'Motichoor Chaknachoor' scarred Athiya Shetty so much: Suniel Shetty opens up on controversy

It's been five years since Athiys Shetty made her Bollywood debut. The actor who is Suniel Shetty's daughter forayed into acting with Hero released in 2015. Soon after that, she was seen in Mubarakan (2017) and Motichoor Chaknachoor which hit the screens last year. The last film wherein she was seen opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui caught up in controversy during its release. The fallout between the director Debamitra Biswal and producer Woodpecker Movies eventually took the legal route.

Now during an interaction with The Times of India, Suniel addressed the controversy and revealed how Athiya was 'scarred for life' after her dad's name was also dragged into it. The Dhadkan actor stated, "I am her sounding board, I am her bounce board and boxing bag also, she punches me the most. She is very clear about what she does not want to do."

He shared, "At times that gets difficult and there are so many films that come her way and now Motichoor Chaknachoor has scarred her so much, tremendous appreciation as an actor but scarred her from the point of view. With no fault of hers, she was dragged into something that she was not even responsible for. She is so scared now that anything which comes from me she wants to think about it 25 times. She doesn’t have that kind of faith. She says they are your friends and this happens."

Suniel added, "But Athiya is very comfortable in her own skin. I think that is where we all come from whether it is Mana (Shetty), or whether it is me or whether it is Athiya or Ahan (Shetty), we are happy, we are content. I don’t regret anything."