Jackie Shroff to take legal action against calumny

FAZAL-UR-REHMAN

KARACHI: A leaked video featuring Bollywood veteran actor Jackie Shroff has gone viral. The expletive-packed, recorded rant was originally release in 1998 but has only recently made its rounds online.

Shroff who initially laughed off the "archival oddity" as "someone out to have fun at my cost" has decided to get serious by taking legal action.

Speaking from outside Ajmer Sharif where he has gone to shoot K C Bokadia’s latest creation, Shroff says, "I thought I’d just ignore it. If someone out there gets his 15 minutes of glory by using my name so be it. After all these are not words and phrases that are alien to us. We’ve all grown up hearing and using them. And if anyone wants to act holier-than-thou about them then that's their problem."

Shroff grievance pertains to the sneaking and underhand way the video was out. "Why after so many years? It’s mischievous and uncalled-for. Friends have advised me to sue. I don’t know how internet crimes are dealt with. I’m going to consult my lawyers as soon as I return to Mumbai."

He is currently shooting K C Bokadia’s political thriller Dirty Politics near Ajmer Sharif. It stars Jackie Shroff, Atul Kulkarni, Om Puri, Anupam Kher and Ashutosh Rana.