New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Sameer Wankhede's claim that the series "Ba***ds of Bollywood" defamed him doesn't hold because he was already the target of public criticism and ridicule long before it was released, Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment said to the Delhi high court. The company asked the court to dismiss former NCB officer Wankhede's defamation suit . The series, on Netflix , was created, co-written, and directed by Aryan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan's son, who was arrested by Wankhede in an NCB raid on a cruise ship in 2021. Aryan Khan and five others were exonerated by NCB in 2022."It is also submitted that even before the release of 'Ba***ds of Bollywood', the plaintiff was already the subject of public ridicule and adverse commentary... the plaintiff's reputation had already been adversely affected in the public domain well before the release of the said series," the reply stated. Wankhede had approached the court to take down the content from Episode 1 of the series that features a character who closely resembles him in both appearance and mannerisms. In his suit, Wankhede had alleged that the makers deliberately maligned his reputation....