A video purporting to show Bollywood actor and BJP MP from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol wandering drunk on the streets of Mumbai has gone viral.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Pawan Shukla (“@Shukla8175“) tweeted “Ye bjp MP Sunny Deol kaha ghum raha raat ko? Lagta hai jada daaru pee liya kya? #SunnyDeol“. The tweet was made on Dec 6, 2023.
Ye bjp MP Sunny Deol kaha ghum raha raat ko? Lagta hai jada daaru pee liya kya?#SunnyDeolpic.twitter.com/oHCyuqcq47
— Pawan Shukla (@Shukla8175) December 5, 2023
Fatima Khan (“@afficasm“) tweeted “Drink karne ka tarika thora kazual hain. #SunnyDeol“
Drink karne ka tarika thora kazual hain. #SunnyDeol pic.twitter.com/GjnDtzgGOf
— Fatima Khan (@afficasm) December 5, 2023
Several other accounts, including Roman Aamir (“@Romanaamir01“), @single_soul1, ETimes (“@etimes“), Tamal Saha (“@Tamal0401“), BOLLYWOOD GOSSIPS (“@bolly_goss“), Cow Momma (“@Cow__Momma“) also made the same claim that Sunny Deol, a BJP MP and well-known actor, is out on the town under the influence of alcohol. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this is a movie set scene with nothing to do with reality. After the video went viral, he clarified and shared behind-the-scenes footage as proof.
Sunny Deol (“@iamsunnydeol“) from the official account of twitter tweeted the original video on Dec 6, 2023, which has received an about 1.6M views on X.
Afwaahon ka ‘Safar’ bas yahin tak 🙏🙏#Shooting #BTS pic.twitter.com/MS6kSUAKzL
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) December 6, 2023
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 6, 2023
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video of Bollywood actor and BJP MP from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol that shows him roaming drunk alone on the street in Mumbai has been shared claiming to be real. The fact is that this is a scene from a movie shoot and has nothing to do with reality.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/kuMOGAo1kG
Intent:
Influencers are circulating movie shooting videos as real to target the actor/politician. The truth is that this scene is unrelated to reality and is taken from a movie set. In light of the viral nature of the video, he provided an explanation and behind-the-scenes footage.
Conclusion:
Claim : Claiming to be authentic, a video of Bollywood actor and BJP MP from Gurdaspur, Sunny Deol wandering around drunk on a Mumbai street has been circulated.
Fact : The scene in question is purely fictional and is part of a filming process. After the video went viral, he provided an explanation and, as evidence, released behind-the-scenes footage.