Overview

• Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede sued over The Ba***ds of Bollywood seeking a permanent injunction, a declaration, and Rs 2 crore in damages to be donated to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital.
• The suit names Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and intermediaries including X, Google and Meta, with a request to restrain the series’ streaming and distribution.
• Wankhede alleges a character closely resembles him and cites a scene showing a middle finger after “Satyamev Jayate” as insulting the national emblem under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
• Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav told Wankhede’s counsel the plaint was not maintainable and flagged jurisdictional pleading defects under Section 9 of the CPC, noting any amended filing would be listed by the registry.
• Released on September 18 as Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, the series remains online as Wankhede argues it falsely maligns him and anti-drug agencies while related matters continue in Mumbai courts.