Overview
- The film's title teaser, released in late June, places Ajay Devgn's character in a 2018-style Kashmir unrest setting and includes lines that describe pellet guns as causing "limited damage" and say "tell the Pathaans: Chauhaan is coming."
- On Monday, June 29 the Kshatriya Parishad issued a formal statement accusing the makers of appropriating the Chauhan clan name for contemporary political ends and demanded access for historians to review the film before release.
- Kashmiri leaders, activists and actors such as Swara Bhasker have publicly condemned the teaser's pellet-gun line as insensitive to victims, with reporting citing government-era figures that thousands were injured by pellet shot during past unrest.
- Producers and Ajay Devgn had not issued a public response by June 30, and the production remains set to release Chauhaan on October 1, 2027 under Jio Studios and Colour Yellow Productions.
- The dispute echoes a wider pattern in Indian historical films where community groups seek accuracy, pre-release review or public assurances, and it raises a realistic prospect of protests, demands for cuts or official clarifications before the film reaches cinemas.