The Bandra Police has recorded statements of a total of 13 people as part of the ongoing investigation of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide. The actor committed suicide at his Bandra house on June 14. The preliminary post-mortem report revealed asphyxiation by hanging as the cause of death.
The police on Thursday recorded the statement of Rhea Chakraborty and was in the police station for about nine hours. Rhea in her statement revealed that Sushant Singh Rajput had ended his contract with Yash Raj Films (YRF) and had even asked her to do the same.
Thenews of Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely demise has brought Bollywood'streatment of newcomers, especially those who are not star-kids and aresupposedly outsiders in the industry, under scrutiny. Earlier, Maharashtra HomeMinister Anil Deshmukh had said that the police will investigate all anglespertaining to Sushant's suicide, including that of a professional rivalrybrought to light by the media.
Yesterday,the Bandra police had asked for a copy of the contract signed between SushantSingh Rajput and Yash Raj Films (YRF) to be submitted for investigation.Sushant had worked in two YRF films – Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and DetectiveByomkesh Bakshy! (2015). Shuddh Desi Romance was his second film, and at thetime it was widely reported that Sushant had bagged a three-movie deal withYRF.
Sushantwas also roped in for Shekhar Kapur's Paani, which was announced at Cannes. Thefilm was supposed to be bankrolled by Yash Raj. However, the film was latershelved. Shekhar Kapur has expressed regret over never getting to go ahead withthe project, and even said that he loved collaborating with Sushant SinghRajput briefly as they were preparing for the film.
SushantSingh Rajput was last seen on the big screen in Chhichhore in 2019. His movieDrive, produced under Dharma Productions banner, premiered on Netflix inNovember 2019, as it failed to get a theatre release. Dil Bechara, his lastfilm, was supposed to release on May 8 this year, however, owing to the novelcoronavirus crisis and the shutting of theatres across the country, the filmcould not be released. While the makers haven't revealed a release date, it isbelieved that it will go the OTT route as well.
