Aryan Khan’s directorial debut show, ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’, featured a lot of meta references. And one of them was a scene where an anti-drugs official visits a party. The netizens felt that the scene was an indirect dig at the former Narcotics Control Officer (NCB), Sameer Wankhede, who had arrested Aryan in a drug case. The parody didn’t go well with the ex-official, and he has sued the makers of the show for the same.
Ashish Kumar reacts after receiving praise for allegedly playing Sameer Wankhede
The actor who played the role of NCB official in the show is Ashish Kumar. Now, he has reacted to the overwhelming love the character has gotten. The actor who recently created an Instagram account received a lot of comments on his post. A comment read, “Bhai, woh dhoondh raha hai (brother, he is looking for you).” To which Ashish asked who, and the commenter replied, “Sameer, jiska role kiya (Sameer, whom you played). The actor dropped a laugh emoji as a response.A person wrote, “Sameer Wankhede ki fielding set kar di (You roasted Sameer Wankhede),” and Ashish quickly replied, “God bless everyone, bro, I just did my job.”
More about ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’
Directed by Aryan Khan and produced by Gauri Khan, the show stars Bobby Deol, Sahher Bambba, Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Mona Singh, Rajat Bedi, Manish Chaudhari, and more. Apart from the mentioned actors, the show also featured multiple cameos by the big names of Hindi cinema, like Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Emraan Hashmi, and more.The show has been receiving rave reviews since its release on the streaming platform. For the unversed, it premiered on Netflix on September 18, 2025. Go to Source
