 "Aryan Khan and Netflix's 'The Ba***ds Of Bollywood' lands in fresh trouble as Delhi High Court summons Gauri Khan & other Red Chillies members over Sameer Wankhede's complaint")
Netflix and Aryan Khan’s ‘The Ba***ds Of Bollywood’ is silly, self-deprecating, and sensational in its craft and characters. And because it attempts to show the BTS world of Bollywood, reels were bound to go viral on social media. One scene featuring a parody of former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede made a lot of noise too.
The former NCB officer moved the Delhi High Court over his portrayal in the show. The Delhi HC rejected his plea at first but now it has summoned the members of the Red Chillies production house, namely- Gauri Khan, who owns Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited, Netflix, X Corp (formerly Twitter), Google LLC, Meta Platforms, RPG Lifestyle Media Private Limited, and John Doe.
They have to submit their replies in seven days and the next date of hearing in the case is October 30.
What did Sameer Wankhede say in his plea?
In his plea to the Delhi High Court, Sameer Wankhede said the series “disseminates a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, thereby eroding public confidence in law enforcement institutions.”
The plea adds that the show “deliberately conceptualised and executed with the intent to malign Sameer Wankhede’s reputation in a colourable and prejudicial manner.”
However, the Delhi HC has rejected the former NCB officer’s plea citing- “Your plaint is not maintainable. I am rejecting your plaint. Had your case been that you were defamed at various places, including Delhi, and that maximum damage occurred here, we would have still considered it.”
Sameer Wankhede reacts
The former officer told the reporters- “I don’t want to comment on this. All I’m going to say is, satyameva jayate (truth alone triumphs).” Incidentally, a character from the web series, which Sameer alleged was based on him, also says the words ‘satyameva jayate’.”
On the issue of drug consumption, Wankhede was quoted saying, “In our Mumbai area, the issues of drug consumption, and especially in Northern Mumbai or Eastern Mumbai, we need to create awareness among the public about what types of drugs exist.”