Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan, lately made his directorial debut with the Netflix internet sequence, The Ba***ds of Bollywood. Amid controversy surrounding a defamation go well with filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in opposition to him, Purple Chillies Leisure and Netflix, in an interview with Selection, Aryan said that he needed to be ‘self-deprecating’ with the sequence, not ‘disrespectful’.
Aryan Khan on the humour in The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Aryan said within the interview that the sequence’s group set parameters concerning artistic boundaries. “We needed to be self-deprecating, however not disrespectful wherever. So I believe we maintained that line appropriately, and the guardrails have been self-imposed, largely as a result of, making one thing in regards to the business and being part of the business, there must be — there may be plenty of respect,” he stated.
He additionally added, “Individuals with the ability to take jokes on themselves, I really feel, is the primary and most necessary factor about comedy. Take a joke on your self after which unfold the love. Individuals have been extraordinarily sporting, and we additionally made an effort to not push boundaries when it comes to being disrespectful, solely being self-deprecating.”
Aryan additionally said within the interview that the sequence had scenes impressed by ‘sure realities’ and that they’re exaggerated as a result of it’s ‘not a documentary’. The Ba***ds of Bollywood starred Lakshya, Bobby Deol, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Manish Chaudhari, Sahher Bambba, Gautami Kapoor, Rajat Bedi, and others, with cameos by Shah Rukh, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, SS Rajamouli, Disha Patani, and extra.
Sameer Wankhede’s defamation go well with
Whereas Aryan’s internet sequence stored individuals guessing who he was referencing in Bollywood, the most important fallout appears to have been Sameer’s defamation go well with filed within the Delhi Excessive Courtroom, alleging that the sequence had maligned his status. He’s in search of ₹2 crore in damages, which he needs donated to the Tata Memorial Most cancers Hospital for most cancers sufferers. On 8 October, the HC issued a summons to Purple Chillies Leisure, owned by Shah Rukh, and Netflix, in addition to X Corp (previously Twitter), Google LLC, Meta Platforms, RPSG Way of life Media Personal Restricted, and John Doe, with a listening to within the case set for 30 October.
For the unversed, Sameer was the officer within the Cordelia case in 2022, the place a cruise ship was raided, and Aryan was taken into custody for alleged possession of medicine. The case in opposition to the debutant director was dropped later, after he spent 25 days in jail earlier than being granted bail. Sameer was later faraway from the case after being accused of blackmail. In Could 2023, the Bombay Excessive Courtroom admitted his petition in search of to quash a CBI FIR alleging bribery.