Sameer Wankhede has sued Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix for defamation, saying that The Ba***ds Of Bollywood contains false and defamatory information.
He has asked Shah Rukh Khan to pay Rs. 2 crore in damage. Two days following the premiere of the series, Kranti Redkar, Wankhede’s wife and actress, posted an Instagram post that went viral.
Kranti shares Wankhede’s video on Instagram
Kranti shared a video of her husband speaking about drug misuse among young people. She captioned the video as, “Drug problem is deep, it’s not something to be made fun of or laughed at. Hope people realise the seriousness of this problem before it’s too late (sic).”
Kranti Redkar praises husband
“Keep up the good work @swankhede.irs , your contribution to the society is profound . And we are all very proud of you . You could spend weekends having fun , going for vacations, but you choose to conduct Antidrugs awareness lectures and programs. Talking to the youth , shaping their young minds . We all stand by you and your movement (sic),” she further wrote.
Did Kranti Redkar take a dig at Aryan Khan’s show?
While she didn’t name anyone in the note, netizens are wondering whether it was a jab at Aryan Khan’s Netflix show. For the unversed, there is a scene in The Ba***ds of Bollywood where an officer walks into a party and notices a person smoking a joint. But when he learns that the person is not from Bollywood, he becomes upset. Later, the officer notices another man who is simply standing there and drinking, but is not involved in drugs. However, he is apprehended since he is from Bollywood.
As soon as the show began streaming on Netflix, the clip went viral, and netizens began uploading it, believing it was a jab at Sameer Wankhede, who arrested Aryan in an alleged narcotics case.