Daaku Maharaaj On Netflix: Why Did Streaming Giant Remove Urvashi Rautela From All Scenes After Poster?

Daaku Maharaaj On Netflix: Urvashi Rautela has been the centre of controversy ever since she was announced being a part of the Telugu film, Daaku Maharaaaj. After featuring, it turned ever more controversial due to Urvashi's promotional interviews and item songs that didn't sit well with the netizens. The movie, which has minted Rs. 115 Cr worldwide, is now set to hit Netflix on February 21, 2025, has once again under the limelight after Netflix removed Urvashi Rautela from the carousel while announcing the movie featuring star cast sparking controversy if she is removed from the movie's OTT version. Later, the streaming giant shared post featuring two of her pictures, which left netizens confused.

Now, another report IANS confirmed that the streaming giant has indeed removed Rautela from the Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer and deleted all the scenes from Daaku Maharaaj ahead of its OTT release.

Why Did Netflix Remove Urvashi Rautela From Daaku Maharaaj?

During the promotion of Daaku Maharaaj, Urvashi Rautela's statement on Saif Ali Khan attack took a controversial turn where she showcased her luxury gifts following the film's entering Rs. 100 Cr club, instead of showing empathy, which netizens perceived as 'tone-deaf' remark. She said, "It is very unfortunate. Now, Daaku Maharaj has crossed Rs 105 crore at the box office and my mother gifted me this diamond-studded Rolex, while my father gifted me this mini watch on my finger, but we don't feel confident to wear it outside openly. There is this insecurity that anybody can attack us. Whatever happened was very unfortunate."

Her comment garnered widespread backlash around social media. On the other hand, the actress featuring in Dabidi Dibidi song with Nandamuri Balakrishna has been labeled as 'vulgar' and 'obscene' as netizens slammed the choreographer Shekhar Master. To which Rautela commented, "hard to assess why people are talking about the choreography in this way."

Helmed by Bobby Kolli, Daaku Maharaaj also stars Bobby Deol, Pragya Jaiswal, Sachin Khedekar, Pradeep Rawat, Shraddha Srinath, and Shine Tom Chacko, among others.