Ex-narcotics officer, IRS officer Sameer Wankhede has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Red Chillies Entertainment, owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, along with Netflix and other parties.

The suit seeks relief in the form of a permanent and mandatory injunction, a declaration, and damages over what Wankhede alleges is a “false, malicious, and defamatory” portrayal in the Netflix series "Ba***ds of Bollywood." The officer has claimed damages amounting to Rs 2 crore, which he has proposed to donate to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital for the treatment of cancer patients.

As per the petition, the series, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and streamed on Netflix, presents a distorted and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, potenti

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