Published 16:23 IST, June 16th 2020
Anubhav Sinha raises 'privilege club' dialogue after Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic death
Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic death has triggered conversations revolving around 'nepotism', 'mental health', and 'Bollywood's privilege club'. Read here —
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Sushant Singh Rajput, who was laid to rest on June 15, died by suicide on June 14. actor's tragic death has triggered conversations revolving around 'nepotism', 'mental health', and how 'Bollywood's privilege club' is basically dark hole amid all glamour.
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha took to his Twitter handle to slam 'privileged' in film industry. Without naming anyone, Sinha wrote, " Bollywood Privilege Club must sit down and think hard tonight. PS- w don't ask me to elaborate any furr." While Sinha received backlash on this tweet for t naming & shaming, he later in a series of tweets explained how he felt about Sushant Singh Rajput's death, even though he didn't kw him personally.
Sinha wrote, "Didn’t kw him at all. Never met him I think. But was tossing and turning all night. I’ve seen Patna and I’ve seen Bandra. It’s a long journey in 34 years. Can’t fathom what hurt him so hard. Sleep well boy!!!." Thappad director later went on to discuss 'nepotism' debate and wrote, "Who decides what a 'fair advant' is? Were all mythological dynasties across all religions nepotistic???" [sic]
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Reacting to Sinha's tweets, director Hansal Mehta echoed, " co-opted are also insiders. Those who dont belong, don't adhere are outsiders. Being abandoned after being co-opted often leads to despair. Both parties have rotten apples. Like those with and without privilege." [sic]
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Sushant Singh Rajput's death
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on June 14, 2020. actor's body was found in his Bandra apartment by his house help. police have t recovered any suicide te from his house. A number of angles into his death are being probed. His last rites were performed at 4 pm on Monday evening. An official statement regarding Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has been released by his team.
''It pains us to share that Sushant Singh Rajput is longer with us. We request his fans to keep him in ir thoughts and celebrate his life, and his work as y have done so far. We request media to help us maintain privacy at this moment of grief.''
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16:23 IST, June 16th 2020