Bollywood producers sue TV channels in Sushant case |
Top producers of Bollywood have filed a lawsuit against India`s two leading television news channels for painting the Indian film industry as a den of drugs and crime following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Sushant was found dead in his Mumbai apartment in June this year in what police initially said appeared to be a case of suicide. His death unleashed frenzied media coverage with TV channels showing his body, analyzing his medical prescriptions, and even going to the extent of suggesting that “black magic” was performed on the actor. The media also targeted his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, who was eventually detained for drug consumption, and later released on bail. The suit, filed in the Delhi High Court, has more than 30 Bollywood production houses and four industry bodies as plaintiffs and refers to the coverage of Rajput`s death. The producers said that the privacy of the members of Bollywood is being invaded, and their reputations are being irreparably damaged by painting the entire Bollywood as criminals, seeped in drug culture, and making being part of Bollywood as synonymous with criminal acts in the public imagination. They named Republic TV and its founder Arnab Goswami, as well as Times Now, in the lawsuit filed in the Delhi High Court.
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