Was Sushant Singh Rajput Dropped From Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Films? Here's What The Filmmaker Revealed To Police During Questioning

Director Shekhar Kapur who was working with Sushant on ‘Paani’ the project which never made it to the floor, is likely to record his statement at the Bandra police station next.

The untimely demise of Sushant Singh Rajput has sent shock waves across the film industry. It’s hard to believe that the talented artist is no more with us. He committed suicide by hanging himself at his apartment in Bandra on Sunday (June 14).

Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: A day after quizzing the noted filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for over three hours in connection to the suicide case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Mumbai police on Tuesday, revealed the details of the interrogation. The police also questioned Bhansai over allegations that he had dropped Rajput from some of his films. Bhansali showed up for the questioning at around 12.30 pm and recorded his statement for the next three hours. Bhansali couldn't work with Sushant due to date issues: After the questioning that extended for hours, it turns out that Bhansali could not work with the late actor due to date issues. Sanjay Leela Bhansali was planning to cast Rajput in four films, but due to unavailability of his dates the movies were offered to other actors. During questioning, it came to light that Rajput was not able to work with Bhansali as his dates were not available, said a senior police officer probing the case. As per sources, Bhansali wanted to sign Sushant for his films Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao-Mastani and Padmaavat, but could not because of his prior commitments. All of these films turned out to be major Box Office successes. Bhansali had almost signed him for his film but had to drop Rajput because of date issues, according to an officer. Similarly, Rajput had also been considered for Bhansali's but for various reasons, it failed to materialize, Bhansali told police. Sources said that Rajput had auditioned for Bhansali’s TV show Saraswatichandra but could not bag the role. Though Bhansali admitted that he was quite impressed by his skills then. Bhansali also reportedly denied nepotism claims about Bollywood and said that actors like Akshay Kumar and Madhuri Dixit would not be stars if nepotism actually existed in the industry. Shekhar Kapur to be quizzed next: Director Shekhar Kapur who was working with Sushant on ‘Paani’ the project which never made it to the floor, is likely to record his statement at the Bandra police station next. 34 people interrogated so far: All important details in the case are being investigated and the police have so far recorded statements of 34 people, including Rajputs family members, close friends and colleagues. Twitter’s response awaited: The police are also waiting for a response from Twitter on the alleged tweets posted from Rajputs micro- blogging handle and circulated on social media just before his death, PTI quoted an official as saying.