I'm not gay, have intimate photos with Ayesha Shroff to prove it: Sahil Khan

Sahil Khan said he’s prepared to release “intimate” photographs of himself and an alleged former female acquaintance to prove he is not a homosexual.

The Bollywood actor is currently the subject of a legal complaint in India made by producer Ayesha Shroff, who claims that Khan swindled her out of a significant amount of money.

However, Khan has countered her claim by asserting that he and Shroff, who is the wife of director Jackie Shroff, had an affair, and that she spent the money herself while they were together.

Her riposte? They can’t have had an affair, she alleges, because Khan is gay.

Homosexuality is currently against the law in India since it was was re-criminalised in 2013, following the re-instatement of an outdated Colonial Penal Code.

Khan’s lawyers have since requested that the court holds “an in-camera trial to reveal the truth” about the alleged affair, the actor was quoted as saying in Mid-Day .

“Because there are some intimate pictures of me and Ayesha which we have to show,” he adds.

“Ayesha has said so many things about me - that I am gay and that we did not have physical relations - and she has left me no choice but to take all these things to the public,” he further claims.

The case was recently adjourned until 16 January, and Khan’s lawyers are currently fighting for him to be granted bail until the court date.

A new report now claims that Shroff intends to file a new police complaint against Khan following his tabloid interview, although this is yet to be confirmed by Shroff herself.

The other side: When mid-day contacted Ayesha, she said, “He is trying to sidetrack the fact that he has cheated me and owes me money. There cannot be any personal pictures for the simple reason that there was never a personal relationship. I think his ex-wife was the best person to clarify that. I suggest you write a story on the truth as opposed to cooperating with his vile and disgusting lies.”

Ayesha’s advocate Rizwan Siddique said, “Had there been any substance in the claims of Mr Sahil Khan, he would have already submitted it to the court. It is a matter of record that despite two FIRs, he has not submitted anything till date and therefore this act proves a lot. With regard to in-camera court proceedings, my client had, through Advocate Anjali Patil, already submitted to the court that there is nothing to hide in the matter, therefore whatever is required to be produced should be produced in open court.”