Sushant Singh Rajput death: Mumbai Police directs Yash Raj Films to submit copy of contract signed with actor

Mumbai Police on Thursday asked Yash Raj Films to submit a copy of the contract signed between the film production house and Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in connection to the latter’s suicide investigation. The actor had worked in two YRF films - Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015).

[caption id=“attachment_8499891” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”]  Sushant Singh Rajput in Yash Raj Films’ Shuddh Desi Romance[/caption] Police have directed that the contract copy must be submitted soon while interrogation with Rajput’s friend and actor Rhea Chakroborty is underway. So far, the police have recorded the statement of Rajput’s business manager Shruti Modi and Radhika Nihalani from the PR team on Thursday. Modi was working with the deceased actor from July 2019 to 3 February, 2020, as per her statement to the police. She was with him during the promotions of the film _Chhichhore_ . According to Modi’s statement, Rajput was different, he was working on three important things which were his dreams including, virtual reality, nation India for the world, and Dream 150. He was preparing to create a company of vivid range realistic virtual games, her statement added. Apart from this, he was preparing to create a social service organisation called Nation India for World and wanted to work with college students for the environment and society, as per Modi’s statement. However, Modi was unaware whether the company was registered or not. Her statement further stated that Rajput was also working on a social project called “Geniuses and Drop Outs”. According to the police, a “special telescope” is kept in Rajput’s residence, as he loved observing planets and stars. (Also read —  Sushant Singh Rajput passes away: An 'outsider twice over' who found a unique place for himself in Bollywood ) (Also read — Sushant Singh Rajput, a hardworking actor unfazed by stardom, made all the right noises with his silences ) (Also read —  _Sushant Singh Rajput passes away: The unspoken hierarchies in Bollywood and what it means to be an 'outsider'_ _)_ * A collection of Suicide prevention helpline numbers are  available here. Please reach out if you or anyone you know is in need of support. The All-India helpline number is: 022 2754 6669