Mumbai: Having slapped a defamation suit for a compensation of Rs 200 crore to a radio station for spoofing the Deol family, Sunny Deol talked about the aftermath and the reasons behind his action in an exclusive interview. A visibly disturbed Sunny sitting before a massive poster of ‘Apne’, he looked very much like playing the role of a responsible elder son, doing his duty for his family - exactly what he aimed at expressing with his action.
Talking about the aftermath of the notice, Sunny said, “This is a legal matter. However, nobody has approached so far.”
When asked why a humungous amount of 200 crore? The actor said, “Until and unless you do something big, nobody understands.”
The legal notice, served on the respondent last Saturday, has asked them to withdraw the show forthwith or else the Deol family would consider filing civil as well as criminal defamation cases.
"We will wait for a week and let us see how they react... if need arises, we won`t hesitate to file a criminal case along with civil suit for damages," said Ashok Sarogi, Sunny`s lawyer.
Talking about the provocative show, Sunny Deol said, "I and my family are terribly hurt....we have tolerated the programme for long but there is a limit to how much one can take." Elaborating, he said, “I am not against mimicry but when it becomes cheap, it is bad. I can`t even hear the programme. It provokes me. I get upset. After all, we are all human beings".
The actor maintains, “I never thought that it will go to such an extent. This step is out of compulsion. I want people to understand to not to play with somebody’s sentiments. There is a limit to everything. Don’t make things commercial and cheap. A personal censorship should be there.”
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