Mumbai: Former Mumbai zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Sameer Wankhede, has filed a defamation suit against Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment (owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan) over the ‘Ba**ds of Bollywood’ series. Actor Rajat Bedi, who was a part of the series, discussed the entire controversy and expressed his views.
Speaking to ANI, Bedi said, “Sameer ji represents the government, and Aryan is our child, but I will not say anything. The thing is that the government is doing its job, but at the same time, Aryan is a child, and he is growing up right now. Whatever happened, he has gone through a difficult phase.”
He further added, “I don’t have a lot of comments. I’m not able to say anything, but I think somewhere, he’s gone through some tough things…and I think it shouldn’t have been that way, but that’s it. I don’t want to comment any further on it.”
Add Zee News as favorite source
Earlier, in the defamation case filed against Red Chillies and Netflix, Wankhede had said, “My personal view is that this has nothing to do with my job or my profession. In my individual capacity, I have approached the Delhi High Court. I would not like to comment on the court proceedings or issues related to it, as the matter is sub-judice… It is a matter of self-respect, personal dignity and personal honour.”
On October 8, the Delhi High Court issued summons to Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd and others in a civil defamation suit filed by Wankhede.
Justice Purushindra Kumar Kaurav issued summons (notice) on Sameer Wankhede’s petition against Red Chillies Entertainment and others.
The High Court has asked Red Chillies Entertainment and others to file their reply within seven days. In the petition, a reply has been asked to be filed within three days.
The court asked the petitioner to provide a copy of the petition to all the respondents. The matter has been listed for hearing on October 30. The High Court refused to give any immediate relief to the petitioner and asked him to come after 10 days.
In his suit, Wankhede has sought relief in the nature of permanent and mandatory injunction, declaration and damages against the production house, Netflix and others, stating that he is aggrieved by a false, malicious and defamatory video in Aryan Khan’s directorial debut show, ‘The Ba**ds of Bollywood.” The series is based on a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies. “Public confidence in law enforcement institutions is eroding,” he claimed in his petition.
Read this also Bollywood star Lakshya Lalwani will be seen in the next film with Ananya Panday: Watch their upcoming movies
He also claimed that the series has been deliberately conceived and executed with the intention of tarnishing the reputation of Sameer Wankhede in a tarnished and prejudicial manner, especially when the proceedings involving him and Aryan Khan are pending before the Bombay High Court and NDPS Special Court, Mumbai.
He argued that at a time when a judicial investigation is underway, this portrayal unfairly targets him.