India, Feb. 11 -- For years, filmmaker Karan Johar has frequently found himself at the centre of online backlash over allegations that he promotes nepotism in Bollywood. From social media memes to roasts, Karan has often been singled out as the face of Bollywood's insider culture, especially after the nepotism debate intensified in recent years. However, the matter took a legal turn following CarryMinati's roast video about him.

On Monday, a Mumbai court restrained YouTuber Ajey Nagar, popularly known as Carryminati, along with Meta Platforms and others, from publishing or circulating any "objectionable or defamatory" content against the filmmaker.

Karan had filed a defamation suit against CarryMinati and his associates after the YouTub...