'Already a subject of public ridicule': Red Chillies on Sameer Wankhede’s defamation suit over Bads of Bollywood; terms claim 'misconceived'

NEW DELHI: Red Chillies Entertainment has told the Delhi high court that Indian Revenue Service officer and former NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede's defamation suit against its Netflix series The Bads of Bollywood is "misconceived," arguing that the show is "a work of situational satire" and that Wankhede’s reputation had already been under public ridicule long before its release. In its detailed reply, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned production house said the web series does not name or depict Wankhede, nor does it contain any defamatory material, adding that "the plaintiff cannot claim reputational harm where none existed to begin with," news agency ANI reported. The affidavit stated that Wankhede's public image had already suffered following the 2023 CBI FIR against him f