Wankhede filed a defamation suit against Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd, citing a defamatory portrayal of himself in Aryan Khan’s Netflix show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood.
Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede, who recently filed an FIR against Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds Of Bollywood for an alleged defamatory portrayal of himself, asserted that the truth should prevail, while refusing to comment further on the matter.
His response came after the Delhi High Court dismissed his defamation plea against Aryan Khan’s debut show on Netflix. “I won’t comment on all this. I’ll just say one thing: Satyamev Jayate (Truth alone triumphs),” he said when asked about his FIR against Aryan Khan’s directorial debut.
He refused to add further details on the matter, instead talking about the importance of creating awareness against drug consumption. “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,” he said, adding that he spoke to citizens in a camp organised for drug awareness.
Delhi HC Rejects Wankhede’s Plea
Wankhede filed a defamation suit against Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd, the production house owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife, Gauri Khan, at the Delhi High Court, citing a character on the series who seems to be parodying him in The Ba***ds Of Bollywood. He has demanded damages of Rs 2 crore, which he said would be donated to cancer patients.
Wankhede’s defamation suit came in response to a character from the show – an officer who takes a hardline stance against drug users, but targets only those belonging to Bollywood. The IRS officer said the Netflix series contains false, malicious, and defamatory content aimed at damaging his reputation.
However, the Delhi High Court raised questions over the maintainability of a defamation suit filed by Wankhede, asking why the suit was filed in Delhi instead of Mumbai. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav directed Wankhede to amend his plea to address the maintainability issues.
