Superhit Telugu movie Daaku Maharaaj was released on Netflix on February 21, 2025. Directed by KS Ravindra, Daaku Maharaaj features Nandamuri Balakrishna, alongside, Bobby Deol, Pragya Jaiswal, Shraddha Srinath, Urvashi Rautela, Aadukalam Naren, and more in the leading roles. Daaku Maharaaj has been among the talk of the town on social media due to the bizarre dance moves of Urvashi Rautela and Nandamuri Balakrishna in the song Dabidi Dibdi. Apart from this, Urvashi Rautela's gaffe over the question on the attack on Saif Ali Khan due to Daaku Maharaaj's success has also been a matter of discussion among fans. In the meanwhile, multiple fans took to social media and claimed that Netflix has removed Urvashi Rautela's scenes from the movie Daaku Maharaaj.
A user on X posted, "First actress to be removed from streaming poster after extraordinarily promoting it, then getting her scenes deleted, and then making a comeback on the poster Daaku Maharaj ft. QUEEN URVASHI RAUTELA."
Another user wrote, "*Netflix deleted all scenes of Urvashi Rautela from the movie Daaku Maharaaj*'
One more user wrote, "-First woman to be removed from her own movie poster ! -First woman as her all Scenes of daku maharaj are cut by netflix and removed from cast list as well!"
The truth behind Netflix removing Urvashi Rautela's scenes from Daaku Maharaaj
The claim that Urvashi Rautela's scenes have been removed by Netflix from the movie Daaku Maharaj is not true. India Today quoted an insider of Netflix who said, "Netflix is using the exact copy of the theatrical cut of Daaku Maharaj, and not editing out any part from the film. The news going around is baseless and just for publicity by the actress."
It means the claims of Urvashi Rautela removed from Daaku Maharaaj was only planted to create buzz around the movie's OTT release. Neither Netflix nor the actress have issued any statement over the ongoing controversy. In the original poster released by Netflix, the film's other cast members, including Bobby Deol, Pragya Jaiswal, and Shraddha Srinath were prominently featured along with Balakrishna. Amid the backlash, Netflix attempted to pacify fans by releasing additional character slides featuring Urvashi Rautela’s image twice.