Sameer Wankhede's Defamation Suit Against Netflix, Red Chillies Transferred to Mumbai
Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Feb 03, 2026 · Last updated Feb 03, 2026
The event has a minor market impact, primarily affecting the reputation of Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment due to the ongoing legal dispute. The transfer of the case to India===Mumbai is a procedural development, not a resolution of the core defamation claim.
IRS officer Sameer Wankhede has been granted permission by the India===Delhi High Court to transfer his defamation lawsuit against the Netflix series 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood' to a India===Mumbai court. Wankhede alleges that a character in the series, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and streamed on Netflix, is a defamatory portrayal of him, linked to the 2021 Aryan Khan drugs case. He seeks an injunction and Rs 2 crore in damages, which he intends to donate to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital. The India===Delhi High Court ruled it lacked territorial jurisdiction as Wankhede resides in India===Mumbai and Red Chillies Entertainment's registered office is also there. The parties are directed to appear before the City Civil & Sessions Court in Dindoshi, Malad, India===Mumbai on February 12.
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