The Drug Addicted Bollywood?
by Ajay Padnekar
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death is still a mystery but this incident enhanced the clarity of Bollywood's connection with the drug mafia. Rhea Chakraborty, who has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on 8 September, in connection to the Sushant Singh Rajput death, revealed the names of many prominent Bollywood stars with drug connection. More than 20 top celebrity's names cropped up during this investigation and now it has been hot cake for social media handlers.
confessions and revelations do not end here.
"Bollywood Queen" Kangana Ranaut made a statement that 90% of Bollywood take drugs and also demanded a drug test. Actor Shekhar Suman said that Bollywood's connection with drugs was a very serious problem for a long time. Vivek Agnihotri stated that drug mafias do exist in Bollywood.
A video of an alleged drug party hosted by Karan Johar in 2019 was viral. A complaint against Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone, Vicky Kaushal has been forwarded by the Narcotic control bureau, and the investigation is not started.
Bollywood's connection with drugs is not new.
The drug problem in Bollywood is deep-rooted. Actor Sanjay Dutt was among those confessed his addiction to drugs and been arrested in 1982. Dutt is now a part of the Drug-Free India campaign.
Actor Vijay Raaz was arrested in 1997, Fardeen Khan in 2001, Mamta Kulkarni's husband Vicky Goswami in 2014, Rhea Chakraborty in 2020 are few of them. Confessions to drug addiction by actors are surfaced earlier. After the arrest of Rhea Chakraborty and the recent revelation of Kangana Ranaut, more confessions from Bollywood are expected soon.
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