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After Sushant Singh Rajput.......

  Image source: Sushant Singh Rajput/Facebook When I first read about Sushant’s untimely demise last year, my first instinct was to read the news again. It seemed impossible for a man of his stature to commit suicide. But again, What do I know? The only movies of him I had seen were PK and Raabta. Attributing to the general disinterest in Hindi movies and people related, I had known very few, not so good, details about his life outside of his movies.   Over the past year, I have learned so much about not just Sushant, but also Bollywood in general. The actor who was passionate and choosy was portrayed as arrogant, not to mention the blinds about a skirt chasing creep. Yes, I whole heartedly agree that I am ashamed about the impression I had on him until he died. But, in my defense, film industry, especially Hindi, behind all those glitz and glam, hasn’t had an healthy environment for a long time.   Some 25 years ago, the day my mom turned off the TV and try to educate us ...