Karan Johar had earlier issued a public assertion in reference to the video (File)
Mumbai:
Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has been requested to clarify a widely-circulated video shot, at his house in July final yr, throughout a celebration wherein social media customers alleged medication had been consumed, NCB sources mentioned Thursday night time. The video, which additionally reveals a number of prime stars, is being investigated as a part of the anti-drugs company’s probe into the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June.
In September Mr Johar issued a public assertion in reference to that video, saying that studies of drug consumption at his celebration had been “slanderous” and “malicious”.
“These slanderous and malicious statements, information articles and information clippings have unnecessarily subjected me, my household, and my colleagues, and Dharma Productions, to hatred, contempt and mock,” he mentioned.
“I wish to unequivocally as soon as once more state that I don’t eat narcotics and I don’t promote or encourage consumption of any such substance,” the director-producer added.
Mr Johar additionally mentioned he didn’t personally know two individuals – Anubhav Chopra and Kshitij Prasad -being investigated, and dismissed as “baseless” media studies that described them as his “aides”.
Mr Johar mentioned Anubhav Chopra was not an worker of his firm – Dharma Productions – though he had been related to initiatives in an impartial capability from 2011 to 2013. He mentioned Kshitij Prasad joined Dharmatic Leisure, an organization linked to Dharma Productions, in November 2019 as an on-contract Govt Producer for a undertaking that didn’t materialise.
A lot of individuals related to the leisure business have been, or are being, investigated by the Narcotics Bureau, which claims a nexus between drug sellers and Bollywood.
Final week, company sources mentioned they’d detained one of Mumbai’s “biggest” drugs suppliers and recovered an inventory of his shoppers a lot of whom are Bollywood celebrities.
Because the probe began the NCB has questioned a number of outstanding individuals, together with Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Rakulpreet Singh, Shraddha Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.
They’ve additionally arrested comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa over alleged possession and use of marijuana. Ms Singh and Mr Limbachiyaa had been granted bail final week.
In September the company additionally arrested actor Rhea Chakraborty (Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend) and her brother, Showik Chakraborty, who was released on bail earlier this month.
His sister had been released on bail in October.
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