MUMBAI: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has slammed author Yasser Usman and publishers Juggernaut for an unofficial biography on him, saying the book is based on “1990s’ tabloids and gossip magazines” and hurts his family.
The actor, whose life story is already being adapted for the big screen by his “Munnabhai” director Rajkumar Hirani, said he is working on his official autobiography and it will be out soon.
“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 that contents of the proposed book are based on information available in public domain from authentic sources.
“However, from 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 and not true. I have consulted with my legal team on the next course of action,” the actor wrote on Twitter.
Usman, a former journalist, has already written unofficial accounts of Bollywood stars such as Rajesh Khanna and Rekha.
Titled “Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood’s Bad Boy,” Usman details the actor’s troubled early years, his battle with drugs and his brush with law that landed him in jail.
The excerpts of the book have already appeared in the news but Dutt, 58, said he hopes the publishers stop sharing more stories from the book.
“My official autobiography will be out soon which will be authentic and based on facts,” he wrote. (AGENCIES)
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