An Indian director has accused Netflix of copying his film to make the massively successful Squid Game. Soham Shah has filed a lawsuit in New York federal court claiming that the Korean series copies his 2009 Hindi-language film Luck. The lawsuit names Netflix and Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk as defendants.

Indian filmmaker Soham Shah has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the streaming giant of copying his 2009 film Luck to create the globally popular series Squid Game.

Netflix has been sued by an Indian filmmaker who accused them of copying his film Luck to make the hit show Squid Game, an allegation denied by the streaming service as having no merit. Soham Shah filed a lawsuit in New York on 13 September, alleging that Squid Game is a rip-off of his Hindi-language film Luck, which was released in 2009.

Netflix Inc. was accused by an Indian filmmaker of copying his 2009 movie for its popular Squid Game series as the company prepares to release the second season of the show later this year.

Netflix is facing allegations from an Indian filmmaker who claims that the streaming giant's hit series "Squid Game" is a copy of his 2009 movie.