Sushant Singh Rajput’s father, KK Singh, had initially accused Rhea Chakraborty of siphoning 15 crores INR from the late actor.
An India Today report suggests that the money, apparently linked to a film project, might not have been paid to the star in the first place.
Apparently, as per the statement Rhea Chakraborty made in her India Today interview, she insisted that Sushant had mentioned to his family that he was to be cast in a movie directed by Rumi Jaffery and produced by Vashu Bhagnani.
Rhea stated, “In their meeting, perhaps Rs 15 crore was mutually decided as the signing amount between Sushant and Vashu sir. Sushant was very happy about this. This happened in the month of February.”
She also added that although the late actor had spoken about the movie, there was no formal agreed signed. She also went on to say that this had been a verbal agreement. “This was a verbal agreement. Nothing was signed on paper. Unfortunately, the lockdown happened soon after. We were supposed to start the shoot in May, and the contract work would have happened in March-April, but things got postponed and, therefore, no transaction happened.”
No Signing Amount Paid To Sushant By Rumi
India Today also reached out to Rumi Jaffery to probe deeper into the situation and Jaffery agreed about talking to Sushant about a film starring him and Chakraborty. However, the deal was not signed formally because of the initiation of the lockdown.
When asked if there really was a film project, Rumi agreed to it. However, when the topic of the Rs 15 crores came up, he stated, “In this industry, no producer can pay Rs 15 crore even to top stars. This is not even the full price, leave alone signing amount. Why should the money be paid? No agreement was signed in the first place. It was his bad luck. The lockdown happened.
Whether you are a director, a hero or a heroine, the amounts have to be first agreed upon. For instance, if there’s an agreement to pay Rs 100 to Rumy Jaffery, the mode of payment will be something like this: five per cent as signing amount, which I may try to negotiate to 10 per cent. Then another five per cent during the pre-production stage, then at first and second schedules, then during dubbing and finally during release.”
