When Sanjay got angry

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is planning legal action against the writer and publisher of his “unauthorised” biography The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood’s Bad Boy. In response, the publisher has decided not to put out any “extracts” from the book in short-form media. The actor also said his “authentic” autobiography will be out soon.

Sanjay issued a statement via social media about the book penned by Yasser Usman and published by Juggernaut. “I have not authorised either Juggernaut Publications or Yasser Usman to write/publish my biography. Our lawyers had sent them a legal notice, in response to which Juggernaut Publications said contents of the proposed book are based on information available in public domain from authentic sources. However, the excerpts that are appearing in the newspaper are partly based on my old interviews, but rest all seemed to be based on hearsay, 1990s’ tabloids and gossip magazines, most of which are figments of imagination. I have consulted with my legal team on the next course of action,” he wrote.

Personal note

In an accompanying post, Sanjay said: “I hope better sense will prevail and there will be no further excerpts that will hurt me or my family.” Juggernaut, in its statement, said the team is “sorry” to know Sanjay is “upset” by the book. However, in their defense, they have said the book has been “painstakingly footnoted, and the sources the book has relied upon have clearly been mentioned”. — IANS