Delhi HC CALLS OUT ‘bias’ in Sameer Wankhede’s portrayal in Aryan Khan’s The Bads of Bollywood
The Delhi High Court has flagged doable bias in Aryan Khan’s satirical collection through the listening to of Sameer Wankhede’s plea.
By: Divya Pal |
Published: November 18, 2025 9:58 AM IST
The Delhi High Court has slammed Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix’s satirical drama The Ba***ds of Bollywood for what it described because the bias in opposition to former NCB official Sameer Wankhede. While listening to Sameer Wankhede’s plea alleging that the present defames him, the courtroom acknowledged that the depiction was satire however maintained that it was biased. Sameer Wankhede has sued Red Chillies and Netflix, and present’s creator, filmmaker and star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, for defamation. In 2021, Aryan Khan was arrested by Sameer Wankhede. At that point, Sameer Wankhede was with the Narcotics Control Bureau. However, all costs in opposition to Aryan Khan have been dropped.
On behalf for Red Chillies, Senior Advocate Kaul defended the present’s satire. “I’m entitled to do that. You are placing a gun to my head within the plaint. Of course, I can say that I’m impressed by characters….Every producer, paparazzi can seem tomorrow, (saying) my face resembles,” he was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times. The advocate also explained how cartoonist RK Laxman could even take a satirical dig at the Prime Minister. “That is what we have been proud of in our country. RK Laxman’s character is an example who ridiculed the Prime Minister,” he added. At this, the courtroom acknowledged that there was by no means any bias in RK Laxman’s work like there was in The Ba***ds of Bollywood, given the historical past shared between Aryan and Sameer Wankhede.
What did Ashish Kumar say?
Actor Ashish Kumar had performed a plain-clothed narcotics officer in Aryan Khan’s Netflix collection The Bads of Bollywood. Many felt that the character he essayed resembled former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede. This hypothesis quickly was an argument with Sameer Wankhede submitting a defamation go well with in opposition to Aryan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Netflix. Sameer Wankhede alleged that the present harmed his status. The Delhi High Court, nevertheless, had earlier dismissed his petition as “not maintainable.”
All about The Ba***ds of Bollywood
The Ba***ds of Bollywood, which was launched in September was described as Aryan Khan’s satirical tackle the Hindi movie business. Such was the affect that it emerged because the fourth-most-watched non-English collection on Netflix globally in its debut week. The collection featured Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Bobby Deol, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa, and Mona Singh in key roles.
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