No, Netflix Is Not Suing Bollywood Over Daredevil

If you are not familiar with the debacle, then you will need to take a few steps back. Rumors began swirling that Netflix was looking into filing a lawsuit against a Bollywood production named Kaabil. After fans found out about the star-studded movie, Daredevil lovers began dissecting the ways in which the two were similar.

Looking at the projects, there are a few points of comparison. Kaabil tells the story of a young man who is tragically blinded because of a freak event. Their lives are then plagued by tragedy, and both protagonists go on to seek revenge against those who’ve wrong them. Neither Netflix or Kaabil are preparing to lawyer-up. Recently, director Sanjay Gupta confirmed the rumors were preposterous in an interview with Mumbai Mirror.

“It’s a preposterous comparison because Hrithik (Roshan) is not a superhero in Kaabil. His character is a blind man who does what he does best. In Daredevil, the protagonist fights 30 people at the same time. None of that is happening in Kaabil. If they sue us, we will definitely fight back.”