Men commit crime inspired by Shahid's Farzi

A few men in Mumbai allegedly took inspiration from Shahid Kapoor starrer '

Farzi

' and pulled off a scam where they made a whopping amount after selling

fake garba passes

during Navratri.
According to a report published in Bollywood Life, a graphic designer from Mumbai was arrested after he allegedly produced and tried to sell 1000 counterfeit garba passes in the city in an attempt to earn Rs 30 lakh.

The local police arrested four individuals, namely Karan Shah, Kavish Patil, Darshan Gohil, and Parvesh Nevrekar on Sunday. They were apprehended for their role in producing counterfeit passes for the Durgadevi Navratra Utsav Samiti event in Borivali, Mumbai.

The initial ticket price range for the event was set at Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,800. Karan Shah, the mastermind behind the scheme, created counterfeit passes with a value of Rs 2,600 each.

Following his arrest, Karan Shah confessed during questioning that he drew inspiration from Shahid Kapoor's web series 'Farzi' to create counterfeit event passes and generate fast money.
Directed by Raj & DK, 'Farzi' marked Shahid's debut in the digital world. The show also starred Raashii Khanna, Vijay Sethupathi, Regina Cassandra and Kay Kay Menon in key roles. The show received positive reviews from the audience and the critics alike.

This is not the first time when a real life crime has taken inspiration from a Bollywood film or a series. Earlier, many have agreed to have taken inspiration from movies like, 'Special 26', 'Pushpa: The Rising', 'Bunty Aur Babli' and others to plan and execute crimes in the real world.