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MNS Warns Kapil Sharma and Netflix OverBombay’ Usage on Show

The party cites the 1995–96 official renaming to justify a threat of protests at shoots.

Overview

  • MNS film-wing head Ameya Khopkar shared a clip from The Great Indian Kapil Show in which Huma Qureshi referred to the city as Bombay and issued a public warning.
  • Khopkar said use of “Bombay” or “Bambai” must stop and warned of a strong agitation that could include protests at shooting locations or halting filming.
  • He tagged Kapil Sharma and Netflix on X and urged the show to brief anchors and guests to use the official name Mumbai.
  • Coverage noted the warning came a day after Uddhav Thackeray visited MNS chief Raj Thackeray, with talk of a possible tie-up ahead of local body polls.
  • As of the latest reports, Kapil Sharma and the show’s makers on Netflix had not responded publicly.