Sanjay Dutt sends a legal notice to the author and the publisher of his unofficial biography

Actor Sanjay Dutt has condemned author Yasser Usman and Juggernaut publication for publishing an unofficial biography on the actor. Dutt said that the book is based on tabloids and gossip magazines and hurts the sentiments of his family. Excerpt from Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy go back to the time when the troubled actor struggled with substance abuse, even as his mother, Nargis, lay in the coma at a hospital in new york.

"I have not authorized either Juggernaut Publications or Yasser Usman to write/publish my biography. Our lawyers had sent them a legal notice," said the actor in a statement. Sanjay Dutt’s life story is already being adapted for the silver screen by director Rajkumar Hirani.

I hope better sense will prevail and there will be no further excerpts that will hurt me or my family. My official autobiography will be out soon which will be authentic and based on facts. pic.twitter.com/iOiazTRc6n

— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) March 20, 2018

 Responding to the statement, Juggernaut Publications said that contents of the biography are based on information available in public domain from authentic sources. Usman has detailed the actor's struggle, his battle with drugs and his battle with the law. 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.