Delhi HC Issues Notice To Red Chillies Entertainment In Sameer Wankhede’s Ba***ds Of Bollywood Defamation Case
Sameer Wankhede has filed a Rs. 2 crore defamation lawsuit against the webseries.
A new development has been made in the IRS officer Sameer Wankhede’s defamation case. On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court issued a legal notice to actor Shah Rukh Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix in response to a defamation suit filed by Wankhede. The officer alleges that the Netflix series, Ba***ds of Bollywood, has defamed him. Read on to know more.
Delhi HC Summons Red Chillies Entertainment, Meta And Netflix In Defamation Case Against Ba***ds Of Bollywood
The judge overseeing Sameer Wankhede’s case, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, issued a summons to the defendants involved in the case, namely, Gauri Khan, the owner of Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited, Google LLC, Meta Platforms, RPG Lifestyle Media Private Limited and John Doe. They have been asked to file their replies within seven days.
The defamation case filed by Sameer Wankhede is about Aryan Khan’s directed Netflix series titled Ba***ds of Bollywood. Wankhede claims that the Red Chillies-produced show has deliberately damaged his reputation.
An interim injunction has not been filed at this stage. The defendants, however, have to file their replies to Wankhede’s application seeking to remove the defamatory content. Furthermore, the next hearing for the case is scheduled to be held on October 30.
Sameer Wankhede’s Defamation Lawsuit
Sameer Wankhede sought Rs. 2 crore in damages from the defamation case against Aryan Khan’s Ba***ds of Bollywood. The government official says that he wants to donate this amount to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital for the benefit of cancer patients.
“This series disseminates a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, thereby eroding public confidence in law enforcement institutions,” read the plea submitted by Wankhede’s legal team.
It further stated that Ba***ds of Bollywood has been conceptualised and executed with the intent to damage Wankhede’s reputation in a colourable and prejudicial manner, especially since the case involving the officer and Shahrukh Khan’s son. Sameer Wankhede and Aryan Khan first crossed paths when the then NCB official arrested Khan in 2022 over a drug use case.
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First Published: October 08, 2025 12:38 PM
