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Sameer Wankhede Files Defamation Case Against Aryan Khan
Wankhede takes legal action over alleged defamatory depiction in Aryan Khan’s Netflix series.
- Publish date: Thursday، 25 September 2025 Reading time: two min read
Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede has launched a defamation lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against Aryan Khan, Netflix, Red Chillies Entertainment, and other associated parties over the Netflix series The Ba**ds of Bollywood*.
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In his petition, Wankhede claims the eight-episode drama unfairly presents a “misleading and negative portrayal” of anti-drug agencies and law enforcement, thereby causing reputational harm.
He seeks a permanent and mandatory injunction, a formal declaration of defamation, and ₹2 crore (to be donated to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital) in damages.
A central issue is a fictional character in the show who appears to mirror Wankhede visually and behaviorally — clad in a white shirt and dark trousers, making a dramatic entrance into a party while railing against Bollywood’s purported drug culture.
Wankhede also objects to a scene in which that character gestures with a middle finger immediately after uttering “Satyamev Jayate,” which he argues violates the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
Wankhede contends the series was “deliberately conceptualised and executed with the intent to malign” him at a moment when related legal proceedings between him and Aryan Khan are still pending before Mumbai’s Special NDPS Court and the Bombay High Court. He further argues that the portrayal undermines public trust in anti-narcotics agencies.
The 2021 case involving Aryan Khan stemmed from an NCB raid on a cruise ship, during which Wankhede had overseen the probe. Though media attention was intense, Aryan was later cleared in 2022 after the Special Investigation Team found insufficient evidence.
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In the wake of Aryan’s clean chit, Wankhede himself has faced scrutiny, including allegations that he demanded a ₹25 crore bribe, leading to probes against him.
The defamation suit revives public debate over the boundaries of creative expression in dramatizing real-life incidents, especially when the lines between fiction and real personalities blur. The Delhi High Court will now examine whether The Ba**ds of Bollywood* crosses that legal boundary.
This article was previously published on kuwaitmoments. To see the original article, click here