Filmmaker Aditya Chopra has told the Mumbai Police that Paani was shelved because of creative differences between him and Shekhar Kapur and had nothing to do with Sushant Singh Rajput, as per a report by ANI. The filmmaker had recently recorded his statement at Mumbai's Bandra police station pertaining to the actor's death by suicide.
The news agency had quoted Mumbai Police as saying, "The statement of Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films recorded in Sushant Singh Rajput death case.”
Some time back, the police had asked for Sushant's contract with Yash Raj Films as part of the investigation.
Sushant was a part of two YRF productions - Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015). His third film with the banner was supposed to be Shekhar Kapur’s Paani. However, the project got stalled.
Statements of casting director Shanoo Sharma, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and more than 30 other people have been recorded in relation to the case. Sushant's psychiatrist’s statement was also recorded on Friday.
On 14 June, Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide. The actor was 34.
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