Aryan Khan opened up about his debut directorial show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood and said that they wanted to be self-deprecating and not disrespectful with it. He also revealed that he received some feedback from some people about certain scenes, however, he took a final stand on what to keep in the show.
In an interview with Variety, Aryan said, “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, or it is meant for you, but you might not like it, your 18-year-old kid might like it. Your uncle might like it who likes certain kinds of humour or certain kinds of jokes.”
He added, “We wanted to be self-deprecating, but not disrespectful anywhere. So I think we maintained that line correctly, and the guardrails were self-imposed, mostly because, making something about the industry and being a part of the industry, there has to be — there is a lot of respect. People being able to take jokes on themselves, I feel, is the first and most important thing about comedy. Take a joke on yourself and then spread the love. People were extremely sporting, and we also made an effort not to push boundaries in terms of being disrespectful, only being self-deprecating.”
The Ba***ds of Bollywood stars Bobby Deol, Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Sahher Bammba, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa and Mona Singh in pivotal roles. It also features cameos by Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Rajkummar Rao, Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor among others. The show was released on Netflix on September 18.
