Shweta Singh Kirti, sister of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has raised the demand for boycott of a film co-produced by Surjit Singh Rathore, a member of Karni Sena. On Saturday, Shweta reacted to a few posters of the film ‘Shashank’ on Twitter, shared by trade expert Komal Nahata.
On the captions of these posters, Nahata wrote, “The teaser poster of ‘Shashank’ based on the mysterious death of a young actor and nepotism in Bollywood. The film is made under the banner of Roar Productions. Producer is Marut Singh. Director Sanoj Mishra The film also stars Arya Babbar and Rajveer Singh. The shooting will take place in Patna, Lucknow and Mumbai. PR hashtag Altair Media. “
Reacting to this, Shweta writes, “Boycott this film and those who are promoting it. HashtagboycottAltairMedia.”
Surjit Kumar Rathore’s name has been written as a co-producer in a poster of the film. Rathore, a member of the Karni Sena, recently told an English news channel that he was present at the Cooper Hospital on June 15, where Sushant’s body was tested. Rathore also claimed that Sushant’s girlfriend Riya Chakraborty called him ‘Sorry Babu’ after seeing his body at Cooper Hospital.
Sushant’s family friend Neelotpal Mrinal has also reacted to the film’s poster. Sharing the poster on Twitter, Mrinal wrote, “So this is the reality of Surjit Singh Rathore – he came on TV and news for this project. Shame on you.”
