Sushant Singh Rajput death continues to rattle India

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Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death a week ago continues to rattle India with a grief-stricken teenager committing suicide in a similar fashion and industry insiders coming out with their own narrative of what might have triggered Rajput taking an extreme step. The shock about Rajput, who was found dead at his home in Mumbai residence on June 14, hasn’t subsided among his fans or colleagues.  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos  Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  #Bollywood SushantSinghRajput #India

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00:00This is Manjusha Radhakrishnan from Gulf News Tabloid.

00:02Today is the sixth day since Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput

00:06was found dead in his Mumbai residence.

00:12The case is getting murkier as we speak,

00:14because his death has reignited debates on nepotism, on rivalry in Bollywood,

00:20and how a professional rivalry could have sabotaged his career and also played a catalyst.

00:27It was very difficult to keep up with the developments today,

00:30because we learnt that Rhea Chakraborty, his rumoured girlfriend,

00:33was at the Bandra police station for at least nine hours.

00:36Usually, statements are recorded when there is an unnatural death like suicide,

00:41but nine hours is a long time for anyone to record their statement.

00:45And according to sources and reports that were published in Indian dailies

00:49like Times of India, Hindustan Times,

00:51we learnt that they were living together during the lockdown

00:56and just before the actor committed suicide, they had a fight.

01:00And all her phone records are being checked into

01:04and looked into to gain further clarity into the case.

01:07There have been reports that production houses like Yash Raj Films

01:11and other producers have to come forward and submit contracts

01:15that the actors sign with those houses to rule out any foul play.

01:19There's also the question of director Shekhar Kapoor,

01:22who was due to direct Sushant Singh Rajput in the movie Paani.

01:26It got shelved eventually.

01:28Even he was one of the 13 people who came forward

01:32and was asked to record their statements.

01:34Later this afternoon, Kangana Ranaut also posted a video

01:38where she said that actor Sushant Singh Rajput

01:41was at the receiving end of emotional lynching.

01:44In fact, she felt that she has spoken to directors like Abhishek Kapoor,

01:50and has gone through all the reports that there were deliberate attempts

01:54to character assassinate Sushant Singh Rajput.

01:57Ranaut in the video also suggested that there were smear campaigns against the actor

02:02and reports that were not verified,

02:04such as the actor breaking a glass bottle on a director's head

02:08or him being narcissistic, did the rounds.

02:11And she believed that these media people acted like vultures

02:15and those unverified reports and smear campaign

02:18went against the actor and affected his mental health.

02:22There is also director like Anubhav Sinha,

02:24who seems to be riding on the steam

02:26that Sushant Singh Rajput's death has triggered.

02:30He also lashed out against Salman Khan.

02:33He believes sabotaged his career.

02:35He also said the Being Human charity is a nefarious organization.

02:40It's a money laundering unit.

02:42It's not often that Bollywood sees so much drama after the death of an actor.

02:47Because it's an unnatural death,

02:49there are talks that it is professional rivalry

02:51and it was deliberate sidelining of the actor by big players from Bollywood

02:55like Karan Johar, Sanjay Leela Bansali, Yash Chopra films that led to his downfall.

03:02It's the first time in many years that Bollywood is rallying for an actor.

03:07His fans in his native town Patna are also rallying and protesting

03:12against nepotism in Bollywood.

03:14And they felt Bollywood is very hostile towards outsiders.

03:18While Sushant Singh Rajput's film and acting was celebrated throughout,

03:23it's his death that's spurring maximum debates.

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