‘After Sushant’s death, some people went overboard’
The aftermath of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has been eventful, with many openly declaring how Bollywood is a big bad world. Actor Sonu Sood feels the situation post Rajput’s demise has gone out of control, especially the way in which it has become a topic of primetime discussion.
“I feel sad when I see those debates and interviews. There are a lot of my family members who are not from the film industry, and they react to such news in a very emotional manner,” shares Sood, 47, who believes that as a public figure, one has to exercise immense control over their words.
“As actors, when you go on a platform and say things, you don’t realise how it’s going to affect the common man, because he believes in you. As celebrities, we may forget about what we say, but the common man does not,” he asserts.
The actor goes on to say that as idols and inspiration to millions of people, celebrities should always bear in mind the impact of the statements they make. “Hindi mein ek kahavat hai na, ki tol mol ke bolo. Just to get media attention, people go overboard, which is sad. I wish our industry folks reacted to the situation more intelligently,” he says.
While there has been a lot of negativity around the film industry, Sood has been busy with migrant rehabilitation work. He shares how people from the industry have started looking at him differently now.
“I am getting very exciting offers, superhero films and larger-than-life roles, something that I always wanted to do, but never got to. I did mostly negative roles, and it was very difficult to break that image, because you get trapped in that. Now, directors tell me that if they write negative roles for me, they will get beaten up, because people do not want to see me in such roles. It is magical how this has happened,” he signs off.