The
alleged
issue
of
substance
use
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
has
come
to
fore
after
the
death
of
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput.
Some
arrests
have
been
made
in
connection
with
the
drugs
angle
that
emerged
from
Sushant's
death
case,
and
allegations
of
the
film
industry
being
a
'drug
den'
have
been
thrown
around
by
actors
like
Kangana
Ranaut.
In
the
midst
of
this,
Ranvir
Shorey
gave
his
two
cents
on
the
issue,
and
pointed
out
that
drug
use
in
not
a
problem
restricted
to
the
film
industry
only.
He
also
feels
that
it
is
time
for
a
change
in
archaic
laws
and
legalizing
marijuana
in
the
country.
"I
think
drug
consumption
in
Bollywood
is
the
same
proportion
as
it
is
generally
in
society.
I
have
seen
drugs
at
non-Bollywood
parties
as
well," Ranvir
said
to
Hindustan
Times,
when
asked
about
drug
parties
in
Bollywood.
He
further
opined
that
marijuana
should
be
made
legal
in
the
country.
Taking
note
of
the
fact
that
it
is
legal
in
certain
countries,
he
said
that
the
criminalization
of
marijuana
is
based
on
old
laws
which
need
to
be
changed.
"I
am
of
the
belief
even
marijuana
should
be
legal
in
India.
It
is
based
on
very
archaic
laws;
it
is
legal
in
a
lot
of
countries.
I
believe
this
is
another
colonial
hangover
that
we
have
--
laws
which
are
hundreds
of
years
old
and
have
not
been
changed.
Marijuana
laws
are
so
old,
they
ought
to
be
changed
now," he
said.
Recently,
Ranvir
had
reacted
to
actor
and
MP
Jaya
Bachchan's
statements
in
the
parliament,
defending
the
film
industry
over
allegations
of
widespread
drug
use.
Jaya
had
said
that
people
were
biting
the
very
hands
that
feed
them,
in
reference
to
actors
calling
the
industry
a
'gutter'.
Ranvir
responded
to
this
by
saying
that
he
was
self
made
and
that
he
was
not
given
anything
on
a
platter.