Legal trouble has been mounting upon Balaji Telefilms owners and producers Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor. For the past few days, both Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor have been buzzing on social media ever since an arrest warrant has been issued against them. Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor arrest warrant means both of them can now be arrested, but many are wondering why such big action has been taken against one of the biggest producers of Bollywood. For the unversed, Ekta Kapoor is a household name in both the Hindi feature film and TV industry as she has produced many hit movies as well as daily soap serials. Now, coming to the case, below is Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor arrest warrant explainer for the readers who are still unaware of the entire controversy-
Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor and XXX 2 web series
On Wednesday, Bihar's Begussarai court issued arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor, film producer, and director, and her mother Shobha Kapoor on charges of insulting soldiers and hurting the sentiments of their family members in her web series 'XXX' (Season-2). Ex-Serviceman and a resident of Begusarai, Shambhu Kumar, lodged a complaint, following which the court of judge Vikas Kumar issued the warrant. Shambhu had lodged his complaint in 2020 in which he had alleged that Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor's web series XXX Season 2 showcased objectionable scenes related to a soldier's wife. Hrishikesh Pathak, advocate of Shambhu Kumar told the court, "The series was aired on ALTBalaji, an OTT platform owned by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Shobha Kapoor is also associated with Balaji Telefilms."
Pathak was quoted by multiple news portal informing, "The court had issued summons to them (Kapoors) and asked them to appear before it in connection with the matter. They (Kapoors), however, informed the court that certain scenes in the series were removed after the objection. But they did not appear before the court following which the warrant was issued against them."
For those wondering what actually XXX 2 showed or how it insulted the Indian Army? The answer is when the web series came under the scanner of social media in 2020, a Twitter user pointed out what objectionable scene was actually in XXX 2. XXX Season 2 Episode named 'Pyaar aur Plastic' was the one that got Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor into trouble. The episode showcased an extramarital affair of an army jawan's wife who was on the border for his duty serving the nation. Not to forget XXX 2 plot comes under erotica.
Multiple cases against Ekta and Shobha Kapoor over XXX 2
It is pertinent to mention here that there are multiple cases have lodged against both the Kapoors under the same case. Youtuber and former Bigg Boss contestant Hindustani Bhau had accused TV producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor of disrespecting the Indian Army in XXX 2 and lodged a police report against them. At the Khar police station, a complaint was filed against Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor for an 'inappropriate sex scene' in XXX 2.
Reportedly, Major TC Rao, the chairman of the Martyrs Welfare Foundation (MWF), was quoted by OPIndia, had said that an army officer’s wife was depicted in the series cheating on her husband and disrespecting the army uniform while her husband is serving the country by safeguarding the borders.