Netflix’s The Great Indian Kapil sued for Rs 25 crore by producer Firoz Nadiadwala over Baburao skit: ‘No one has the right to misuse it for commercial gain’

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The legal notice outlines several demands: the immediate removal of the Baburao segment from Netflix, social media, and affiliated platforms; a written assurance that the character will not be used again without explicit permission; a formal apology within 24 hours; and compensation amounting to Rs 25 crore to be paid within two days. The notice warns that failure to comply will result in civil and criminal action. Despite the ongoing dispute, the finale episode featuring Akshay Kumar is still scheduled to stream on September 20. However, should the case escalate, Netflix may be compelled to edit or withdraw the contested skit. Nadiadwala’s legal team has made it clear that Baburao is a registered trademark, cautioning that “no one has the liberty to treat a creative legacy as a free-for-all.”

This controversy comes amid the show’s third season, which premiered on Netflix in June, and had Salman Khan as the guest in its premiere episode. Since then, it featured appearances by celebrities such as Sara Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty, Suniel Shetty, Pankaj Tripathi, and Jaideep Ahlawat, among others. The season also marked the return of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the judge, alongside Archana Puran Singh.