I got no money, no work, and got branded a trouble maker because of Anees Bazmee, Sunil Pal hits back hard

15 Sep 2017

Stand-up comedianSunilPal has taken on the big sharks ofBollywoodprimarily on principle. Its the question of myself-esteemnow. They (AneesBazmeeand his friends who allegedly refused to pay his money) are big successful people. I am a very small artiste. But I work hard to live with dignity. I wont let anyone take that away from me, says Sunil emotionally. Anees latest salvo has hitSunilreally hard. He says I didnt get paid because I was too drunk to perform at the event where I had gone on Aneesjis request. This is defamatory. And it will be very difficult for him to prove that I was drunk. Because Ive never touched a drop of alcohol in my entire life. My only nasha in life is my work. I dont need alcohol. Sunilsays he never intended to make a hue and cry over the payment. ButAneesjiand his friends compelled me to do this. Their intentions were not right. When I agreed to perform at a private function on Aneesjis request it was in the hope of getting work in his film. But I got nothing. No money no work. And after this incident, do you thinkAneesjiwill ever think of giving me work? Ill now be branded a trouble maker. Sunil says he agreed to do the show only onAneesBazmeesay-so. I was scheduled to perform inPuneat a public event. I gave up that because a filmmaker ofAneesBazmis stature asked me to do show. How was I to know I wouldnt be paid and Id be maligned for asking for my rightful money? I charged them just a token Rs. 51,000. What is this small amount to a filmmaker of Aneesjis stature? Notonlydid he distance himself from my payment (after having gotten me on board) he even told me Jokarnahaikarlo when I insisted on being paid. I may be a very small artiste. But I am an artiste, nonetheless. I wont be taken for granted.