Published 15:46 IST, June 15th 2020
Ranvir Shorey calls out Bollywood's 'gatekeepers', mulls over its 'win or lose all' game
With 'Kedarnath' actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Bollywood industry was left shook and that triggered mental health discussions. Ranvir Shorey opines
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With 'Kedarnath' actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death on June 14, Bollywood industry was left shook and that triggered mental health discussions as Sushant died by suicide. Was the pressure of the film industry too much to handle? Actor Ranvir Shorey took to his Twitter handle to call out the 'Bollywood gatekeepers'.
In a series of tweets, he said, "It wouldn’t be fair to blame someone for a step that he took himself. He was playing a high stakes game, where it’s win or lose it all. But something has to be said about the self appointed ‘gatekeepers of Bollywood’."
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He added: "Something has to be said about the games they play, and their two facedness. Something has to be said about the power they wield with zero accountability. The power they derive from having inherited privilege in the business and the mainstream media sitting in their lap."
The actor passed away at 34 at his Bandra residence in Mumbai. Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide and was found by his housemaid. According to reports, he was undergoing treatment for depression from the past six months. The cops did not recover any suicide note from his place.
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An official statement was released by the team of Sushant Singh Rajput
''It pains us to share that Sushant Singh Rajput is no longer with us. We request his fans to keep him in their thoughts and celebrate his life, and his work as they have done so far. We request media to help us maintain privacy at this moment of grief.''
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15:46 IST, June 15th 2020