Curtains Pulled Back

ARYAN KHAN steps behind the camera with The Ba***ds of Bollywood, his take on nepotism, outsiders and the Hindi film industry's quirks

- Suhani Singh

It's not every day one hears of a Bollywood 'nepo baby' having an off-screen debut. And that's exactly what happens with The Ba***ds of Bollywood on Netflix, which marks the writing and directorial debut of Aryan Khan, the eldest son of Shah Rukh Khan. As the title and trailer hint, this one's a less serious and more humorous take on the film industry and its erratic ways. Daddy SRK called it a "sharp and self-aware" show at the teaser launch. Sahher Bambba, who plays a star kid at odds—and eventually in love—with Aasmaan Singh, an outsider and rising star played by Lakshya, calls it "an over-the-top, exaggerated look at what people expect Bollywood to be like".