Panga actress Kangana Ranaut has claimed that she will return her Padma Shri award if she is unable to prove the claims she has made about actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide. After Sushant died by suicide on June 14, the actress had released a couple of videos. The Queen actress in her videos said that Sushant was mocked and harrassed by the Bollywood bigwigs. She had bashed journalists for writing blind items on celebrities without taking names. She also questioned whether Sushant Singh Rajput's death was a "suicide or a planned murder".
The actress has now said that if she cannot prove the claims she has made, she'll return the honour bestowed upon her by the Indian government."They (Mumbai Police) summoned me, and I asked them too, that I'm in Manali, that you can send somebody to take my statement, but I have not received anything after that. I am telling you, if I have said anything, which I can't testify, which I can't prove, and which is not in public domain, I will return my Padma Shri," Kangana told Republic TV. "I don't deserve it. I am not that person who will go on record (to make such statements), and everything that I have said is in public domain," she added.
Mumbai Police have been investigating the matter and till now, several names like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rhea Chakraborty, Shanoo Sharma and more have recorded their statements. Even Shekhar Kapur reportedly has sent his statement via email to Mumbai Police. Sushant passed away on June 14, 2020, at his apartment in Mumbai. On the work front, Kangana will be next seen in former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's biopic Thalavi.