Director and producer Suneel Darshan, known for his films such as Inteqam, Mela and Talaash: The Hunt Begins, among others, recently opened up about his turbulent relationship with actors such as Akshay Kumar and Sunny Deol, with whom he had collaborated in the past. He called his association with Deol the darkest chapter of his life and career. He also opened up about the allegation that Sunny Deol took money from him for a film that never saw the light of day. Despite his legal dispute with Sunny, he said that he respects the Deol family and refused to speak ill of Dharmendra.