small towns and villages of India on fire, where matters of caste pride and respect are close to the heart. the name of the movie is ‘Yadav ji’s love story’ (Yadav ji’s love story). Director Ankit Bhadana has presented it as a romantic thriller, in which Pragati Tiwari, sister of famous YouTuber Mridul Tiwari, and Vishal Mohan are in the lead roles. Pragati has played the character of ‘Simple Yadav’. A quiet, homely girl, who is deeply attached to her first love Wasim Akhtar (a Muslim youth), but her family pressures her to marry Abhimanyu Yadav.

The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on 27 February 2026. As soon as the trailer and poster were released, there was an uproar on social media. Many people are angry calling it a promotion of ‘Love Jihad’. The youth of Yadav community are saying that this film is tarnishing the image of Yadav women, showing them as weak and deluded. In a post, Jayaki Yadav wrote, ‘The Brahmin community brought Netflix to its knees after watching the film named ‘Ghooskhor Pandit’. Got the title changed in just two days, because it was tarnishing the image of Brahmins. But Yadav community is silent. A humble YouTuber and his sister are bringing a film in which a Yadav girl falls in love with a Muslim boy. The character of our sisters and daughters is being defined, and the Yadavs are sleeping?’.

What is Pragati Tiwari’s statement?

This post of Jayaki went viral. Thousands of likes, retweets and comments came. People were writing, ‘#BoycottYadavJiKiLoveStory’ Some said, ‘If you want to show love jihad then name it Panditain Ki Love Story.’ Why the name Yadav? Pragati Tiwari clarified on Instagram, ‘This is an imaginary romantic triangle. There is no insult to any caste, religion or society. The film is certified by CBFC and the title is registered. But his statement proved to be like adding fuel to the fire. The protest intensified. Many organizations and youth groups of Yadav community started uniting. Meetings started taking place in UP, Bihar, Rajasthan and Haryana. Hashtags started trending on social media. People were saying, ‘When Brahmins united and forced Netflix to change the name of ‘Ghooskhor Pandit’ because it was showing Pandits as bribe takers, then why are Yadavs silent? Is the respect of our sisters less important?

What is the claim of the film team?

The film’s producer Sandeep Tomar and the team are claiming that it is just a love story, which shows the pressures of love, family and society. But opponents say that the use of ‘Yadav ji’ in the title has been deliberately used to target the Yadav community. The angle of ‘Love Jihad’ has been added by showing Vishal Mohan’s character ‘Wasim Akhtar’ as a Muslim. Now the question is whether Yadav community will be able to show unity like Brahmins? Will legal petitions be filed? Will there be protests in theatres? Or will the film be released and the controversy will subside?

Will the film be released or will it be banned?

27th February is approaching. Every day new posts, memes and videos are coming on social media. Yadav youth are saying, ‘This is not just a film, it is a question of our respect.’ On one side is a love story, on the other side is a struggle for caste respect. This controversy highlights the reality of Indian society where art and caste sensitivities often collide. Will the film be released or will there be changes? Time will tell. But at present, ‘Yadav Ji Ki Love Story’ is not just a film, it has become a social debate.