A woman named Tanuja Bhagat filed a legal case and asked for an emergency order to stop the use of the title Matka King for the show.
She claimed that the title was being used without permission and that it was similar to her late grandfather's name, Kalyanji Bhagat, whom she called the original "Matka King." She also said the show was made without her approval.
The case was discussed on April 15, 2026, by Justice Sharmila Deshmukh at the Bombay High Court.
The court didn't agree to an urgent order and let Roy Kapur Productions and others move forward with the release.
On April 20, the lawyer for Tanuja Bhagat told the court that she had been told to stop the case.
The court then ended the case and the emergency request because they were being withdrawn. With that, the legal battle was over and the series could continue streaming.
The show started on Prime Video on April 17, 2026.
It was directed by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule and created by Abhay Koranne. It's an eight-episode drama set in 1960s Bombay, following a cotton trader, Brij Bhatti, played by Vijay Varma, who makes the underground Matka gambling game popular across the country.
The show also includes Saie Tamhankar as Bhatti’s wife Barkha, Kritika Kamra as Gulrukh, and Gulshan Grover as merchant Laljibhai.
The cast also has Siddharth Jadhav, Jamie Lever, Girish Kulkarni, and Bharat Jadhav.
Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Nagraj Manjule, Gargi Kulkarni, Ashish Aryan, and Ashwini Sidwani under Roy Kapur Films, Matka King has been one of the top digital releases of the month.
The recent court decision ensured that the show could continue to run without problems.
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