Overview

• Mukul Rohatgi says he initially refused the brief while vacationing in the UK during Covid restrictions.
• Shah Rukh Khan phoned him, asked to speak with his wife, and appealed as “a father,” which helped change his mind.
• Khan offered a private jet to bring Rohatgi to Mumbai, an offer the lawyer declined before flying commercially.
• In Mumbai, Khan checked into Rohatgi’s usual hotel, reviewed notes with him, and the team argued the bail over multiple half‑day hearings before it was granted.
• The 2021 NCB cruise raid led by Sameer Wankhede resulted in Aryan’s arrest and weeks in custody; he later received a clean chit and has since referenced the episode in his Netflix debut.