A political analyst has sent a legal notice to Netflix over an episode in the American TV series “The Big Bang Theory”, where a character uses a derogatory term to refer to Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit
Mithun Vijay Kumar wants the streaming giant to remove the first episode of season 2 where the character Raj Koothrapalli and Sheldon Cooper compare Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, as using a term that is insulting, reports NDTV.
The notice has been sent to the Netflix office in Mumbai.
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 Sheldon Cooper calls Aishwarya Rai “a poor man's Madhuri Dixit” and in response, Raj Koothrapalli replies: "Aishwarya Rai is a goddess, by comparison, Madhuri Dixit is a leprous prostitute".
Mithun Vijay Kumar claimed the character's comments were both “disrespectful and defamatory”.
He has requested Netflix to remove the episode as it promotes discrimination against women.
Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady created "The Big Bang Theory," which premiered in 2007 and concluded its 12-season run in 2019.
