Raveena Tandon exposes dark side of B-town, talks 'dirty politics', industry's 'mean girl gang'

The unfortunate and tragic demise of B-town star Sushant Singh Rajput has urged several prominent personalities to break their silence and come forward to expose the dark side of Bollywood. After film-maker Abhinav Kashyap accused Salman Khan of sabotaging his career, now actress Raveena Tandon has come forward to share her thoughts on Bollywood camps and dirty politics within the film industry.

On Monday, a day after Rajput’s demise, Tandon took to Twitter to condole his death. The 45-year-old actress validated the existence of Bollywood camps and the ‘mean girl gang’ of the industry that are often spoken of in hushed tones.

Sharing her experience, the ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ actress wrote that she has been made fun of, removed from films by heroes, their girlfriends, ‘journo chamchas’ and their fake media stories. ‘Sometimes, careers are destroyed. You struggle to keep afloat, fight back. Some survive, some don’t,’ shared Tandon with the #OldWoundsRevisited.


Elaborating her thoughts further, Tandon wrote, ‘when you speak the truth, you are branded a liar, mad, psychotic.’ The starlet also shared how the ‘chamcha journos’ write ‘pages and pages’ destroying the hard work of actors. Tandon said that while she is grateful for all that the industry has given her, ‘dirty politics’ played by some can leave a sour taste in the mouth.

Tandon, who is a National Award winner and two-time recipient of the Filmfare Award, said that this can happen to ‘insiders’ as well. ‘The more they tried to bury me, the harder I fought back,’ wrote the actress.

In her final tweet, Tandon said that she loves her industry but its pressures are high. ‘One has to pick up the pieces, walk again and again, with the head held high,’ concluded Tandon.

Not just Tandon, but several actors have come forward to speak about the ‘dark side of Bollywood’. On Tuesday, in a 1000-word Facebook post, film-maker Abhinav Kashyap had accused Salman Khan and his brothers - Sohail Khan and Arbaaz Khan for sabotaging his career which affected his mental health.

Several industry insiders, like actor Vivek Oberoi, actress Kangana Ranaut, producer Nikhil Dwivedi and others had called out the industry for its insensitivity, especially to outsiders, post-Rajput’s demise.

Known for films like 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' and 'Kedarnath', Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra home on June 14. Initial reports suggested that the actor had allegedly died of suicide. No suicide note was found in Rajput’s apartment. His post-mortem report said that he had died of asphyxiation.

The actor was cremated at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Vile Parle on Monday amid heavy downpour.