Suniel Shetty who is currently busy promoting his son Ahan Shetty’s second movie Border 2, a sequel to his own 1997 blockbuster Border, has shared his strong take on the ongoing language debate in Maharashtra.
At an event at TiE Mangaluru, Suniel Shetty opened up about his Mangalorean roots and stated that nobody can force him to speak Marathi in Mumbai.
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Suniel Shetty Roars Don’t Force Me To Speak Marathi
During the event, Suniel Shetty was talking about his roots as he stated, “I moved out from here when I was very young, not to be something else and not to be someone else.”
He continued that despite staying in Mumbai, Mangaluru never left him, “There is Mangaluru in everything that I do”.
He then talked about the ongoing Marathi language debate. He said, “When somebody says, what about Marathi? I say, what about Marathi?”
Pushing back against the language imposition, “No, you’ve got to speak Marathi. I said, I don’t have to do that. I will do it when I want to do it. Don’t force me to speak the language.”
Suniel Shetty further acknowledged that Mumbai is his karmabhoomi and said, “If that’s my karmabhoomi, if I learn the language, I will be keeping a lot of people happy”.
And continued, “I speak better Marathi than probably most Maharashtrian kids do in Mumbai today.”
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Suniel Shetty On People Trolling Son Ahan Shetty
As he is busy promoting Border 2 that stars his son Ahan Shetty as one of the leads, Suniel Shetty stated in an interview with ETimes, “When it comes to your children, I think parents are most vulnerable and become a completely different person”.
He further warned trolls against taking potshots at his son and stated, “I will not let go. I will take you on. I will take you on the way you want me to take you on, because I am clean and honest and also fearless.”
Directed by Anurag Singh, Border 2 stars Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty. It is slated to release in theatres on January 23, 2026.
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