Netflix Gets Legal Notice Over Derogatory Remarks On Madhuri Dixit In ‘The Big Bang Theory:
A legal notice has been sent to Netflix asking them to remove the first episode of season two of the popular sitcom Big Bang Theory for comparing Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit.
It all started when a political analyst filed a lawsuit against Netflix over an episode ‘The Big Bang Theory’. The Big Bang Theory’. He claims that it uses a “derogatory term” to refer to Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit.
In the legal notice, political analyst Mithun Vijay Kumar wants the streaming giant to remove the first episode of season 2 where Kunal Nayyar’s character Raj Koothrapalli and Jim Parsons’s character Sheldon Cooper compare Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit.
Recently, I came across an episode of the show Big Bang Theory on Netflix where Kunal Nayyar’s character uses an offensive and derogatory term to refer to the legendary Bollywood actress @MadhuriDixit. As a fan of Madhuri Dixit since childhood, I was deeply disturbed by the… pic.twitter.com/pvRCKd5Ne4
— Mithun Vijay Kumar (@MVJonline) March 22, 2023
In the scene in question, Sheldon Cooper calls Aishwarya Rai a poor man’s Madhuri Dixit. In response to his comment, Raj Koothrapalli replies, “Aishwarya Rai is a goddess, by comparison, Madhuri Dixit is a leprous prostitute”.
Mr Kumar said the character’s comments are both disrespectful and defamatory. He has asked Netflix to remove the episode or face legal action for promoting discrimination against women. The notice has been sent to the Netflix office in Mumbai, as per the news agency.
Mithun Vijay Kumar has asked the streamer to remove the episode in question or face legal action for promoting discrimination against women.
“Big Bang Theory”, a CBS sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, premiered in 2007, and concluded in 2019 after a 12-season run.
