Lock Upp is in legal trouble; The new promo states “coming soon” instead of “February 27”

A Hyderabad civil court has now ordered an ad-interim order against Lock Upp’s makers. The complainant claimed that he registered a reality show proposal with the Screen Writers’ Association in 2018 and was working on it with director Shantanu Re.

Kangana Ranaut’s Lock Upp is in legal danger only days before the launch of her digital debut. A copyright infringement complaint was previously filed, and a Hyderabad civil court has now ordered an ad-interim order against Lock Upp’s makers.

The defendants in the lawsuit are Alt Balaji and Balaji Telefilms. Ekta Kapoor, Karan Medi’s MX Player, and Endemol Shine have all been named separately in the dispute.

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The City Civil Court of Hyderabad, in a judgement dated February 23, said, “Issue ad interim injunction against the respondents/defendants, their men and agents or any other person working on their behalf, from releasing, exhibiting, publishing the series in the name of Lock Upp or in any other name by the defendants in theatres, OTT platforms, youtube, any electronic media, and social media, etc.”

Sanober Baig, the complainant, claimed that he registered a reality show proposal with the Screen Writers’ Association in 2018 and was already working on it with director Shantanu Re. ‘ The Jail’ was the working title for the show.

He also stated that Endemol’s Chief Executive Officer, Abhishek Rage, had contacted Sanober and that the two had discussed the show’s concept previously, with Sanober promising to work on it after the pandemic was over.

The Hyderabad-based businessman went on to say that he proposed the show’s concept to Star Plus, but nothing came of it.

The show’s producers have yet to reply to the stay order.

Kangana Ranaut will host the show, which will be her first on the internet. Nisha Rawal, Babita Phogat, Poonam Pandey, Karanvir Bohra, and Munawar Faruqui have all been confirmed as cast members for the programme, which was previously set to premiere on February 27. However, their latest promos do not indicate a launch date called it “coming soon.