Comedian Kunal Kamra is recently in the spotlight for making a controversial joke about Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. After him, he took a jab at Nirmala Sitharaman, finance minister for her tax policies.
Now Kunal has now accused music giant T-Series of issuing a copyright infringement notice against his parody video.
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Kamra Shares Screenshot, Defends His Act
Kunal recently shared a screenshot on his X (formerly Twitter) account, showing that YouTube had flagged his parody act for copyright violation.
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He boldly defended himself and wrote, “Parody and satire come under fair use legally. I haven’t used the lyrics or the original instrumental of the song. If you take this video down, every cover song or dance video can be taken down. Creators, please take note.” Kunal further added, “Every monopoly in India is nothing short of mafia, so please watch or download this special before it’s taken down.”
FIR Against Kunal Kamra
The whole controversy started when Kunal performed a song targeting Shiv Sena president and Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde during one of his stand-up comedy show. The act frustrated the deputy CM's supporters and they started vandalising the Habitat Comedy Club where Kunal's show how was held. Shiv sena workers also damaged the hotel property where the club is located.
After this, Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel filed a complaint against him and the police registered an FIR against Kunal for making alleged defamatory remarks. But despite the backlash, Kunal stood strong at his words and in a statement he said, “I will not apologise or hide under the bed waiting for the controversy to die down.”
According to police sources, Kunal, who is currently in Puducherry as per his Instagram bio has been asked to appear before the Mumbai police within a week for questioning.