BJP MLA, Nandkishore Gurjar, has filed a complaint against producer Anushka Sharma, for using his picture without his permission in her recent Amazon Prime show, Paatal Lok. The picture, which has been morphed to include the show’s fictional characters, also includes Gurjar. In the picture, the fictional villain Bajpayee is seen inaugurating a highway, with Gurjar standing in the background.
The original picture was tweeted by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in 2018. Gurjar reportedly complained that the show maligns the image of the BJP, tries to create a terror-free image of Pakistan, and asked for a case to be registered against Anushka under the National Security Act for instigating communal disharmony. Earlier, the show was in the legal space due to a racist slur that was shown in one of the scenes, used against Nepali community. Anushka is yet to comment on the complaints filed against her.