India, Sept. 25 -- Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against Shah Rukh Khan, his company Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix over the web series 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood', alleging that it portrays him in a false and defamatory manner.

Wankhede has sought damages of Rs.2 crore, which he has pledged to donate to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital for cancer treatment.

He has also sought a permanent and mandatory injunction against the series.

He alleged that the series presents a "misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, thereby eroding public confidence in law enforcement institutions."

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