This Article is From May 29, 2013

Will not use the sympathy card, says Policegiri producer

Will not use the sympathy card, says Policegiri producer

Sanjay Dutt in a poster from the movie Policegiri

Highlights

  • Rahul Aggarwal, producer of Sanjay Dutt-starrer Policegiri <, asserts he is against 'frivolous publicity' and will not use 'sympathy card' to promote his movie.
  • Sanjay is currently serving his three-and-a-half year jail sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune. He surrendered on May 16.
  • "That's one card, which I don't want to play because people should not be feeling that I am playing the sympathy card. What is happening is unfortunate. Nevertheless, the film has to be released. But I am not going to be doing any frivolous publicity," Rahul told reporters on Tuesday at the first look launch of the film here.
  • "I am going to take the film's publicity in a very sober and respectful manner," he added.
  • Talking about Sanjay, he said: "I don't think we should use the word sympathy, we should use the word affection for Mr Dutt. I think that's the more appropriate word to use."
  • Directed by KS Ravikumar, the action packed cop drama also stars Prachi Desai in the lead and is coming out July 5.
Mumbai: Rahul Aggarwal, producer of Sanjay Dutt-starrer Policegiri<, asserts he is against 'frivolous publicity' and will not use 'sympathy card' to promote his movie.

Sanjay is currently serving his three-and-a-half year jail sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune. He surrendered on May 16.

"That's one card, which I don't want to play because people should not be feeling that I am playing the sympathy card. What is happening is unfortunate. Nevertheless, the film has to be released. But I am not going to be doing any frivolous publicity," Rahul told reporters on Tuesday at the first look launch of the film here.

"I am going to take the film's publicity in a very sober and respectful manner," he added.

Talking about Sanjay, he said: "I don't think we should use the word sympathy, we should use the word affection for Mr Dutt. I think that's the more appropriate word to use."

Directed by KS Ravikumar, the action packed cop drama also stars Prachi Desai in the lead and is coming out July 5.
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