NHRC demands action against Ranbir Kapoor, Netflix and Gauri Khan as actor seen vaping in Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds of Bollywood  | Bollywood News

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, The Ba**ds of Bollywood, has been making headlines ever since its release. The show features cameo appearances as many as 21 celebrities, including Ranbir Kapoor. However, it is this very cameo appearance of the Barfi actor that has now landed in controversy, after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asked the Mumbai Police to reger a case against Ranbir Kapoor, the show’s producers, and Netflix.
Ranbir Kapoor’s controversial cameo scene
In the show, Ranbir Kapoor is seen vaping in a scene, which has snowballed into a legal issue. The cameo shows Ranbir playing himself in a conversation with Karan Johar. Ranbir greets Karan with a cheeky “F**k all jacket, Karan,” to which Karan responds in an equally sassy tone, “Oh, f**k you too.” Later, Ranbir is seen asking Anya Singh’s character for a vape and is shown smoking it.

Superstar #RanbirKapoor Cameo fromBa***ds of Bollywood. pic.twitter.com/4IzQ83nRT4
— RK🐰 (@rksbunny) September 18, 2025
What’s the case?
According to ANI, the NHRC has written to the Secretary of the Minry of Information and Broadcasting after Ranbir was seen using banned e-cigarettes on screen without a statutory warning or disclaimer. The NHRC has asked the Minry to take appropriate action to prohibit such content. In addition, the Commission wrote to the Mumbai Police Commissioner, directing them to reger an FIR against Ranbir Kapoor, the show’s producers, and OTT platform Netflix for violation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019.

On the basis of a complaint that Netflix web series titled the ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ allegedly showed actor Ranbir Kapoor using banned e-cigarettes on screen without a warning or disclaimer, the National Human Rights Commission writes to the Secretary, Minry of…
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2025
About The Ba***ds of Bollywood
The Ba**ds of Bollywood, produced Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, is among the most talked-about shows of the year. The series stars Lakshya Lalwani in the lead role of an ambitious outsider actor trying to carve a space for himself in the Hindi film industry. The show also boasts an ensemble cast including Bob Deol, Sahher Bambba, Rajat Bedi, Gautami Kapoor, Mona Singh, Manish Chaudhari, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa, and Vijayant Kohli.
Adding to the buzz, it also features high-profile cameo appearances celebrities such as Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Disha Patani, Orry, Shanaya Kapoor, Aamir Khan, SS Rajamouli, Badshah, Emraan Hashmi, and many more.