Overview
- Sameer Wankhede has sued Aryan Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix, seeking damages and removal of the disputed scenes.
- The court accepted the work as satire but said it was not without bias given the prior history between Wankhede and Aryan Khan.
- Red Chillies’ counsel argued creative freedom and satire protections, saying characters can be inspired by real figures.
- Wankhede’s lawyer said the scene adds nothing to the narrative yet harms his reputation, citing online ridicule and threats.
- Judges probed ongoing CBI, ED and CAT proceedings involving Wankhede and contrasted the series with R.K. Laxman’s satire, which they said showed no such bias.