Sushant Singh Rajput Death: Mahesh Bhatt Discloses He Never Asked Rhea Chakraborty To Leave The Late Actor

Reportedly, Mumbai Police will also summon Karan Johar later this week. CEO of Dharma Productions has already been questioned by the police in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput's case.

New Delhi: The Bollywood industry is undergoing a tough phase right now. From people accusing the Bollywood biggies for Sushant’s suicide to other celebrities calling out ‘nepotism’, the industry surely is riding a bumpy road. While the fans of the late actor are pleading a CBI investigation, Mumbai Police has been interrogating many big names from the industry. Earlier, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Aditya Chopra were called in for interrogation. On Monday, the police summoned Mahesh Bhatt and his recorded statement is slowly unfolding. The filmmaker revealed that he has only met Rajput twice and that the latter was not offered any role in ‘Sadak 2’. He added that ‘Sadak 2’ was always supposed to be made with Sanjay Dutt as lead, just like 'Sadak'. The ‘Arth’ director further disclosed he met the late actor through Rhea Chakraborty. He  also said that the ‘Dil Bechara’ actor was keen on working with him and even showed interest at times to do so. Now, based on a report of a leading news website, the ‘Aashiqui’ director invalidated the stories of him asking Rhea Chakraborty to leave Sushant Singh.  However, this statement comes out as a contradiction to one of the employees of ‘Vishesh Films’. Suhitra Das took to her social media and penned down a note coming out in support of Rhea. She wrote, “Cant forget the evening in Sushant’s terrace when it almost felt like everything was normal in the world while deep within he was slipping away. Sir saw that, that’s why he shared the very words his Master UG told him warning him about Parveen Babi, “walk away or this will take you down under along with." The filmmaker also stated that he is the one who supports new talents in the industry. He did not support ‘nepotism’ inside the film industry. Also, Ishkaran Singh Bhandari raised the question as to why Mahesh Bhatt was given VIP treatment while recording his statement. Ishkaran is the lawyer appointed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy for probing a way-out for CBI investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. Watch this space for more updates.