‘Family getting hate messages from…': Sameer Wankhede claims after suing Aryan Khan's 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'
The case is about self-respect, personal dignity, and honour, and highlighted that satire or parody targeting him insults not just him, but also those working against drug abuse, said former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Wankhede
Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Saturday claimed that his family has been receiving hate messages from Pakistan, the UAE, and Bangladesh after he filed a defamation case against Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix over Aryan Khan-directed web series 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'.
"My personal belief is that this has nothing to do with my job or my profession. In my personal capacity, I have approached the Delhi high court. I wouldn't like to comment on the court proceedings or the issues involved, because the matter has been sub judice," Sameer Wankhede told news agency ANI.
He added that the case is about self-respect, personal dignity, and honour, and highlighted that satire or parody targeting him insults not just him, but also those working against drug abuse.
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Wankhede said his family, who are unrelated to his professional work, have been unfairly affected. "We have regularly informed the police about the threats that my sister and my wife keep getting. I will not accept that because of me, they are facing the brunt of it," he said.
On Wednesday, the Delhi high court issued a summons to Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited and others in a civil defamation suit filed by Wankhede.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued a summons (notice) on the plea of Wankhede against Red Chillies Entertainment, owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, and others.
The high court has asked Red Chillies Entertainment and others to file a reply within seven days. The petition has been asked to file a rejoinder within three days thereafter.
The court has asked the petitioner to supply a copy of the petition to all defendants. The matter has been listed on October 30 for a hearing.
The court refused to grant any instant relief to the petitioner and asked them to come after 10 days.
On 26 September, the high court heard the defamation suit.
Wankhede claimed that the series has been deliberately conceptualised and executed with the intent to malign his reputation in a colourable and prejudicial manner, particularly when proceedings involving him and Aryan Khan remain pending before the Bombay high court and the NDPS Special Court, Mumbai.
He contended that the portrayal unfairly targets him at a time when the judicial scrutiny is ongoing.
