Delhi High Court has dismissed Sameer Wankhede’s plea against Shah Rukh Khan’s Netflix series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’, saying it cannot hear the case.
Wankhede had claimed certain scenes defamed him, but the court noted the matter should be filed in Mumbai.
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Bollywood’s latest courtroom drama just got spicier! Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede, who’s no stranger to headlines, wanted the Delhi High Court to order Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix to remove some controversial scenes from the streaming series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’. But the court hit the brakes, saying it doesn’t have the jurisdiction to rule on this.
Wankhede, who once made news for arresting Aryan Khan during the infamous 2021 cruise ship NCB raid, claimed that certain parts of the show were “defamatory” and painted him in a bad light. His focus? Episode 1, specifically between 32:02 and 33:50, where a character, he insists, is a dead ringer for him, from looks to mannerisms.
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He wanted the court to step in and make Red Chillies and Netflix delete or edit those scenes immediately.
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Wankhede’s legal team argued that the harm was felt mostly in Delhi, pointing to media coverage, departmental proceedings, and promotional events that happened in the capital.
Of course, the Khan camp didn’t take this lying down. Netflix and Red Chillies said, in no uncertain terms, that the Delhi High Court isn’t the right place for this fight. Why? Both Wankhede’s residence and Red Chillies’ official office are in Mumbai. Cue: “File the suit there,” said senior advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Nayyar.
They also argued that the series is a fictional, satirical take on a Bollywood party and not a reenactment of the Cordelia cruise raid.
Plus, Netflix highlighted that Aryan Khan who directed, co-wrote, and created the series shouldn’t automatically be seen as having a vendetta against Wankhede, even though the young Khan did have past run-ins with him.
After considering the arguments, the Delhi High Court dismissed Wankhede’s plea. The judges didn’t comment on whether the show was defamatory or not. They simply said the court didn’t have the authority to hear the case in Delhi. Ouch.
While Wankhede may feel snubbed by Delhi HC, the story could still move to Mumbai. Meanwhile, Red Chillies and Netflix seem to have dodged a bullet in Delhi, letting their latest project breathe a little easier… for now.
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