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Celina Jaitly seeks legal action against 'Pakistani journalist' who made inappropriate claims

Umair Sandhu claimed the Indian actor had slept with father-son duo, Feroz and Fardeen Khan

Entertainment Desk July 31, 2023

Indian actor Celina Jaitly has locked horns with a self-described "journalist and film critic" named Umair Sandhu, who claims to be from Pakistan. A few months ago, Umair made specific claims about Celina's personal life on Twitter, accusing her of having been involved with the late Indian star Feroz Khan and his son Fardeen Khan. As a response, Celina confronted the issue head-on and sought justice for the slanderous attacks.

"Celina Jaitley is the only actress in Bollywood who slept with both father (Feroz Khan) and son (Fardeen Khan) many times," tweeted Umair to his followers. Celina initially responded by saying, “Dear Mr Sandhu, hope posting this gave you the much-needed girth and length to become a man and some hope to cure you of your erectile dysfunction. There are other ways to fix your problem…like going to a doctor, you must try it sometime!" Tagging Twitter Safety, she added, "Please take action."

Now, in a tweet on Sunday, the actor detailed the ordeal, elaborating further on the actions she has taken thus far to safeguard her well-being. "A few months ago, a self-proclaimed Hindi film critic and journalist from Pakistan named Umair Sandhu took to Twitter to make viral untrue horrific claims about me which included bizarre allegations like my relations with both my mentor Feroz Khan and his son Fardeen. In addition, he made claims targeting me and my family’s safety and security even in Austria."

Continuing further, she penned, "My response to his harassment and fake claims from Pakistan went viral and garnered support from millions of Twitterati including Pakistani nationals who were appalled at his behaviour. The perpetrator changes his location on social media consistently but was hiding in Pakistan. As a result thereof, legal recourse was not possible for me and he continued to assault my character and modesty from across the border. I thereby took the matter to the National Commission Of Women in India, [which] took cognizance of my complaint and wrote a letter addressed to the respected Joint Secretary (PAI Division), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for initiating necessary action in the matter."

Adding on, the actor wrote, "The Commission has received a positive response from the MEA communicated via letter. The Ministry views the incident with utmost seriousness and has raised the matter with Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi seeking an immediate investigation and action on the incident."

Shedding light on how this was more than just about her character, Celina stated, “For me, it was not just a fight for the open assault on my character but also an assault on my integrity, my motherhood, my family and above all, my Godfather and my beloved mentor Mr Feroz Khan, who is no longer in this world here to defend himself. He was my mentor, my friend, my guide, and I am eternally grateful for the love, respect, and career he gave me. I am an Indian army war hero’s daughter and I was going to fight it till my last breath, even if it meant going to Pakistan to teach this person a lesson."

The star went on to thank all those involved in facilitating her pursuit of justice. She further added, "I feel proud to be an Indian woman today. Four generations of my family including my father gave their blood to our nation and today, when they are no longer in this world, I feel glad to be treated as a daughter of my nation wherein the government is my protector and guardian...Proud to be an Indian woman.”

A few months ago, a self-proclaimed Hindi film critic and journalist from Pakistan named @UmairSandu took to Twitter to make viral untrue horrific claims about me which included bizarre allegations like my relations with both my mentor Feroz Khan and his son Fardeen , in addition… pic.twitter.com/xAtxdE8Jzb
— Celina Jaitly (@CelinaJaitly) July 30, 2023

In all of this, the infamous Kamaal R Khan weighed in on the matter. "Many actresses are sending legal notices to Umair Sandhu, whose Twitter account is based in London. So I can’t understand, how will they file cases against him. And I can say with 100% guarantee that he is not going to stop." It is interesting to see how the matter unfolds further.