Overview

• The former NCB Mumbai zonal director filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and others over the series The Ba***ds of Bollywood.
• He seeks a permanent and mandatory injunction and ₹2 crore in damages, which he says he would donate to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital.
• The petition alleges the show includes a scene where a character shows a middle finger after saying “Satyamev Jayate,” claiming a violation of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
• Wankhede says the series falsely mocks him through a lookalike character and prejudices matters pending before the Bombay High Court and the NDPS Special Court, though the makers have not confirmed any portrayal of him.
• In a separate development, the NHRC urged Mumbai Police to register an FIR over an episode’s alleged on‑screen use of banned e‑cigarettes, naming Ranbir Kapoor, the producers and Netflix.