The Sushant Singh Rajput’s death will be remembered in history as a societal movement that shook and created ripples in both the judiciary and the legislature. In what is an unprecedented people’s movement, there are a few things that defined this unique movement itself. This was a movement that was initiated on social media and transcended into a real case that is exposing the already known dirty secrets of Bollywood with a more nuanced evidence. If one closely observes the pattern of the origin of this campaign and the direction it is going now, one would feel as if he/she is watching an edge of the seat thriller that disappoints you in the end.
This campaign had the perfect combination that is required for a perpetual narrative. It had an activist, a politician and a media channel constantly reminding the people about the suspicious atmosphere revolving the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. In the Indian puranas, the trimoorthis ensure that they protect the good (Vishnu), destroy the evil (Shiva) and create a fresh sense of life (Brahma) in this multiverse. Similar to these attributes, in every successful campaign the activist ensures that the evidence required to deliver justice is protected, the politician ensures that he destroys the sluggish attitude of the legislature and judiciary in this matter is destroyed and the media channel ensure that the issue gets a fresh sense of hope and energy that is required to reach the masses. The activist in this regard is the infamous lawyer from bihar, ishkaransinghbhandari who ensured that the necessary evidence is protected from being destroyed to ensure that the people responsible for the death of the 30 year old actor are proven guilty. Dr. Subramanianswamy also joined movement to ensure that the slow moving, politically motivated legislature does not deviate the case from its original roots. He ensured that the “suicide/ depression” theory lost its authenticity and the case becomes credible enough for the CBI to take it up. He also played a pivotal in ensuring that the case is transferred to CBI by lobbying with the CM of Bihar and writing letters to the Prime Minister. While the Shiva and the Vishnu were ensuring that case does not fall flat in the eyes of the judiciary, the Brahma (Republic TV and TIMES NOW) has ensured that the masses realise the intensity of the issue itself. They pumped in a fresh sense of hope and perspective into the case by extensively carrying out investigative journalism in this issue.
This deadly combo has ensured that people question the integrity of a lot of Bollywood actors. The focus was completely on the Bollywood’s stalwarts. Their actions of the past and present were scrutinised to the last detail to ascertain their ideological bias and expose their authenticity. The one who got highly affected by this extensive scrutinization is Aamir Khan, who recently met the Turkish first lady on his trip to Turkey. This raised a lot of eyebrows because the actor had refused to meet with the Israeli PM in the year 2018, when he came to India. Considering the fact that Israel is one of the most trusted allies of the Indian subcontinent and Turkey has been taking an Anti-Indian stance on some of the key issues like Kashmir, this attitude was not well received by the people. From being a case that went beyond the actor’s death to almost exposing the devil’s nature of Bollywood that was living in the shadows, this case has trickled down to a menial drug cartel case. The credit for this should be given to the nexus of India Today, Zee news and the left wing who meticulously conducted emotional interviews of rhea chakraborty was initially considered a mere pawn in this grand game of chess. They magnified the role of rhea chakraborty to such an extent where the trimoorthis could not avoid her and had to divert their attention from exposing Bollywood to dismantling the mere pawn.
However, certain social media handles on twitter have ensured that the SSR campaign does not fizzle out and people are constantly reminded of the questionable nature of Bollywood that needs more and more attention. This campaign is a perfectly scripted movie that exposes the hidden secrets of Bollywood. However, unfortunately the movie starts with the protagonist already dead. His friends and the society have now set out on a mission to punish the unknown antagonist who seems to be way powerful than the moral side. Hopefully the Trimoorthis successfully finish what they set out to achieve.
BY – SAI TEJA
