Sushant Singh Rajput was troubled by blind articles, reveals Manoj Bajpayee: ‘I advised him to deal with people in power, whose films were working’

Manoj Bajpayee revealed that late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was troubled by blind articles written against him and would often seek his advice on how to deal with them.

By: Entertainment Desk

Chennai | May 13, 2024 01:54 PM IST

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Sushant Singh Rajput and Manoj Bajpayee starred in 2019 film Sonchiriya.

Manoj Bajpayee and the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput shared the screen space in the critically acclaimed 2019 film Sonchiriya. In a recent interaction, Manoj revealed that Sushant was troubled by blind articles written against him and would often seek his advice on how to deal with them.

During an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Manoj admitted that he had also faced the brunt of disgruntled producers getting blind articles published against him. The Family Man actor further discussed how Sushant would often approach him, seeking help on how to handle such situations. He shared, “Sushant was very vulnerable when it came to blind articles. He was a very good human being and it is only a good person who can get affected by these things. He would often come to me and ask how to deal with these things, I used to tell him not to take these things seriously because I have gone through such situations before, and I am still bearing the brunt of such articles against me.”

Manoj advised Sushant to handle people in powerful positions in the film industry, he said, “I told him to handle people whose films are working, who are in power. I would handle such people in a different way. I would tell my friends to convey to them that I would come and beat them up. What’s important is that the message is conveyed. Sushant used to laugh and would say, ‘Sir aap he kar sakte ho, mein nahi kar sakta ye (Sir only you can do it, I can’t). But he was troubled by blind articles. He was a very sensitive and intelligent person.”

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Manoj also shared details of his last interaction with Sushant. He recalled how Sushant, who also hailed from Bihar, loved the mutton curry that Manoj cooked on set. Sushant even expressed his wish to visit the actor’s house one day and relish the mutton curry. However, his wish was never fulfilled as after 10 days of this conversation with Manoj, he died by suicide.

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