Ekta Kapoor, Mother Shobha Booked Under POCSO Act For ‘Gandi Baat’

Producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother, Shobha Kapoor, are facing legal issues after a case was filed against them under the POCSO Act. The complaint, lodged about an episode of ALT Balaji's web series Gandii Baat, season 6, alleges the depiction of inappropriate scenes involving minor girls.

Ekta Kapoor, Mother Shobha Booked Under POCSO Act For Objectionable Scenes In ‘Gandi Baat’

The case has been registered at Mumbai's MHB police station under sections 295-A of the IPC, the IT Act, and sections 13 and 15 of the POCSO Act. The web series, which aired on ALT Balaji between February and April 2021, has since removed the controversial episode from its platform. However, there has been no official statement from Ekta Kapoor or her team on the matter yet.

In a similar incident from 2022, a local court in Bihar’s Begusarai issued arrest warrants on September 28, based on a 2020 complaint filed by ex-serviceman Shambhu Kumar. He alleged that XXX Season 2, a web series produced by Ekta, contained objectionable scenes involving a soldier’s wife.

Responding to reports of the arrest warrants, Ekta's lawyer dismissed the claims as untrue. The lawyer stated, "In the recent past, there have been news articles alleging the issuance of arrest warrants by a Magistrate Court in Begusarai, Bihar against Ms. Ekta Kapoor and Mrs. Shobha Kapoor. These news articles which appear to have been made on the basis of alleged statements of the advocate for the individual who has filed the complaint are false and inaccurate as no arrest warrants have been received by Ms. Ekta Kapoor or Mrs. Shobha Kapoor." This clarification was reported by IndiaToday.in. 

Returning to Gandii Baat, an Indian adult comedy web series directed by Sachin Mohite originally premiered in 2018 on ZEE5, ALTBalaji, and MX Player. However, due to its explicit adult content, the series has now been removed from platforms following the implementation of the Indian government's new OTT platform regulations.

In other news, Ekta's latest drama film Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2 (LSD 2), directed by Dibakar Banerjee, hit theatres on April 19.