Aryan Khan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant has shared a heartfelt appreciation post for the director after the release of his show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood. This marks the first time since their 2021 cruise ship case that Arbaaz has spoken so openly about Aryan. He shared photos from the premiere night and reminisced about their childhood.

Arbaaz began the note by writing, “To Aryan – I remember when we were kids and I asked you, when do we expect to see you in the movies and you said it straight up, “I don’t want to be in the movies, but one day I’ll be making the best movies out there.” And Now, you have taken your first steps as a professional Film Maker. Not only it’s awesome, but it’s also the best show on Indian soil, By far. I’m so damn proud of you. May you continue to bring the best out of your scripts, actors, crew and everyone around you, just like you have, since the last 28 years of your life. Wishing (more like predicting) that you have the best career of all time. Now go and impress the world brother, we really can’t wait for more. (sic)”

He then appreciated Aryan’s co-writers and associates, Manav Chauhan, Ankit Dahiya and Ujwal Gupta. Arbaaz also extended the congratulatory message to the crew and ended his note by teasing season 2 of the show. He wrote, “To the crew, rest up, season 2 starts soon B****ds of Bollywood, out now on Netflix.”

The first photo in the carousel is a solo still of Aryan from the day when his show was announced. It is followed by more photos from the premiere night, along with reviews of the show. This post comes after years of silence following the drug-related case in October 2021, when Aryan, Arbaaz, and others were detained during the NCB cruise raid. Since then, Arbaaz has rarely spoken publicly about Aryan.

Meanwhile, The Ba**ds of Bollywood, which marked Shah Rukh Khan’s son’s directorial debut, stars Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Bobby Deol, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Rajat Bedi and others.