Shama Sikander on substance abuse at Bollywood parties: No one forces you to do something at gun point

The drug bust happening in the city and down in the South has shocked the common man. However, this dark side of the industry was not unknown as such. Since Sushant Singh Rajput's demise, reports of the actor being into drugs had surfaced. His family had denied knowledge of any such thing about the Chhichhore actor. On the other hand, the prime accused in FIR lodged by Sushant's father, Rhea Chakraborty, in an interview said that the actor had been into drugs even before she met him. Kangana Ranaut wants every drug abuser in the industry to come forward. She has been actively campaigning against the same. She has allegedly said that about 99 per cent of the Bollywood industry does drugs.

Reacting to the same, television and film actress, Shama Sikander said, "I don't think the entire industry is into drugs. I've been to parties where there were no drugs at all and also to some parties where there were drugs. It's up to you as to what you choose for yourself. No one forces you to do something at gun point or puts anything into your mouth."

She said that such things need to be dealt with sensitivity. "I agree some people make mistakes but they're just a small part of the industry. And these people can be turned too. We need to deal with this sensitively. Fighting is good but in the right direction would get results."

Further, the actress opened up on nepotism taking a jibe at the hypocrisy of the audience. "You wanted to only watch star kids and now you're saying 'Oh nepotism is destroying the industry'. Along with being an art form, filmmaking is also a business. If you want to watch certain people, makers will only cast them right? If makers still take the chance with an outsider, and if the film fails then this actor's career is almost over. So, if you want outsiders to flourish, watch their work," she said.

The actress also spoke about groupism is the bigger issue in the industry. "These groups in Bollywood don't allow you to function if you aren't a part of it. Your auditions tapes don't reach the right place and producers too want to stay close to these powerful groups. So people like us have to wait for years to get good work," the actress added.

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