Bobby Deol’s “Complaint” About Aryan Khan: Too Many Retakes, Too Much Passion
Mumbai, Aug. 21, 2025 — The night at YRF Studios didn’t feel like just another glitzy Bollywood event. It had that extra current of curiosity in the air. Aryan Khan — Shah Rukh Khan’s son, the boy who grew up under the arc lights without ever standing in them — was finally stepping out, not as an actor, but as a director. His debut web series, The Ba**ds of Bollywood*, had its preview launch, and the mood was electric.
You could sense eyes darting towards the family corner. Shah Rukh himself, in full host mode, commanding the stage with the ease of a man who has lived there for three decades. Gauri Khan smiling, half-proud, half-nervous. And then, Aryan. A little shy in the spotlight, but with that calmness directors carry when they know what they’ve created.
Bobby Deol on Aryan Khan: Admiration, Then a Laugh
When Bobby Deol took the mic, there was warmth in his tone. He didn’t sound like an actor ticking off the praise box at a launch. He spoke almost like a senior marveling at the precision of a newcomer. “It’s not easy,” Bobby said, “to get what you’ve written on paper to breathe through every character. But Aryan has pulled it off.”
Then, with a chuckle, he let slip the one thing everyone loves to hear at such events — a tiny, human crack in the perfection. “Woh alag baat hai usne bahut nichoda humein,” Bobby laughed, “bahut mehnat karvayi. One more, one more… I kept thinking he’d stop. But beta ke one more khatam hi nahi hote.”
The hall broke into laughter. And in that moment, Aryan looked less like the debutante under scrutiny and more like a filmmaker who had earned his stripes — by demanding everything, and then some, from his cast.
Shah Rukh’s Anecdote: A Late-Night Call
Of course, Shah Rukh wasn’t going to let it pass without a story. He leaned in, that familiar mix of mischief and affection in his voice: “Ek raat Bobby ka phone aaya. Keh raha tha, aa jaa yaar. Bohot takes karva raha hai. Ab mujhe jaana hai.”
The crowd roared. Bobby laughed the loudest. And Aryan, standing somewhere to the side, must have smiled that half-shy smile again.
The Series and the Satire
The Ba**ds of Bollywood* isn’t just another glittery title. It’s being described as a satire on the Hindi film industry itself. The cast is sharp — Lakshya and Sahher Bamba as two struggling actors, Bobby as an ageing superstar wrestling with time, and Aryan weaving it all together.
Netflix has its calendar marked: September 18. And let’s be honest, the buzz is heavier than usual. Not just because it’s Aryan’s first, but because this time, the Khans aren’t selling a dream. They’re presenting a lens. A mirror, perhaps.
A City That Loves Its Stories
Outside YRF, the monsoon clouds still hung over Mumbai skies. The same skies that were flooding trains just a day ago — Mumbai rains LIVE updates still trending across feeds. The contrast felt surreal. Inside, a young Khan was telling stories about an industry that raised him. Outside, the city was still recovering from waterlogged streets, school closures, even electrocution tragedies in Jalgaon and a teenager’s death in Bhandup.
That’s Mumbai for you. Bollywood dreams and rain-soaked realities, co-existing, colliding, never quite separate.
And as people spilled out of the studio late at night, one line kept echoing. Bobby’s half-complaint, half-compliment: “One more… one more… aur khatam hi nahi hote.”
Which, in a way, is also the story of Bollywood. Always one more. Always another take. Never quite done.
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