Sushant Singh Rajput Lost 7 Films In 6 Months After Chhichhore

Sushant Singh Rajput Lost 7 Films In 6 Months After Chhichhore, Alleges Sanjay Nirupam

In his tweet, Sanjay Nirupam wrote that the cruelty of the film industry operates on another level and that it killed a talented artiste

Entertainment Written by Gitanjali RoyUpdated : June 16, 2020 11:27 am IST

Sushant Singh Rajput starred in Chhichhore. (Image courtesy: instabollywood )

Highlights

• Sushant allegedly struggled with alienation and isolation
• Sanjay Nirupam said Sushant lost 7 films after 'Chhichhore'
• Shekhar Kapur wrote about the people who let Sushant down

New Delhi:

Politician Sanjay Nirupam has qualified director Shekhar Kapur's oblique tweet on Sushant Singh Rajput being "let down" by the film fraternity by alleging that Mr Rajput signed seven films after the success of his 2019 film Chhichhore, only to lose all seven in a matter of six months. He did not specify which films these were. Mr Rajput was found dead at home and police say he died by suicide. His death has sparked severe criticism of the film industry, many of whom declared themselves shattered. Very few of those who posted actually attended the actor's funeral on Monday, and not a single A-lister was among them. Sanjay Nirupam was at the funeral, as were actors Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao and Vivek Oberoi, and filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor who gave Sushant Singh Rajput his break in Bollywood.

In his tweet, written in Hindi, Sanjay Nirupam wrote that the cruelty of the film industry operates on another level and that it killed a talented artiste, meaning Mr Rajput. Read his tweet here:

Sushant Singh Rajput allegedly struggled with alienation and isolation over the last few months. Mr Nirupam's words bolster those of director Shekhar Kapur, who cast Mr Rajput in the delayed project Paani. In a cryptic tweet posted after the actor's death, Mr Kapur referred to "people that let you down so bad that you would weep on my shoulder."

Condemnation for the film industry has also come from actor Vivek Oberoi who, after attending the funeral, called for Bollywood to "b***h less and care more."

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Actor Nikhil Dwivedi and director Abhinav Sinha have also called out their colleagues, as has actor Ranvir Shorey who posted a thread on how power is wielded by the "gatekeepers of Bollywood."

Public anger has focused itself on filmmaker Karan Johar, producer of Sushant Singh Rajput's last release, the Netflix project Drive. Mr Johar has been trending continuously - while he has not been named by his colleagues in their denouncements, the dots connect in a fairly obvious manner. Mr Johar, who wrote a self-recriminatory note after Sushant Singh Rajput's death blaming himself for not having been in touch for the past year, did not attend the funeral. Mr Johar and actress Alia Bhatt are also being criticised online for having spoken disparagingly of Mr Rajput on the chat show Koffee With Karan, onto which Mr Rajput was never invited.

Sushant Singh Rajput rose to stardom as the lead on the TV soap Pavitra Rishta, after which he made his film debut in 2013's Kai Po Che! He is known for his work in films such as MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Sonchiriya, Kedarnath and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

Again after connecting the dots if people ever acknowledge the influence of the nepotism mafia in this we all would have to ask ourselves this question? Why couldn’t the industry make room for one talented, intellectual, handsome, hardworking, well educated outsider? Why does the audience only get options of insider mediocrities? (Go head and report it. Whichever Kjo mercenary wants to pounce at me)

The person is gone forever . What is the use of releasing these articles by the media now . Why was this support not extended to him when he was alive.

Originally posted by: TheSmurfs

The person is gone forever . What is the use of releasing these articles by the media now . Why was this support not extended to him when he was alive.

No one paid attention to what was going on. Everyone knew nepotism existed but not to the extent it was affecting people. Hopefully this is an eye opener.

Sad if true.. I thought he had four films at hand? At least thats what I read.. But must be tough to lose out on so much of work

Nepotism is one thing but snatching scripts from someone is complete monopoly. Spineless producers falling to bw mafia.

Maybe this backlash won't have long term effect but bw elitists know now that people don't buy THEIR CRAP anymore.

They said he was about to shoot a movie with his ex Gf? Rhea? After Covid

Well, we all know that the film/tv industry is brutal, but all actors go through high and low phases in life.

He himself mentioned that nothing "excited" him anymore. So what does this have to do with anything?

Originally posted by: Ronaldo_fan

Nepotism is one thing but snatching scripts from someone is complete monopoly. Spineless producers falling to bw mafia.

Maybe this backlash won't have long term effect but bw elitists know now that people don't buy THEIR CRAP anymore.

Very well said! 👏

Originally posted by: Ronaldo_fan

Nepotism is one thing but snatching scripts from someone is complete monopoly. Spineless producers falling to bw mafia.

Maybe this backlash won't have long term effect but bw elitists know now that people don't buy THEIR CRAP anymore.

It won’t have any effect at all. Think about it. How long has KJO been facing backlash for his nepotism? He was even forced to apologize for his “NEPOTISM ROCKS” statement. Did anything in the industry? He successfully launched more mediocre insiders? Meanwhile we lost a total gem of an outsider ? It hasn’t changed a thing. As long the monopoly of Dharma Productions remains nothing will change.