Actress Payal Ghosh had filed an FIR against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap accusing him of sexually assaulting her. During interviews regarding the matter, the actress had dragged Richa Chadha's name into it, following which, Richa filed a defamation suit against Ghosh.

Chadha had filed the defamation suit against Ghosh, Aamoda Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd, critic Kamaal R Khan, and another respondent named John Doe/Ashok Kumar for allegedly defaming her. She, therefore, sought Rs 1.10 crore in damages collectively from the defendants.