Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar become most unfollowed celebs in the aftermath of Sushant’s tragedy; Kangana’s popularity spikes!

After the tragic and untimely demise of the talented actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Debate of #Nepotism has again come to life on social media.

#JusticeForSushantSinghRajput, #BoycottFakeStars, #BoycottKaranJohar were seen to be trending on Twitter.

Riding this new wave against nepotism in the aftermath of Sushant’s tragedy, people have started unfollowing Bollywood Celebs like Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Ananya Panday and others on social media. 

Heavily criticized and trolled on social media about promoting nepotism, Karan Johar’s Instagram account took a massive hit. It went from 11 Million followers on Monday to 10.8 million followers currently in the span of two days. 

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I blame myself for not being in touch with you for the past year….. I have felt at times like you may have needed people to share your life with…but somehow I never followed up on that feeling…will never make that mistake again…we live in very energetic and noisy but still very isolated times …some of us succumb to these silences and go within…we need to not just make relationships but also constantly nurture them….Sushants unfortunate demise has been a huge wake up call to me …to my level of compassion and to my ability to foster and protect my equations…..I hope this resonates with all of you as well….will miss your infectious smile and your bear hug ….???

A post shared by Karan Johar (@karanjohar) on Jun 14, 2020 at 4:07am PDT

Alia Bhatt’s Instagram profile also registered a steep decline. She lost more than over 4 lakh followers on Tuesday and went from 48.7 million to 48.2 million followers.

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❤️

A post shared by Alia Bhatt ☀️ (@aliaabhatt) on Jun 14, 2020 at 6:12am PDT

Sonam K Ahuja’s Instagram follower count also noticed a downfall of over 77 k. Her profile went from 29.2 million to 29.1 million followers.

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I hope you find peace

A post shared by Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamkapoor) on Jun 14, 2020 at 5:56am PDT

Sonakshi Sinha too has lost over 53 k followers and is currently at 18.6 million.

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मुड़ मुड़ के ना देख, मुड़ मुड़ के…side view mirror hai na ?

A post shared by Sonakshi Sinha (@aslisona) on Jun 13, 2020 at 5:41am PDT

Ananya Panday’s profile on Instagram saw a decrease of more than 35 k followers. She is currently at a following of 12.2 million. 

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love on my mind ? (and coffee) ☕️? @bazaarindia

A post shared by Ananya ?? (@ananyapanday) on Jun 13, 2020 at 5:55am PDT

On the other hand, ever since Kangana Ranaut blasted the Bollywood Privilege Club with her rant on Sushant’s death, there was an upward rise in Kangana’s followers from 2.2 million to 3.6 million. 

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It is important to give talent their due. And if celebrities are struggling with personal and mental health issues, the media should try and emphasize with them, rather than making it difficult for them!

A post shared by Kangana Ranaut (@team_kangana_ranaut) on Jun 15, 2020 at 2:44am PDT

“I would like to see talent on my timeline rather than a relative of a famous Khan or Kapoor,” said Thunlai Brahma, a Delhi University student.

“I cannot support celebrities who value personal relationships over talent when it comes to giving work in the industry” – said Santi Sankar, a Gurugram-based entrepreneur.

Meanwhile, online petitions demanding justice for the late actor and boycotting Bollywood Bigwigs have also kick-started.  

Though an outsider to the industry, Sushant Singh Rajput was a talented, self-made star with successful films like Kai Po Che, M S Dhoni: The Untold Story, Kedarnath and Chhichhore in his repertoire. The tragedy of his untimely demise has challenged the current status quo of Bollywood.