Suniel Shetty’s son, Ahan Shetty, made his big Bollywood debut in 2021 with Tadap, alongside Tara Sutaria. Since then, he hasn’t been seen on the big screen, though he’s currently working on Border 2. He was supposed to do Sajid Nadiadwala’s Sanki, and reports had emerged saying his high entourage cost for the film cost him the role. In an interview, he refuted the claims, stating that one has to be thick-skinned in this industry.
Ahan Shetty on losing films
“I know there were articles written about me, saying that my entourage cost was high, and that’s why certain films didn’t happen, and none of that was true. I knew that, people close to me knew that, and my producers knew that too. But you just have to be thick-skinned in this industry,” Ahan said, as quoted by the Hindustan Times.
However, the actor remains cautious. He said, “Going forward, it might get worse. These things affect you, but you shouldn’t let them bother you too much because everyone has the right to their own opinion, and that’s life. You learn from it and move on.”
“I’m taking this phase as Ahan 2.0; it is like a new beginning for me. There was quite a long gap for me for various reasons. But this is definitely a new beginning, and I am very excited for it,” the actor concluded. Besides starring in the remake of his father’s film, Ahan also has a project with Shaad Ali in the works.
Suniel Shetty on Ahan’s career
In an interview during Kesari Veer, Suniel Shetty revealed how Ahan was blamed for choosing Border and threatened to expose people who tried to sabotage his career. He said, “Ahan let go of a lot of opportunities because of this film; he missed out on a lot because of the ego of others. He was thrown out of those films, and he was blamed for it in the press. They said he has a 10-person entourage; people paid lots of money to get negative articles written about him. Do you think I don’t have connections? Do you think I can’t do the same thing?”
Suniel continued, “I still pay for my own food. I spend my own money to this day, not the producer’s. And that’s how Ahan has been raised. I’ve never spoken about this, but I’ll say it now. All this negativity was orchestrated because Ahan wanted to do Border 2, and some people wanted their films to succeed instead of Border 2. If this continues, I will hold a press conference and expose every person involved.”
For those unversed, Border 2 is a spiritual sequel to the 1997 film Border. It stars Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty. The film, directed by Anurag Singh, is set against the backdrop of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.