Sameer Wankhede reacts to Delhi HC rejecting his Aryan Khan helmed ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ defamation suit

On Thursday, the Delhi High Court refused to take up IRS officer Sameer Wankhede’s defamation case against the web series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’, produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav held that the court had no territorial jurisdiction in the matter and advised Wankhede to approach a court that does.Speaking to Hindustan Times, Sameer clarified that the case has not been dismissed, countering any claims suggesting otherwise. “It has not been dismissed. I have been asked to approach a proper forum. Let the order be uploaded, then I will take a call on when to do it. This has not demotivated me at all, it’s just an order to approach the appropriate court. I will do the needful and keep fighting for justice”, he said. Wankhede alleged in his complaint that the series, written and directed by Aryan Khan, was intentionally crafted to damage his reputation and settle old scores stemming from Aryan’s 2021 narcotics case arrest. Accusing Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix of defamation, the IRS officer sought Rs. 2 crore in damages, vowing to donate the amount to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital.Waknhede's petition also alleged that the series includes a scene where a character makes an obscene gesture after saying ‘Satyamev Jayate’. He argued that this act amounts to a serious breach of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. However, the court ruled that the complaint must be returned as it lacked territorial jurisdiction.‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ came out on Netflix on September 18, 2025, with 7 episodes from Red Chillies Entertainment by Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan. The story follows Aasmaan Singh (Lakshya), a Delhi guy whose first film hits big, then he stars with Karishma Talwar (Sahher Bambba), daughter of big shot Ajay Talwar (Bobby Deol). Other stars include Raghav Juyal as Parvaiz, Anya Singh as Sanya, plus Manoj Pahwa, Mona Singh, Vijayant Kohli, Manish Chaudhari, and Rajat Bedi. Fun cameos feature Karan Johar, Aamir Khan, Emraan Hashmi, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and S.S. Rajamouli.