A source informs Mid-Day, “The Board raised objections over the use of the word ‘lad’ (fight) in the same breath as Bapu (a term Mahatma Gandhi was known by).

Apparently, they were of the opinion that it might be misinterpreted as Gandhi was known as the father of no-violence and that it could hurt people’s sentiments.”

“The issue was resolved after the makers explained that the word is used in common parlance and doesn’t refer to Mahatma Gandhi in this case.

The Board asked the producers to give an affidavit mentioning that the word ‘bapu’ in the song has no reference to Mahatma Gandhi or to any other person living or dead and is not meant to hurt anybody’s sentiments,” added the source.

To which Kirkire, the lyricist says, “Lad Bapu is an expression in Marathi that cheers people on. It has nothing to do with Gandhiji. It’s about a Maharashtra team in a football match.”

‘Stand By’ is actually a film based on the politics in sports, and the game which has been chosen as the backdrop for the film is football. The film stars Dalip Tahil, Manish Chaudhary, Avtar Gill, Sachin Khedekar, Siddharth Kher and debutant Adi Kothari.