Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede has spoken out strongly against the way law enforcement has been depicted in Aryan Khan ’s Netflix series The Ba**ds of Bollywood*. In a detailed conversation with HT City, Wankhede said his legal action against Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment is not about fame or revenge, but about protecting the dignity of his family and the honour of the officers who risk their lives during anti-drug operations.

The controversy traces back to the 2021 cruise drug raid in Mumbai, where Shah Rukh Khan ’s son Aryan was arrested by Wankhede’s team. Aryan was later cleared in 2022 and went on to direct The Ba**ds of Bollywood*. The show features a character allegedly based on Wankhede, portrayed in a mocking way and even shown disrespecting the national emblem

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