Delhi High Court rejects Sameer Wankhede's defamation suit over Aryan Khan's Netflix series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’

Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede, over his alleged portrayal in the Netflix series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, holding that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain it, ANI reported.

The Court accordingly returned the suit to be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction.

Wankhede, a former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer, claimed that parts of the series are defamatory and could harm his reputation.

What is the matter?

The lawsuit specifically targeted Episode 1, between 32:02 and 33:50, where a character, according to Wankhede, closely resembles him in appearance, behaviour, and mannerisms.

The Netflix series was created, co-written, and directed by Aryan Khan, son of Shah Rukh Khan. Aryan Khan had been arrested by Wankhede during a 2021 NCB raid on a cruise ship, though he and five others were later cleared by the agency in 2022.

(With inputs from ANI)

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