Sameer Wankhede, IRS officer and former zonal director of NCB Mumbai, spoke to the press consumption in the city on Saturday. When asked about Aryan Khan’s web series, “The Bads of Bollywood”, he was asked about the recently filed defamation case against Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment, he said these things. Aryan Khan’s first film as a director, ‘The Bads of Bollywood’ has been in the news since its release on Netflix earlier this month. The character, who satirized the Hindi film industry, has been appreciated by the fans for its impeccable accents and the ability to target everyone. However, it seems that not everyone likes it. Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede has filed a defamation suit against the show, Aryan, Shah Rukh Khan and Netflix, claiming that the character of a narcotics officer in the show mimics and defames him.
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Although last week, the Delhi High Court heard the petition of Wankhede and could not hear it, but the actor who played the role of Narcotics police officer in the show has spoken openly about his character and reacted to the allegation that the character is based on Sameer Wankhede.
Actor Ashish Kumar broke silence
Actor Ashish Kumar is playing the role of an officer in the show, which has been described as a ‘plain policeman’ in credit. The actor shared a picture of himself, thanking the fans on his new Instagram account and expressed surprise that his character had received such a good response. This post received a lot of admirect comments from the show’s fans. A viewer commented, “Small rolls, big impact.” Another wrote, “You are the MVP of the entire show.”
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However, some people also spoke to Sameer Wankhede of this character on alleged similarities. In a comment it was written, “Brother, he is looking for.” When Ashish asked who, the commenter said, “Sameer, whom you played (Sameer, you played). Ashish just put a laughter emoji in response.” In another comment, it was written, “Acting so well that the real one got angry and tried to sue the defamation.”
When an Instagram user commented, “Sameer set the fielding of Wankhede,” So Ashish replied, “God bless everyone, brother, I just did my work.”
About Bollywood miscreants
Ashish plays a policeman in Bollywood miscreants. He arrives at a party organized by a Bollywood producer and arrests an actor, who is said to have no drugs. Sameer Wankhede has claimed that the character is based on him and shows the enforcement agencies from the wrong perspective. In 2021, Wankhede arrested the show’s producer and director Aryan Khan on charges of drugs. Aryan was later acquitted of all the allegations and Wankhede was transferred from NCB.
The show stars Lakshya, Sahar Bamba, Bobby Deol, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa and Mona Singh in the lead roles. It was the fourth most watched non-English show on Netflix in its release week.
Sameer Wankhede spoke on defamation case against Bollywood miscreants
ANI has posted a video in which Sameer Press says, “In Mumbai, especially in northern and eastern Mumbai, we need to create awareness among people about drugs and rising drug consumption in the city. A camp was set up to talk to parents here, and I am very happy that I have come here to talk about legal provisions.”