Lakshya And Shah Rukh Khan Unintentionally Recreate Ba***ds Of Bollywood Moment On Filmfare Stage

Lakshya won the Best Male Debut Award at the 70th Filmfare Awards for his film Kill, and the ceremony featured a particularly sweet moment. On stage, Shah Rukh and Lakshya shared a déjà vu experience. Lakshya was announced as Best Actor by Akshay Kumar,

and when he reached the stage, Shah Rukh Khan, who was hosting the night, hugged and congratulated him before stepping aside as Lakshya delivered his speech.

This moment, with Shah Rukh looking at Lakshya with a smile as he gave his winning speech, prompted fans to draw parallels with an almost identical scene from his recently released series, Aryan Khan’s directorial debut The Ba***ds of Bollywood.

On the show, Lakshya portrays Aasmaan Singh, a budding actor grappling with the pressure of his

debut film, Revolver. In the series’ version of the Filmfare Awards, dubbed FilmFirst, Aasmaan wins the Best Actor award, receiving the trophy from Shah Rukh himself, who appears as himself. A heartfelt moment unfolds as Aasmaan dedicates his win to his late father, while Shah Rukh looks on, smiling warmly.

The Ba***ds of Bollywood: Plot

The series follows Aasmaan Singh (Lakshya), an ambitious outsider determined to carve a space in Bollywood. Along the way, he discovers the chaotic, glamorous, yet cutthroat nature of the industry. Created under the Red Chillies Entertainment banner, The Ba**ds of Bollywood* blends humour with drama in a self-aware, high-energy narrative. Netflix describes it as “the baddest, filmiest show on Earth,” packed with cameos, thrills, and an adventurous dive into the film industry.

Ba***ds of Bollywood in Trouble

Sameer Wankhede filed a case against Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix, claiming that Aryan Khan’s series The Ba***ds of Bollywood portrayed him in a false light.

The Delhi High Court has issued summons to Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix, X Corp, Google, Meta, and others in connection with Wankhede’s defamation case. The next hearing is set for October 30.

Aryan Defends Creative Choices Amid Criticism

Acknowledging that some scenes faced internal debate, Aryan admitted, “We did get some notes on certain scenes where they were like, ‘Oh, this is too this, or this is too that,’ but then I took a stand. If you don’t like it, I mean, the show is not meant for you… your 18-year-old kid might like it, or your uncle might like it who enjoys certain kinds of humour.”

He emphasised that Ba***ds of Bollywood blends satire and exaggeration. “We were pushing it for the screen, obviously, but there’ll obviously be things that are inspired. There’ll be scenes that are inspired by certain realities, and there’ll be exaggerations. It’s not, obviously, a documentary,” Aryan said.