The news of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has reignited the debate on nepotism. From Kangana Ranaut to Prakash Raj, many celebrities and netizens are claiming that he was not given his due in Bollywood, as he had no filmi connections. Swara Bhasker who is popular on hitting back at trolls, defended Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt after an old video from Koffee With Karan went viral online and sparked outrage among fans. In a tweet, she said that blaming them for Sushant’s demise was not only idiotic but also hypocritical. She said, “Parts of India Twitter blaming #KaranJohar and #AliaBhatt for the tragic suicide of Sushant – for some silly game played on a frivolous and pointless chat show (that All those people who are now abusing Bollywood nepotism lapped up) is both the height of idiocy and hypocrisy!.” Swara also added the fact that Sushant did not leave a suicide note and so, it could not be assumed that the reason was professional setbacks. “Sushant didn’t leave a note. We don’t know what he went thru. We don’t know the cause. STOP taking out ur frustration using the pain of a troubled person. He didn’t leave a note! Get it? He didn’t want to talk about it. He’s gone. Let him have his peace & his family privacy,” she wrote.
Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt are being slammed online after an old video of their rapid fire on Koffee With Karan went viral. In the clip, Alia is asked to rate actors, which include Sushant, Ranveer Singh and Varun Dhawan. Her response was, “Sushant Singh Rajput, who?” A Twitter user told Swara that it may be a ‘silly chat show’ for her, but not everyone was prepared to deal with it the same way. “Swara it maybe a silly chat show for you & You may have that sense of humour or thick skin to not get affected. But some don’t. And just cause you’re a big producer, you can’t call out people and “rate” them on national TV. Most of us are calling out this hypocrisy & toxicity,” the user wrote. To this, Swara replied saying, “That may be but it’s still idiotic to hold Karan & Alia responsible for this tragedy – because they made some thoughtless comments. The fact is we don’t know what Sushant was going through nor what the cause was. Everything being discussed is speculation & gossip. It’s not right.”
