After multiple chats of employees of talent management company KWAN were accessed by the NCB, the suspicion of the presence of drug nexus is getting stronger and stronger. The owner of KWAN are already going through interrogation along with manager Jaya Saha.
Now, famous television star Shilpa Shinde has responded to the role of talent management companies that are functional in Bollywood. Shilpa on Wednesday in a telephonic conversation said that "See I have seen one thing when I was handling Police matters related to Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain. The cops used to get messages to raid various parties. We all know that these drugs are being used everywhere not only in Bollywood. However, in Bollywood, these drug parties and consumption takes place quite openly. I have seen that many young actors of Bollywood have started taking drugs just because of their surroundings."
"Talking about talent management companies like KWAN, when they approach an artist they are being asked that facilities they will be provided? Therefore, it depends upon to person to person, like are there things available? Like you have seen in the chats of Deepika Padukone. It's not that a talent management company will say you will get this or you will have to do this, it depends upon the artists. Till now, there is only KWAN which is under scanner but there many talent management companies who takes care of professional as well as personal requirements of artists," added Shilpa.
The NCB registered has a case under the NDPS Act on the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the money laundering charge into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
The official said that it registered case after few alleged chats of Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, Sushant's house manager Samuel Miranda discussing drugs came to the fore.
Following the alleged chats, the NCB questioned Rhea, Showik, Sushant's former manager Shruti Modi, talent manager Jaya Saha, Kwan talent management agency CEO Dhruv Chitgopekar, Udta Punjab Producer Madhu Mantena Varna and several others.