Abhinav Kashyap slams Salman
The ‘Dabangg’ director lashed out at the actor for orchestrating an attack against him
Two days after Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, which made many question whether the self-made star was alienated by his colleagues and boycotted by the industry, director Abhinav Singh Kashyap of Dabangg fame has publicly hit out at superstar Salman Khan and his family for bullying him relentlessly.
Director Anurag Kashyap’s brother claims that the Khan family orchestrated a deliberate attack to destroy his career following a fall-out after Dabangg’s stupendous success. The film’s first instalment, starring Salman Khan, was directed by Singh Kashyap but he did not direct the sequels.
Rajput’s death has triggered debates on nepotism and the dynastic rule in
Hindi cinema and how certain powerful directors destroy careers of outsiders based on their whims. The underbelly of Bollywood is being dissected following Rajput’s death.
“So here is my story 10 years after Dabangg. The reason I moved out of making Dabangg 2 ten years ago is because Arbaaz Khan in collusion with Sohail Khan and family was trying to take control of my career by bullying me,” revealed Kashyap in a lengthy Facebook post.
Kashyap claims that Khan and his family have repeatedly threatened him. “My projects and creative endeavours have been sabotaged and I have been repeatedly threatened with life and rape threats given to/for the female members of my family. The sustained gaslighting and bullying destroyed my mental health and that of my family and led to my divorce and breaking up of my family in 2017,” said Kashyap.
When contacted by tabloid, Khan’s team declined to comment on the allegations levelled by Kashyap.
The director has appealed to the government to launch a detailed investigation into Rajput’s death.