Hasmukh is an Indian dark comedy television series directed by Nikhil Gonsalves. Co-created and written by Nikkhil Advani and Vir Das, the series stars Das, Ranvir Shorey, Inaamulhaq, Amrita Bagchi, Ravi Kishan, and Manoj Pahwa. The story follows a small-town comedian who becomes a serial killer. Hasmukh premiered on Netflix on 17 April 2020.
Cast Vir Das as Hasmukh Ranvir Shorey as Jimmy Amrita Bagchi as Promila Deeksha Sonalkar as Rhea Ravi Kishan as Mr. Sinha Manoj Pahwa as Gulati Raza Murad as Jameel Indori Suhail Nayyar as KK
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Controversy A petition was filed against the show in the Delhi High Court, by two lawyers, who claimed that the series "maligned the legal profession". The plea for an interim injunction against the show was subsequently dismissed by the court, as it observed that "the very essence of democracy is that a creative artist is given the liberty to project the picture of the society in a manner he perceives". Das expressed his gratitude towards the court in a statement and claimed that the show had become the "subject of 'close to 10 legal notices', a lawsuit, as well as down-voting campaigns on IMDb organised by political pages".
In 2021, in an interview with DeadAnt, Das revealed that the court had also officially defined the job of a stand-up comedian in its ruling, stating, "The job of a comedian is to take it to ridiculous places, to make it absurd, any resemblance it is not to be taken seriously, doesn’t warrant legal action".
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