Overview
- The court acknowledged the show as satire but said the depiction shows apparent bias against former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede due to the parties’ past history.
- Sameer Wankhede has sued Aryan Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix, seeking damages and removal of the character’s scenes he says resemble him.
- Red Chillies’ counsel argued creative freedom allows characters inspired by real people and maintained that CBI and ED inquiries into Wankhede were not the company’s creation.
- Judges questioned comparisons to RK Laxman’s work and asked about pending CBI, ED, and CAT proceedings, as Wankhede complained of a trial in public opinion.
- The case remains pending with the next hearing listed for November 26, and the series, Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, continues to stream on Netflix.