Director Raaj Shaandilyaa and the producers - Super Cassettes Ind. Pvt. Ltd., Balaji Motion Pictures and Wakaoo Films of 'Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video' issued an apology to Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films for wrongly using elements of the Stree franchise without permission. They are taking immediate steps to rectify the issue and ensure it doesn't happen again. Furthermore, the director clarified that it has nothing to do with Stree however, they will remove infringed content. 

To extend a sincere apology, Raaj Shaandilyaa took to X and released an official statement. The note read, I Raaj Shaandilyaa the director of the film “Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video” on behalf of myself and on behalf of Super Cassettes Ind. Pvt. Ltd., Balaji Motion Pictures and Wakaoo Films, the producers of the film, extend our sincere and unconditional apology for the unauthorized use of character and dialogue from Maddock Films’ franchise “Stree” in our film. We deeply regret any harm caused to Maddock Films and their franchise as a result of this infringement.” 

In Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video there is a brief blink-and-miss moment where a woman in a red saree is seen running through a graveyard. The leads Rajkummar Rao and Triptii Dimri are seen looking back in fear at that scene. Additionally, Rajkummar’s character name is Vicky which is coincidently the same name he had in the Stree franchise. 

The director assures that all the necessary changes will be done on immediate effect and the process will be completed by Tuesday, October 15. Makers of Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video buys 2 days of time to make changes. “We are taking immediate steps to rectify the issue and are in the process of removing all infringing content from our film wherein we have used character and dialogue from Maddock Films “Stree” at the earliest. It will be our endeavour to complete this process by Tuesday ,15th October 2024, to the full satisfaction of Maddock Films. We also commit to ensuring that no such unauthorized usage will occur in the future.”

Director Raaj also claims that their film VVKWWV has no links to Maddock Films' popular franchise Stree. The filmmaker added, “We further confirm that our film “Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video” is in no way associated with Maddock Films, their “Stree” and “Stree 2” franchises, or any of the characters therein. Additionally, we make no claim to any intellectual property rights in “Stree,” “Stree 2,” or any related characters.”

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video promises to be 97% parivarik, 3% maha parivarik with a unique mix of humor and nostalgia. The film directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa is presented by Gulshan Kumar, Ekta Kapoor, and Wakaoo Films in association with Kathavachak FIlms. The film produced by Bhushan Kumar under T-Series banner is slated to release in theaters on October 11.