Sanjay Dutt’s biopic directed by Rajkumar Hirani has landed in legal trouble amid its successful journey at the Box Office.
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Sanjay Dutt’s biopic Sanju directed by Rajkumar Hirani has landed in legal trouble amid its successful journey at the Box Office. Jailed underworld gangster Abu Salem has sent a legal notice to the makers of the film for “tarnishing his image” in the film. Salem claims that his inappropriate portrayal in Sanju has caused ‘pain and disrepute’ to him.
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The notice has been sent through lawyer Prashant Pandey to Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and Fox Star Studios. It mentions that Salem has nothing to do with supplying arms and ammunition to the actor and in fact has never met him.
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“All allegations leveled in the scenes are preposterous, absurd, ridiculous and libelous in character. The baseless allegations made in the film have injured my client’s reputation, lowered him in the eyes of others and exposed him to ridicule and dislike,” reads the notice. “Falsity of allegations to the point reveals concerted effort and malicious plan to malign my client unjustly to defame him. Contents of the film are extremely insinuating, disparaging and defamatory attacking the reputation of my client.”
Abu Salem has been jailed for being involved in 1993 Bombay blasts and is currently serving his sentence. The notice demands elimination of the scene in 15 days, a financial compensation and also an apology for the ‘malicious and scandalous scene’. Failing these demands would lead Salem’s lawyer to take legal actions against the makers.
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Sanju, which stars an ensemble cast alongside Ranbir Kapoor, is based on the controversial life of Sanjay Dutt, mainly depicting three phases of his life — drug abuse, the women in his life and his 1993 imprisonment. The film was released worldwide on June 29.
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