New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has filed its detailed reply before the Delhi High Court opposing the plea of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and former NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede seeking an injunction against the Netflix series 'The Ba*ds of Bollywood'.

The Shah Rukh Khan-owned production house has described the defamation suit as "wholly misconceived, untenable in law, and devoid of merit."

The reply argues that the web series is "a work of situational satire" and does not name or depict Wankhede, nor does it contain any defamatory material. The affidavit supporting the reply has been sworn to by Venkatesh Mysore, authorised signatory of Red Chillies.

At the outset, Red Chillies challeng...