Actor's suicide sparks debate about insularity in Bollywood film industry

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Indian police will probe whether an up-and-coming Bollywood actor who committed suicide at the weekend was depressed in part due to 'professional rivalry,' in a film industry that is dominated by big names and has been accused of being insular.

MUMBAI - Indian police will probe whether an up-and-coming Bollywood actor who committed suicide at the weekend was depressed in part due to “professional rivalry,” in a film industry that is dominated by big names and has been accused of being insular.

Sushant Singh Rajput, a 34 year-old actor who won acclaim and fans for his roles in several top-draw films, hailed from a middle-class family with no Bollywood connections - a relative rarity in the industry.“There are media reports that he allegedly suffered from clinical depression because of professional rivalry. @MumbaiPolice will probe this angle too,” the home minister in Maharashtra, which includes the film capital Mumbai, tweeted late on Monday.

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Dear reuters if u want the names of his killers. Here karanjohar yrf aliaa08 Go and see their accounts.

Well something in Bollywood is off when that many are dying!

What?

Oh..there are plenty of it...including poor apathy and some couldn't care less what happens...

killed himself cause he miscounted his millions?

Jealous people r using opportunity to drag down big names. The reality of film industry is constant for all, ups and down r wid every actor but they have to survive it. Bollywood Movies or dramas aren't making huge business as before bcz of foreign industries r taking lead.

he looks sad in this 2017 rip

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