Overview
- Viveck Vaswani, a longtime associate of Shah Rukh Khan, criticized The Ba***ds of Bollywood in a YouTube interview with journalist Vickey Lalwani for what he called an exaggerated, negative picture of the film industry.
- He objected to a scene that shows a director kicking a woman to the ground, saying he has never witnessed such behavior and urging the show to depict respectful figures alongside wrongdoing.
- Indian Express and Times of India quoted Vaswani saying Shah Rukh Khan entered the industry with a “golden spoon” and was treated “like a king,” while Bollywood Hungama reported he rejected that claim and stressed SRK’s persistence.
- He called for balance by naming admired industry veterans such as Yash Chopra and Yash Johar, arguing the series paints “everyone black” instead of showing a fuller range of people and conduct.
- The Netflix debut from Aryan Khan has dominated online discussion with polarized reactions, drawing separate criticism from actor Alyy Khan over heavy use of expletives, and there was no reported response from Aryan, Netflix, or Shah Rukh Khan in the coverage.