Actor Rajpal Yadav has spoken out about the public perception surrounding his recent stint in Tihar Jail in connection with a ₹9 crore debt and cheque bounce case.
During a recent appearance on Shubhankar Mishra's podcast, Rajpal addressed one of the most common assumptions: that an actor with such an extensive filmography should have had no difficulty repaying ₹5 crore.
Rajpal shared, 'That's exactly the question... the day people understand this, they will understand my entire case… I was not jailed because I didn't have money. It was about a larger issue and a matter of principle.'
He added that had it been just about ₹5 crore, 'it would have been resolved in 2012 itself,' claiming that the issue eventually led to losses of ₹17–22 crore.
Rajpal also opened up about the film project at the heart of the controversy, revealing that a substantial portion of it had already been completed before things began to unravel.
He said, '₹12 crore had already been spent... it became a ₹22 crore project…If even enemies are involved in a project, they should let it release. The audience should decide.'
Reacting to allegations of fraud, the actor said, 'In the film industry, out of 100 films, 20 work and 80 fail... If a film fails, it doesn't mean fraud has been committed.'
