Episode 288: Death Of Beloved Bollywood Star Leads To Dark Conspiracies About His Famous GF & The “Bollywood Mafia”

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When two cases of very public, very mysterious deaths are linked together - the public is bound to have questions.

June of 2020, Disha Salian allegedly slipped off the 14th floor balcony and passed away. She was a manager in the mystifying world of Bollywood.

Just 6 days later, Sushant Singh Rajput, a beloved actor she had once managed, passed away mysteriously. People couldn’t help but draw a connection between the two suspicious deaths.

This case would draw a cloud of suspicion over Sushant’s famous girlfriend, the murderous dangers of nepotism, and what many refer to as the “Bollywood Mafia.”

Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/sushant-singh-rajput-was-punished-on-first-day-of-standard-eleven-school-friend-shares-funny-anecdote-645843

https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/entertainment/pall-of-gloom-descends-on-sushant-singh-rajput-s-patna-residence-849518.html

https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/looking-back-at-late-sushant-singh-rajputs-journey-in-showbiz-42141.html

https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/entertainment/bollywood/1295490

https://viden.io/knowledge/is-sushant-singh-rajput-an-iit-student#:~:text=He%20was%20a%20National%20olympiad,DTU)%20in%20mechanical%20engineering%20department%20.

https://www.newslaundry.com/amp/story/2021%2F06%2F24%2Fnilotpal-mrinal-meet-the-man-behind-justice-for-ssr-storm

https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/old-video-of-sushant-singh-rajput-talking-about-father-goes-viral-after-rhea-chakraborty-s-claims-of-their-strained-equation/story-V7KDK3IHqK24tH7gxdQgmJ.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/ankita-lokhande-reacts-to-rhea-s-india-today-interview-with-sushant-s-video-is-this-claustrophobia-1715647-2020-08-27

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ankita-lokhande-responds-to-rhea-chakraborty-says-she-never-claimed-to-be-in-touch-with-sushant-singh-rajput/articleshow/77797142.cms
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-was-undergoing-treatment-for-depression-mumbai-police/articleshow/76382566.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/fans-of-sushant-singh-rajput-call-his-death-a-murder-burn-effigies-of-salman-khan-karan-johar-and-others-in-patna/articleshow/76416906.cms#:~:text=Fans%20were%20seen%20burning%20effigies%20of%20Karan%2C%20Salman%2C,even%20called%20Sushant%20Singh%20Rajput%E2%80%99s%20death%20a%20murder.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajputs-death-case-fir-filed-against-rhea-chakraborty-6527871/

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/rhea-chakraborty-was-kept-in-special-cell-in-2020-danced-with-inmates-on-last-day-reveals-sudha-bharadwaj-2287346-2022-10-19#

https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-ncb-files-12k-page-charge-sheet-rhea-chakraborty-brother-showik-named/amp_articleshow/81345162.cms

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rhea-chakrabortys-fir-against-sushant-rajputs-sister-priyanka-singh-upheld-by-sc-five-important-points-about-the-case/photostory/81704583.cms

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https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/latest/trends/story/sushant-singh-rajput-case-got-to-know-about-his-mental-illness-during-europe-trip-says-rhea-chakraborty-271402-2020-08-27

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https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-case-bihar-court-dismisses-plea-against-karan-johar-salman-khan-1698432-2020-07-08

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-case-filed-against-karan-johar-salman-khan-ekta-kapoor-in-bihar-1689901-2020-06-17

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sushant-singh-rajput-death-twitter-lashes-out-at-karan-johar-and-alia-bhatt-for-fake-tears-1689273-2020-06-15

https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-s-sadak-2-is-the-most-disliked-trailer-on-youtube-as-fans-demand-justice-for-sushant-singh-rajput/story-iEvKT1u4XhRDsM9RvtN8CJ.html

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https://theprint.in/opinion/sushant-singh-rajput-was-right-to-hide-his-depression-india-is-no-country-for-mental-health/484005/

https://www.news18.com/news/movies/mukesh-bhatt-says-he-feared-sushant-singh-rajput-was-going-the-parveen-babi-way-2670377.html

https://thewire.in/government/sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-80000-fake-accounts-discredit-mumbai-police

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sushant-singh-rajput-death-case-status-check-7555024/

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-and-rhea-chakraborty-october-2019-europe-trip-1707656-2020-08-04

https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-family-wanted-us-to-take-rhea-chakraborty-into-custody-slap-her-mumbai-cop/story-WBlltRNxlJmsv8DAZEKBLI_amp.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-was-not-well-after-returning-from-europe-in-oct-2019-actor-s-cook-to-bihar-police-1706474-2020-07-31

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/supreme-court-rejects-plea-by-sushant-singh-rajputs-sister-to-dismiss-mumbai-police-fir-filed-by-rhea-chakraborty/articleshow/81702727.cms?from=mdr

https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-was-haunted-by-metoo-allegations-thought-sanjana-sanghi-was-part-of-a-big-nexus-rhea-chakraborty/story-8Wk1JOqkcbCE8RLWZ1lOpN.html

https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview-i-didn-t-cry-when-my-mom-died-sushant-singh-rajput-2276295

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/before-suicide-sushant-singh-rajputs-google-search-his-name-manager-illness-6536412/

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sushant-singh-rajput-showed-signs-of-clinical-depression-sought-counselling-police-6460482/

https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/sushant-singh-rajput-commits-suicide-bollywood-shocked-tributes-pour-in-626104 

http://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/sushant-singh-rajput-case-did-the-actor-try-to-hang-self-with-bathrobe-belt-first-22861234

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajputs-death-professional-rivalry-angle-to-be-probed-says-maharashtra-home-minister-2247028

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/yrf-sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-aditya-chopra-police-statement-sanjay-leela-bhansali-1702289-2020-07-19

https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/was-sushant-singh-rajput-replaced-by-ranveer-singh-in-befikre-actor-said-he-wouldn-t-have-done-the-film-anyway/story-0sV6M8h0ndjgZEsftN86wN.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/street-in-delhi-to-be-named-after-sushant-singh-rajput-1761570-2021-01-22

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/shweta-singh-kirti-shares-old-pic-on-sushant-singh-rajput-s-35th-birth-anniversary-1761234-2021-01-21

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sushant-singh-rajputs-ashes-immersed-in-the-ganges-by-his-family/articleshow/76443860.cms

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-anti-depression-medicines-found-from-actor-s-house-mumbai-police-investigating/606377

https://zeenews.india.com/india/sushant-singh-rajput-was-murdered-i-had-seen-man-who-did-post-mortem-makes-explosive-revelation-2554132.html/amp

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-body-had-beating-and-injury-marks-reveals-mortuary-staff-i-told-it-is-not-suicide-but-murder-101672058726262-amp.html

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https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/sushant-singh-rajputs-death-sushant-singh-rajputs-companies.html 

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