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Aryan Khan's directed Netflix show The Ba***ds Of Bollywood received appriciation from fans and critics alike, upon its release. Post its premiere, a defamation lawsuit was filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede, claiming that the series has led to online trolling targeting Wankhede. Now, the Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and Aryan Khan. The court has scheduled the next hearing for October 30, where it will further consider Wankhede's application for interim relief. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued the notice, seeking responses from the defendants. The court noted, "We appreciate that there is cause in your favour to approach this court but there is a process to be followed."

The defense argued that the case appropriately belongs in the Delhi High Court and they have also submitted a request to amend the plaint. The core of the suit is a demand for a permanent and mandatory injunction against the production house, along with 2 crore in damages. Wankhede has committed to giving all the damage money to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital to aid cancer patients. The next court date is October 30.

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On September 25, Wankhede filed a defamation sit and sought Rs 2 crore in damages from Shah Rukh Khan and Red Chillies Entertainment. In his statement, the officer claimed, "The Ba***ds of Bollywood has been deliberately conceptualised and executed with the intent to malign Sameer Wankhede's reputation in a colourable and prejudicial manner."

Wankhede's statement further read, "Especially when the case involving Sameer Wankhede and Aryan khan is pending and sub-judice before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court and the NDPS Special Court, Mumbai."

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"Furthermore, the series, inter alia, depicts a character making an obscene gesture--specifically, showing a middle finger after the character recites the slogan “Satyamev Jayate” which is the part of the National Emblem. This act constitutes a grave and sensitive violation of the provisions of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, which attracts penal consequences under law," it read.