Actor and Member of Parliament Sunny Deol is facing serious allegations from film producer Sorav Gupta of Sundawn Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Gupta has accused Deol of cheating, extortion, and forgery, alleging that the actor took advance payments for a film that never materialized. At a recent press conference, Sorav Gupta, a real estate developer turned film producer, claimed that in 2016, Sunny Deol received Rs 1 crore in advance for a film project, with a total fee agreed at Rs 4 crores. Gupta alleged that despite promises, Deol did not start the project, choosing to work on another film, Poster Boys (2017), instead. Over time, Gupta claimed that he continued to make payments to Deol, totaling Rs 2.55 crores. “We gave him Rs 1 crore in advance, but instead of starting my film, he chose to shoot for Poster Boys (2017) instead. He kept asking me for more money, and by now, my Rs 2.55 crores is in Sunny ji’s account.
He also made me give money to another director, book the Filmistan studio, and hire an executive producer,” Gupta told Hindustan Times. The allegations took a serious turn when Gupta claimed that in 2023, Sunny Deol forged an agreement with his company. “When we read the agreement, we found that he had changed a page in the middle, where he increased the fee amount from Rs 4 crores to Rs 8 crores and the profit to Rs 2 crores,” he shared. Filmmaker Suneel Darshan, known for popular films such as Janwar (1999) and Andaaz (2003), supported Gupta’s claims at the same press conference, alleging similar issues with Sunny Deol.
“Sunny Deol acquired rights from my movie Ajay (1996) for overseas distribution and only made a partial payment. The balance payment never came through,” said Darshan. He further added, “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.” An industry source, speaking anonymously, supported the allegations against Deol, claiming that the actor has a history of dishonoring commitments with several producers. In response to these allegations, Sorav Gupta has filed a police complaint against Sunny Deol. “The police issued [Deol] a notice on April 30. His office sent a letter saying he was out of town on the day he was to present himself,” Gupta disclosed. Sunny Deol has yet to react to the claims.
