People enjoying lies: Sunny Deol on alleged fake box office collections
Actor Sunny Deol has spoken out against the growing practice of inflating box office numbers and using corporate bookings to create a false sense of success. He also expressed disappointment over the industry's increasing reliance on hype rather than authenticity.In an interview with Zoom, the 'Gadar' star said, 'It is sad. People don't want to believe in reality, but create their own version of reality and want it to be that way. It should not be. We don't have that kind of unity where we stick around and say this is wrong."advertisementSunny criticised the trend of bulk-buying tickets and showing fake box office numbers, and questioned how honest such practices really are. 'People who are enjoying the lies (of exaggerated box office numbers), I don't understand what kind of people they are. I would like to advise the youngsters that this is not the way to make yourself a hit. That is why many youngsters and stories are not coming out,' he added.
Sunny also shared a bigger concern, that people no longer value good stories or strong performances. He said these days, success is decided more by fake numbers than by the real impact of a film.On the work front, Sunny Deol was last seen in 'Jaat', which marked director Gopichand Malineni's Hindi debut. The film also featured Regina Cassandra, Randeep Hooda, Saiyami Kher, and Ramya Krishnan. Sunny is currently filming 'Border 2', the sequel to the 1997 war drama, alongside Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty.He is also set to play Hanuman in Nitesh Tiwari's much-anticipated 'Ramayana', which stars Ranbir Kapoor as Ram and Sai Pallavi as Sita.Must Watch
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