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Film director Madhur Bhandarkar remembers Sushant Singh Rajput : Maybe the industry ignored him.

The director of Bollywood hits, Page 3 and Fashion, Madhur Bhandarkar said that the film industry ignored Sushant Singh Rajput.

He openly talked about the ‘boycott culture ‘ prevalent in Bollywood that is gaining steam for the past few years 

 Recently in an interview with Maniesh Paul at his podcast show , about the recent trends of the film industry he said,, I have noticed that this (boycott) happened largely after the passing of Sushant Singh Rajput. Maybe the industry ignored him. 

 Sushant was from a non-film background, considered an outsider and he struggled to gain success. It was a very unfortunate, untimely demise and from there, the anger amid the public got aggravated. It is the public’s opinion”.

Madhur added, “It has happened many times before. Like in the case of Gangubai Kathiawadi, people watched it and it was nice. I think this (boycott culture) is a phase. If the film is nice and the content is strong, people will go and watch. People watched Kantara, The Kashmir Files, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, it’s not like people don’t go to watch the movies”.

Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide in June 2020. His death brought several theories and speculations by his fans and several celebs from the industry who have claimed that some big names in the Bollywood industry sidelined and ignored the actor. Many online trends have also emerged, calling for bans on films of some of the biggest stars in the Hindi film industry.

Alia Bhatt was among those who were targeted for being star kids working in the industry. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi came out last year, and faced boycott calls ahead of the release. However, it performed well at the box office and also received rave reviews. Shah Rukh Khan’s latest Pathaan also faced calls for a ban, but has emerged among the top-grossing Hindi films of all time.