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June 13, 2024
Actor-politician Sunny Deol Accused of Extortion
Indian film producer accuses actor-politician Sunny Deol of extorting US$480,425, not completing projects.
India - Indian actor and politician Sunny Deol has been
accused of cheating and extortion by film producer Sorav Gupta. In a press
conference, the producer accused him of forgeries, extortion, and dishonesty.
Gupta stated that Deol never completed the project despite taking an advance
payment of INR 4 crore (USD 480,425) from him in 2016.
Sorav said, “We gave
him ₹1cr in advance but instead of starting my film, he opted to shoot for
Poster Boys (2017) instead. He kept asking me for more money and by now my
₹2.55cr was in Sunny ji’s account. He also made me give money to another
director, book Filmistaan studio and get an executive producer.”
At the press
conference, notable filmmaker Suneel Darshan, who supported Sorav’s statements
that he made to the press, and stated that he too had faced the same issues
with the Gadar 2 actor.
Sharing his
experience of working with Sunny Deol, Suneel Darshan added, “Sunny Deol
acquired rights from my movie Ajay (1996) for overseas distribution and only
made a partial payment. The balance payment never came through. Later, Sunny
requested me to work on a project with him, saying, ‘Have faith in me, help me
out’, and got me to pay him again.”
