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Delhi HC issues notice to Shah Rukh Khan in Sameer Wankhede case; social media reacts, ‘Karma has really hit him hard’
Sameer Wankhede seeks ₹2 crore damages over Netflix series allegedly portraying him as corrupt and incompetent, with summons issued to multiple major entertainment and tech companies.
- On October 8, 2025, the Delhi High Court issued summons to Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited, Netflix, Google, X and Meta Platforms in a defamation suit by Sameer Wankhede.
- Sameer Wankhede alleges The Ba***ds of Bollywood features a character modelled on him with 'malicious intent' to ridicule him, drawing from the 2021 Cordelia cruise case that led to Aryan Khan's arrest.
- Wankhede says the show's release led to online trolling and intimidation targeting him and his family, and he seeks Rs 2 crore in damages pledged to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital.
- Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav refused the interim injunction and directed defendants to file replies within seven days; the court listed the next hearing for October 30, 2025.
- The judge cautioned the case could have wider ramifications, noting doubts over Section 9, Code of Civil Procedure jurisdiction and tensions between defamation claims and creative freedom involving Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Shah Rukh Khan in Sameer Wankhede case; social media reacts, ‘Karma has really hit him hard’
The Delhi High Court issued notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix over a defamation suit by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede regarding the Netflix series, The Bads of Bollywood.
·New Delhi, India
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Delhi HC summons SRK's Red Chillies, Netflix in Sameer Wankhede defamation suit over Aryan Khan's show
The Delhi High Court has summoned Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies and Netflix in response to Sameer Wankhede's defamation lawsuit regarding the controversial 'Ba***ds of Bollywood' series.
·India
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Court summons Netflix in Sameer Wankhede's Ba***ds of Bollywood defamation suit
In 2021, ex-Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede made news for arresting Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan for alleged possession, consumption and trafficking of drugs.
·India
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