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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