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Sameer Wankhede (left) was the officer who arrested Aryan Khan (right) in 2021

'It's satire': Shah Rukh Khan's company hits back at Sameer Wankhede's allegations against Aryan Khan's show

November 27, 2025 9:48 am

Shah Rukh Khan’s production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, argued in court that Aryan Khan’s show The Ba***ds of Bollywood is a 'satire' and falls well within the law as a legitimate form of artistic expression.

Sameer Wankhede recently tore into the film industry for its purported glorification of smoking and the consumption of narcotic substances.

'Officers should not be thin-skinned': Red Chillies Entertainment hits back at Sameer Wankhede's defamation case against Aryan Khan show Ba***ds of Bollywood

October 31, 2025 4:14 pm

Red Chillies Entertainment argued that the content in The Ba***ds of Bollywood constitutes artistic expression and satire, protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, and any attempt to impose prior restraint or censorship would only be justified under Article 19(2).

Sameer Wankhede says he 'won't tolerate' mocking officers who risk lives; recalls daughter asking if 'holding a cigarette will make me strong' after seeing film poster

October 20, 2025 6:50 pm

Sameer Wankhede recently tore into the film industry for its purported glorification of smoking and the consumption of narcotic substances.

On August 29 this year, the Delhi HC upheld an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which directed the Centre to promote Wankhede to the post of joint commissioner, if found eligible.

Delhi HC pulls up Centre for concealing facts in Sameer Wankhede promotion case, imposes fine of Rs 20,000

October 17, 2025 7:37 pm

Wankhede shot into the limelight after he arrested Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in connection with an alleged rave on board a cruise ship in October 2021.

Sameer Wankhede on ongoing defamation case against Shah Rukh Khan

Sameer Wankhede addresses personal enmity with Shah Rukh Khan; addresses claim he leaked SRK's chats: 'I am a very small man'

October 09, 2025 10:21 pm

In a recent interview, former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede opened up about the ongoing defamation lawsuit against Shah Rukh Khan and Aryan Khan's series Ba***ds Of Bollywood.

Wankhede has claimed that the series disseminates a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, thereby eroding public confidence in law-enforcement institutions.

Ba****ds of Bollywood: 'There are posts trolling me, my wife, sister', Sameer Wankhede tells Delhi HC

October 08, 2025 12:59 pm

The Delhi High Court has issued summons to Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix on IRS officer Wankhede’s defamation suit over the Netlix show

Aryan Khan was not 'bali ka bakra' in drugs case, says Sameer Wankhede; claims one can get arrested on drug charges without possessing anything

October 03, 2025 12:01 pm

Sameer Wankhede claimed that Aryan Khan's arrest was done by the book and his arrest was valid, even though he did not possess any drugs.

Sameer Wankhede on defamation suit against Aryan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan for The Ba***ds of Bollywood: 'Satyameva Jayate'

September 28, 2025 11:48 am

Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede has commented on his defamation case against Aryan Khan and Shah Rukh Khan over their show The Ba***ds of Bollywood.

Mumbai Joint CP Sameer Wankhede. Express File Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar

Despite several drug busts to his name, why Sameer Wankhede is no stranger to controversy

September 26, 2025 5:58 pm

There is Section 27 of the NDPS Act… Anybody violating the Act, we are taking action, the manufacturer, the factory guy, the peddler, the consumer.

Sameer Wankhede files defamation suit against Shah Rukh Khan and Aryan Khan's The Ba**ds of Bollywood, demands Rs 2 cr damages

September 25, 2025 4:22 pm

Sameer Wankhede, part of the NCB team that arrested Aryan Khan in the 2021 drug case, has filed a defamation suit against Shah Rukh Khan’s production company for his alleged defamatory portrayal in Ba***ds of Bollywood.