Ekta Kapoor, mother in legal trouble as case filed against them under POCSO Act for objectionable scenes in Gandii Baat

The case is related to season 6 of the web series Gandii Baat on Alt Balaji. It streamed on the OTT platform between February 2021 and April 2021.

Published on: Oct 20, 2024, 14:41:14 IST

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Producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother, Shobha Kapoor, have landed in legal trouble. A case has been filed against them under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of the ALT Balaji's web series Gandii Baat. (Also Read | Ekta Kapoor stresses on safety of women at workplace when asked on Hema Committee report)

The case is related to season 6 of the web series Gandii Baat on the OTT platform Alt Balaji. According to Mumbai Police, a case has been registered against Balaji Telefilm Limited, Ekta Kapoor and her mother, Shobha Kapoor, at MHB police station in Mumbai under sections 295-A of IPC, IT Act and sections 13 and 15 of the POCSO Act.

It is written in the complaint that this series, which streamed on Alt Balaji between February 2021 and April 2021, showed obscene scenes of minor girls. However, this controversial episode is not currently streaming on this app.

Meanwhile, Ektaa's drama film Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2 released in theatres on April 19. Titled LSD 2, the film is helmed by Dibakar Banerjee.

With a thought-provoking poster, the team confronts the audience with the stark reality of our digitally obsessed society, capturing a couple engaged in both intimate connection and technological detachment simultaneously.

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Ananya Das works as Deputy Chief Content Producer with the digital platform of Hindustan Times. She has worked as a journalist for over 13 years, writing about news, movies, lifestyle, celebrities, web series and has a keen interest in K-pop. Ananya has been working with Hindustan Times for nearly five years now. A BA (Hons) in English from Gauhati Univerity, Ananya is also an IIMC Delhi (2013) alum. She has worked in both print journalism and, after working there for some time, she joined the digital platform. Ananya has learnt accuracy, objectivity, deadlines and prioritises verifying facts, maintains ethical standards by being fair and impartial, and works quickly, which is required for digital media.Read More

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