Aryan Khan’s debut series The Ba***ds of Bollywood has sparked a strong conversation online since its release. While the Netflix show has found its fans, it has also drawn criticism for its dark depiction of the Indian film industry. One of the sharpest reactions came from Vivek Vaswani, who shares a long-standing relationship with Shah Rukh Khan dating back to his early days in Mumbai. Once again, Vaswani did not mince words when he questioned the narrative presented in the series.
Aryan Khan’s debut series The Ba***ds of Bollywood has sparked a strong conversation online since its release. While the Netflix show has found its fans, it has also drawn criticism for its dark depiction of the Indian film industry.One of the sharpest reactions came from Vivek Vaswani, who shares a long-standing relationship with Shah Rukh Khan dating back to his early days in Mumbai.In a conversation with Vicky Lalwani, Vaswani once again didn’t mince words when he questioned the narrative presented in the series.“Shah Rukh Khan was treated like a king in my house. My mother, father and I all took care of him. We would have dinner together, watch movies together and often go to sets together,” he said.Recalling those years, he added, “Aziz Mirza gave him a place to stay, and Aziz’s wife, Nirmala Mirza, was like his mother, just like my mother was. Saeed Mirza, Renu Saluja, everyone associated with the circus and also Karan Johar’s father.”
Yash Johar
And Aditya Chopra’s father
Yash Chopra
All of them, without exception, treated him like a king.He then questioned the presentation’s style, saying: “He entered the industry with a golden spoon. So why does he think it’s a bad industry?”
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“I’ve never seen anything like this”
Vaswani also objected to a particular scene which, according to him, paints an extremist picture.“You are showing a woman being kicked to the ground by a director. I have never seen anything like this in the industry. I have never encountered such evil people here,” he said.He continued to dismiss the idea of a largely toxic ecosystem, saying: “Whatever filth or supposed ‘evil side’ of Bollywood people are talking about, I’ve never seen it before.
Even Shah Rukh Khan, who lived with me, never saw that.
“Let there be good people too”
Although he acknowledged that the offer may have been derived from indirect calculations, Vaswani stressed the need for balance.“Why paint everyone black? There are decent people in this industry,” he said.“If you are making something called the absurdity of Bollywood and you want to show the dark side, that’s fair, but let Yash Chopra, who was decent. Let there be Yash Johar, or let there be Vivek Vaswani who has always helped people. Let there be good people too,” he concluded.
