Was Sushant Singh Rajput A Victim Of NEPOTISM? Here's What Manoj Bajpayee Has To Say: Industry Mein Politics

Manoj Bajpayee Sushant Singh Rajput: Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who is currently busy promoting his upcoming movie Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, spoke about late Sushant Singh Rajput and said that he failed to recognise inside politics.

For the unversed, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his residence in 2020. His death became a turning point for Bollywood as it came as a shock for people, raised the debate of nepotism and unfair treatment of actors, and exposed the industry's dark side.

Recently, while speaking to Aaj Tak in an interview, Manoj Bajpayee, who has worked with Sushant in Sonchiriya, shared a wonderful bond off-screen, and his death came as a big blow to the actor.

MANOJ BAJPAYEE SHARES THOUGHTS ON NEPOTISM

Talking about nepotism, Manoj Bajpayee said in the interview that star kids don't usually say yes to the kind of films he does. He stated, "Nawaz karega, Irrfan hota toh woh karta ya Kaykay Menon karega. These are not commercial films so nobody focuses on them or even puts their money on them."

"I must thus add that you cannot make this an excuse all the time. Don't waste your energy. Do theatre, if you are a good actor, you can even earn money by performing on the street," he added.

MANOJ BAJPAYEE RECALLS HOW SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT FAILED TO RECOGNISE THE INDUSTRY

Further, talking about SSR's untimely demise, Manoj revealed, "We really became close and he had so much love for me. I would often cook mutton on set and he would always come by to eat. We never knew he would take such a drastic step but he had opened up about his challenges to me."

Manoj went on to add that SSR couldn't understand industry politics. He said, "Industry mein politics humesha hota hai but it gets dirtier as you climb the ladder of success. I never had an issue as I was stubborn and thick-skinned. He wasn't and thus could not manage the pressure. He had spoken to me about being worried about these things as it affected him."

MANJOY BAJAPYEE ON SSR BEING A VICTIM OF NEPOTISM

In the same interviews, when Manoj was asked if Sushant was a victim of nepotism, he stated, "If you want to be a Manoj Bajpayee, there is no politics. But he wanted to be a star and there's too much competition there."

He added, "Anyone who enters the field to be a star would try their best to clinch that position. However, he couldn't bear the same. I have realised that he was a pure soul and andar se baccha tha. He could not understand the manipulation that was needed."

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai is releasing tomorrow, May 23 on Zee5.