Film and TV producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor were arrested Wednesday by a local court in Begusarai, Bihar, for insulting Indian Army soldiers and hurting the feelings of their family members in their web series “XXX” season. 2. An arrest warrant has been issued.
According to the PTI news agency, the Vikas Kumar court issued the warrant based on a complaint filed by the former soldier and resident of Begusarai Shambhu Kumar. In his 2020 lawsuit, he claimed that season XXX featured several questionable scenes involving a soldier’s wife.
Kumar’s attorney, Hrishikesh Pathak, said: “The series aired on Alt Balaji, an OTT platform owned by Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Shobha Kapoor is also associated with Balaji Telefilms.”
“The court issued him a subpoena (Kapoor) and asked him to appear before him in connection with the case. However, he (Kapoor) informed the court that some scenes from the series were dropped due to objections. But he didn’t go to court after which a warrant was issued against him.
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In 2020, netizens had challenged the web series by trending the hashtag “AltBalaji Insults Army” on Twitter. Ekta was challenged by one of the second season episodes titled “Pyaar Aur Plastic”. There would be a scene in the episode where the wife of an Army Jawan has an extramarital affair while her husband is on duty.
Meanwhile, Ekta Kapoor is arguably one of India’s biggest TV producers, which is why she is often referred to as the queen of Indian television soap operas. Ekta also finances Bollywood films. Some of her successful shows and films include “Bade Achhe Lagte Hain”, “Kumkum Bhagya”, “Dream Girl” and “Ek Villain”.
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