The tragic demise of Sushant Singh Rajput has opened a can of worms in terms of the Bollywood functioning with many prominent personalities coming under the scanner. Yesterday, Mahesh Bhatt recorded his statement with the Mumbai Police at the Santacruz Police station. As per a report of Zee News, Alia's father reportedly revealed to the police that Rhea considered him a mentor or a guru since he had cast her in Jalebi. Mahesh also said that he met Sushant only twice between 2018 and 2019. Further, the report added that the filmmaker reportedly told the cops that Sushant expressed his interest in working with him without any consideration of the role he gets. Reportedly, Mahesh Bhatt also said that Sadak 2 was always supposed to be made with Sanjay Dutt and not Sushant Singh Rajput.
Bhatt told the cops that there was never any discussion over casting Rhea or Sushant in Sadak 2. The tragic demise of the Kedarnath star sent shockwaves across the entertainment industry after he was found dead at his residence on June 14. So far Aditya Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shanoo Sharma, Sanjana Sanghi, Mukesh Chhabra, Rhea Chakraborty and many others have recorded their statements. The Mumbai Police will record the statement of filmmaker Karan Johar this week. Meanwhile, the CEO of Dharma Productions, Apoorva Mehta is likely to record his statement today. Reportedly, summons have been sent to Kangana Ranaut as well to record her statement. The actress is currently in her hometown Manali with her family.