Mumbai: The death of young actor Sushant Singh Rajput has reignited age-old debates of nepotism, favouritism and others in Bollywood. While many members of the film fraternity have portrayed Bollywood in a negative light, actor Sonu Sood said that many of his colleagues went overboard for attention.
In an interview with a leading portal, the actor said that he feels sad whenever he watches prime-time debates, interviews on TV and his relatives who are not from the film industry react very emotionally to it.
The actor further added that as public figures, one has to exercise immense control over their words.
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"As actors when you go on platforms and say things, you don't realize how its going to affect a common man in the country because he believes in you. As celebrities, we may forget about what we say, but the common man does not forget," he said.
The 47-year-old actor said that celebrities should always bear in mind the impact of their statements.
He said, "We are an inspiration to so many people, they follow us and it is a huge responsibility on our shoulder. You have to be wise, woh Hindi mein ek kahavat hai na ki tol mol ke bolo. Just to get media attention people don't stop and they get overboard, which is sad. I wish our industry folks reacted to the whole Sushant’s death situation more intelligently than they did."
Amid the whole chaotic situation prevailing in Bollywood, Sonu has been keeping himself positive and busy with his rehabilitation work of the migrants.
