The highly awaited comedy Hera Pheri 3 has encountered a major legal hurdle after a South Indian production house moved the Madras High Court, claiming that it holds the copyright to the franchise, not producer Firoz Nadiadwala.

In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, producer Vijay Kumar of Seven Arts International, which is contesting Nadidawala's claim to the rights, asserted that Nadidawala is deliberately trying to 'delay legal proceedings.'