Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s untimely death on Sunday has sparked a debate about mental health and how nepotism rules in the film industry. First it was Kangana Ranaut who questioned the Bollywood fraternity for ignoring Sushant’s achievements and film. And now actor Ranvir Shorey has come out to narrate an incident through a string of tweets to prove how deep nepotism runs into the industry.
“This actually unfolded on a popular Bollywood awards show: A star kid is co-hosting the show. They announce the next category—Best Actor. The nominees are played out, and the star kid is one of the nominees. Surprise-surprise,” Ranvir began.
“To present the award, the hosts invite two esteemed film personalities, who happen to be the star kid’s parents. What a sweet coincidence! The presenters open the envelope and announce the winner to be— drumroll please!—the star kid, of course! What a Kodak family moment!” he continued.
“The star kid walks from the host’s dais to accept the award and makes a short thank you speech and heads back to hosting the rest of the show like business as usual. This is how mainstream Bollywood is a family,” he added.
Earlier, Ranvir had questioned the “self-appointed gatekeepers of Bollywood” for the death of Sushant. “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’,” Ranvir tweeted. He continued,
“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 power to decide who will be a ‘star’ and who will be left out in the cold,” Ranvir added.
