Mumbai police have also recorded the statement of filmmaker Aditya Chopra in connection with the suicide of young Bollywood actor Sushant Singh. Earlier, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was questioned in the case. According to Mumbai Police, there is a big difference between the statements of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Aditya Chopra.
According to Indian media reports, Mumbai police had questioned Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films a few days back in connection with Sushant Singh's suicide. Sources said that Aditya Chopra was questioned at the police station from 8.30 am to 12 noon. Gone
Earlier, Mumbai Police had recorded Sanjay Leela Bhansali's statement in the case, in which Bhansali had said that he wanted to take Sushant in his films 'Ram Leela' and 'Baji Raumistani' but Sushant was then in Yash Raj Films. He was in a contract with, so he could not make this film.
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Sanjay Leela had said that he had talked to Yash Raj Productions in this regard but the matter could not be settled.
According to media reports, Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films has also been recorded in the Sushant suicide case in which he categorically denied that Sanjay Leela Bhansali had approached him.
Aditya Chopra told police that Sanjay Leela Bhansali had not spoken to Yash Raj Films that he wanted to cast Sushant in his film 'Baji Raumistani'. Aditya Chopra told the police that when Sushant could work in the biopic of 'Mahendra Singh Dhoni' under a contract with Yash Raj Films, couldn't Baji Rao do it in Mastani?
According to police sources, Aditya Chopra further said in her statement that there is no truth in the allegations leveled against her by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, as Bhansali's film 'Ram Leela' was signed by Ranveer Singh in 2012 and Sushant with Yash Raj. The contract also started in November 2012.
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He said that it was completely wrong that Yash Raj Films did not allow Sushant to work in the film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Apart from this, Aditya Chopra was also asked about her film 'Pani', in which she had cast Sushant but then she did not make a film and a year of Sushant was wasted.
According to Indian media reports, Aditya Chopra has also made some important revelations about Sushant's girlfriend Riya Chakraborty in her statement. He said that Riya Chakraborty had gone on a Europe tour with him a year ago. There, Riya had shot two commercials, during which all her flight tickets, hotel and ad shoot expenses were borne by Aditya Chopra's company.
Apart from this, other expenses of Riya Chakraborty were borne by Sushant. During this tour, Riya also did some shopping and used Sushant's credit card for shopping.
According to police sources, the interrogation also revealed that Riya Chakraborty had spent a lot of money from Sushant Singh's account for herself in the last 11 months of the year and the amount is currently being investigated.
