After several Bollywood stars opened the dark side of the Bollywood industry, actor Saif Ali Khan too came down heavily on this sudden barrage of messages on social media after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.
Saif has clearly stated that it is sheer hypocrisy as the industry actually doesn’t care for anybody. In an interview with Times of India, Saif said, “There are so many people who have made comments so quickly. And it just seems to me that people are somewhere gaining mileage from this poor fellow’s tragedy. You know, whether it’s to show compassion or to show interest or to show some political stance. So many people are talking rubbish in this nonstop kind of barrage on social media and it’s just embarrassing, really, I think.”
He added, “Out of respect for him, for Sushant’s tragedy, maybe a day of silence or introspection would be a little more becoming than this outpouring of love- an outpouring of love from people who obviously didn’t care about him and people who famously don’t care about anybody else.”
He continued saying, “I mean, we don’t care about anybody. You know, it’s a very cutthroat line of work. But to pretend that you do care is like the ultimate hypocrisy and I think that’s an insult to the dead, you know, it’s an insult to the soul that’s gone.”
Saif, who seemed to be utterly disgusted with what is going on social media, said, “We live in an age where people write 10 lines for you on Twitter and will walk past you on the street- won’t even touch you or shake your hand. You know, you get wished for your birthday, but people don’t actually call you. There’s no contact.”
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