Season 3 of The Great Indian Kapil Show is being streamed with 14 episodes planned. Out of these, 13 episodes have already been completed. The 14th episode was supposed to feature Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as the guest. This episode, scheduled for streaming on September 20, has been put on hold due to legal notices.
Bollywood producer Firoz Nadiadwala has recently sent legal notices to Netflix, the OTT platform streaming The Great Indian Kapil Show, demanding ₹25 crore in compensation. He claimed that the iconic character Babu Rao Apte, originally owned by him in the Hera Pheri franchise and portrayed by actor Kiku Sharda, has been copied in the promo for the final episode of Season 3, now shown by actor Paresh Rawal.
The notice states that the character of Babu Rao is the very soul of their blockbuster film Hera Pheri, and copying such an iconic role is unacceptable. He further mentioned that no permission was even sought for its use. The producer has demanded that the said content be removed immediately, along with a public apology, and payment of ₹25 crore in damages. The demand has been made under Section 51 of the Copyright Act and Section 29 of Trademark Infringement.
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