Sushant singh rajput infographic
On June 14, local time, Indian actor Sushant Singh rajput, who has starred in well-known Bollywood films such as "My God" (pk), was found hanging himself in the Bangladesh buyer at the age of 34. Rajput's death has shaken the entire Indian society and further erupted in the internal contradictions of the Bollywood film circle, which is being challenged by the new crown epidemic.
Stills from Rajput in "My God"
Born on 21 January 1986 in Patna, the capital of Bihar, Rajput made his debut on the big screen in 2013 after several years of ups and downs in the television industry, starring in the film Life in Broken Lines, which was well received by the industry. Since then, Rajput has successively starred in many films such as "Indian Romance", "Detective Bakshi", "Past and Present Life", "Outlaw Driving", "Kaidalnath", "The First Dream" and so on, and has captured the hearts of many fans with his excellent appearance conditions and good acting skills.
Stills from Rajput in Life In Broken Lines
In May 2015, "My God" was introduced to China for release, which also allowed Chinese audiences to know the rising Bollywood star. In the film, he plays a Young Pakistani man in Belgium, who falls in love with the heroine at first sight, but for various reasons cannot be combined. Although there are not many scenes, they are impressive, especially those deep eyes. In addition to acting, Rajput is also a philanthropist who is enthusiastic about public welfare, often working hard for the poor students and women's rights in India.
According to Indian media reports, Rajput has suffered from depression for more than half a year, and finally ended his young life in such an extreme way last Sunday. When the bad news came, the whole of India was shocked, and Prime Minister Modi also expressed regret and reluctance on Twitter. In the film and television industry, a large number of celebrities have posted long articles on social media to pay tribute to this young colleague.
Karan Johar, a producer with whom he worked on "Outlaw Driving" in 2018, posted warm photos of the two men online, guiltily blaming himself for not caring enough about the junior. "I blame myself. I haven't had much contact with you in the last year. Sometimes I think that you seem to need someone to share everything in your life, but for various reasons, I have not been able to translate this idea into action. From now on, I promise never to make the same mistake against anyone else. ”
Shekhar Kapur, a veteran Indian director who once directed the British film "Elizabeth", revealed on social media the possible reasons behind Rajput's suicide. "I know the pain you endured; I know who deeply disappointed him; they made you so sad that you couldn't help but cry on my shoulder." According to him, in the past six months, as many as seven films have terminated their performance contracts with Rajput for various reasons, or simply cancelled their shooting plans, many of which have a chain reaction caused by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and these blows may be the last straw that crushed Rajput.
Because there was no suicide note, Shekhar Kapoor's account of the cause of Rajput's suicide may not be finally confirmed. In addition to the career stagnation caused by the epidemic, more people in the circle have pointed the finger at Bollywood's long-standing atmosphere of indifference, hypocrisy and whitewashing. In their view, behind the seemingly glamorous Indian film and television industry, there are all kinds of hypocrisy and indifference, especially those who are high-powered and never care about the development of young newcomers, which indirectly leads to Rajput's loneliness and helplessness and even his untimely death. The post-80s star Kangana Ranaut also posted a video on her social media account angrily denouncing Bollywood as a whole for rejecting young people like Rajput and ignoring their talents and self-esteem.
In addition, Bollywood king superstar Saif ali khan also expressed his own rather unique views on Bollywood's systematic problems. "After his death, we saw a lot of people rushing to come forward and express their opinions, some expressing sympathy, some mourning, and some expressing their political views, but in my opinion, they are actually relying on the tragedy of this poor young man to make news for themselves." Out of respect for the deceased, perhaps, these endless and indiscriminate posts on social media should also be paused at this time, and if you spend a day, you may wish to introspect yourself, which may be far more meaningful than this kind of love flooding posting - because this love flood at this moment comes from people who didn't care about all this before. These people never cared about Rajput, they didn't care about anyone but themselves. ”
In Saif Ali Khan's view, Bollywood is full of all kinds of open and secret battles. "We never cared about anyone, that's what we were in, and everyone sharpened their heads and squeezed forward desperately. So, at this time, standing up and pretending to say how much you care about the deceased, I think this is actually an insult to him, and there is nothing more hypocritical in the world. But the current trend of the times is like this, the same person, on the one hand, can write a whole ten lines of sensational text on social media, but on the other hand, in real life, he and you rub shoulders, may not even shake hands. You have a birthday and they'll wish you happiness on social media, but no one will actually call you. All are zero-touch. ”
Sapna bhavnani, a well-known hairstylist who has worked in Bollywood for many years, also wrote indignantly: "He has experienced a lot of difficulties in recent years, which is not a secret in the circle. But even so, no one reached out to him. Now that the Slovaks are gone, everyone has begun to post, which is really the best illustration of the superficial nature of Bollywood. May you rest in peace. No one here is your friend. ”
Renowned hairstylist Sapna Banani (left) with Rajput
Perhaps, there is one thing that can confirm this statement of Saif Ali Khan. At Rajput's funeral in Mumbai this week, whether for epidemic prevention or some other reason, most of the Bollywood celebrities who had previously spoken out on social media about Rajput's mourning — including the famous producer who blamed himself for not being able to keep in touch with Rajput for the past year — did not show up. Only a relatively unknown group of young actors, including Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, and others, were present, and actor Vivek oberoi angrily advised Bollywood to "talk less and care more" after attending the funeral.
In fact, this is not the first time that criticism of Bollywood's hypocritical substance has appeared in India recently. Just earlier this month, following the tragic death of African-American George Freud, there were various demonstrations and protests around the world, and on Indian social media, there were also red stars Priyanka Chopra (Miss World 2000), sonam kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Disha A large number of Bollywood celebrities, including Patani) and others, forwarded various protest news and denounced racist words and deeds. As a result, it was countered by many Indians on the Internet.
Critics believe that Perelenka Cao Pala and others usually endorse various skin whitening products, which promotes the discriminatory trend in India to judge a person's beauty and ugliness by the shade of skin color, but at this time, they are talking about what is against discrimination on the Internet, which is really hypocritical. At the same time, in recent years, there have been many conflicts of racial antagonism and racial discrimination in India, and the social injustice accumulated by the long-standing caste system is well known. But for a variety of reasons, these Bollywood celebrities have been reluctant to make any public statements on these issues, and their current stance on race in the United States seems extremely weak.