New Delhi, May 15 -- Netflix's The Royals, starring Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar in key roles, has not pleased many. Team Royal Fables has written to the OTT giant, expressing its disagreement on the "many false narratives" in the web series.

Royal Fables, in its open letter to Netflix, claims to have spoken on behalf of India's 565 princely states. For the last 15 years, it has worked closely with Indian royal families. It believes the show paints a false and careless picture of these families.

Unlike what the Netflix web series shows, the royals are not poor. They are landowners and entrepreneurs managing palaces, hotels, art and heritage businesses, according to Royal Fables.

Palace upkeep takes effort and money. The government...