Ekta Kapoor faces legal issues over Alt Balaji. Hindustani Bhau accused her show of disrespecting Indian soldiers. A court directed Mumbai Police to investigate by May 9.
Ekta Kapoor is in legal trouble.
Once again, Ekta Kapoor finds herself entangled in legal issues, this time over her OTT platform, Alt Balaji. Social media personality and Bigg Boss fame Hindustani Bhau has accused her show of disrespecting Indian soldiers. Acting on his complaint, a local court has now directed the Mumbai Police to investigate the matter.
According to reports, a Bandra magistrate court has instructed the Mumbai Police to investigate Hindustani Bhau’s 2020 complaint against Ekta Kapoor. The court has directed authorities to submit a report on the matter by May 9 under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
For those unfamiliar, the case traces back to 2020 when Hindustani Bhau lodged a complaint against Ekta Kapoor, her OTT platform Alt Balaji, and her parents, Shobha Kapoor and Jeetendra. He accused them of disrespecting Indian soldiers through the show’s content.
In his complaint, Hindustani Bhau criticised a show on Ekta Kapoor’s platform for depicting a military officer engaging in an “illicit sexual act” while he was wearing his uniform.
“The accused have stooped to a cheap low and shamelessly targeted the dignity and pride of our country by depicting Indian Army military uniform in the illicit sexual act with national emblem on it,” the complaint said.
Ekta Kapoor and the Alt Balaji team have yet to respond to the court’s directive.
This isn’t the first time the filmmaker has faced legal trouble over content on her streaming platform. In 2024, an FIR was lodged against her after Jabalpur BJP MLA Abhilash Pandey accused her of depicting “bold content involving children” in the web series Gandii Baat.
