Mumbai Police records YRF chairman Aditya Chopra's statement
In the death investigation case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Mumbai Police has interrogated the chairman of Bollywood production house Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra, on Friday. He arrived at Versova Police Station with his two lawyers to get his statement recorded. Sushant had signed a three-film deal with Tash Raj Banner and had worked in two films--Shuddh Desi Romance with Parineeti Chopra and Detective Byomkesh Bakshi. The actor was supposed to star in a third film called Paani by director Shekhar Kapur but the things couldn't work out and the film got shelved.
According to Shekhar Kapur, Sushant was very upset when Paani got shelved. Budget and creative differences are cited as the reasons for the film not seeing the daylight. Sushant had left many Bollywood films. He reportedly said no to four of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films. It is said that Sushant was offered Katrina Kaif starrer Fitoor and Shraddha Kapoor's Half Girlfriend but he chose to walk out of the projects because he gave his nod for Raabta.
On the other hand, amid the preparations for Paani, Yash Raj’s third film Befikre which was supposed to star Sushant went to Ranveer Singh which upset the actor.
On Thursday, Sushant Singh Rajput's psychiatrist Kersi Chavda's statement was recorded by the Mumbai Police to have a look into his recent mental states and change in the dosage of medicines in the past few months. The investigation has also revealed that Sushant had two credit cards were used by his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty. The bank records of the last 11 months showed that the actress also shopped using Sushant's card. Not only this but besides the actor his credit and debit card PIN, password details were with Rhea.
Mumbai Police is interrogating everyone close or in acquaintance with Sushant Singh Rajput to dig out the reason behind the actor's big step. Until now, they have recorded statements of 38 people including family members, close friends, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and others. After Rhea Chakraborty recorded her statement with Mumbai Police, a police official had told PTI, "She was at the police station for almost nine hours. The investigating officers questioned her about various angles, including Rajput's professional life. In her statement, Chakraborty told the police that Rajput had ended his contract with Yash Raj Films and also asked her to stop working with the production house. It was an old incident, Chakraborty told the police."
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