01/17Bollywood actors who faced criminal charges
While we love them for all the right reasons, it doesn’t mean our very own Bollywood celebrities have not had their dark moments. Let’s have a look at these famous actors who have faced criminal charges.
02/17Salman Khan
‘Tubelight’ star Salman Khan has made a lot of headlines with his criminal cases. The most talked about ones being the hit and run case, black buck case and the latest criminal intimidation and robbery filed by a member of Brashtachaar Nirmoolan Samiti for getting assaulted by Salman's bodyguard on a flight.
03/17Sanjay Dutt
‘Bhoomi’ actor Sanjay Dutt's involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and for the illegal possession of weapons landed him in prison for five years. The actor has served his term and is now back to work.
04/17Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan had legal trouble with the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) officials where the superstar accused them of manhandling his children and their friends. The case got so serious that he was eventually banned from the Wankhede stadium for five years.
05/17Saif Ali Khan
Along with Salman, Saif was also convicted in the black buck case. Apart from that Saif was also charged with a case for hitting an NRI businessman at the Wasabi Restaurant at the Taj Mahal Hotel.
06/17Shilpa Shetty Kundra
On April 27 2017, the Bhiwandi police in neighbouring Thane district registered the case against Shilpa and Raj for allegedly duping a textile firm owner of Rs 24 lakh. Shilpa and Raj were booked for allegedly committing the penal offences of criminal breach of trust and cheating, respectively under sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.
07/17Sooraj Pancholi
When Sooraj’s ex girlfriend and late actress Jiah Khan committed suicide, she left letters in which she had opened up about her troubled relationship with him. She also held him responsible for her depression that ultimately made her take her own life. The investigation traced this back to Sooraj, who found himself behind bars following the accusations.
08/17Tabu
The same black buck case for which Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan had been charged, Tabu too has been charged for accompanying the troupe during the killing of the black buck deer.
09/17Sonali Bendre
Sonali Bendre too was a part of the little group that went hunting when the black buck incident happened. The incident took place during the course of the movie ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’.
10/17Shiney Ahuja
Shiney Ahuja was accused of raping his house maid in 2009. He was put behind bars but was bailed out soon after.