Now that Hrithik Roshan has finally opened his mouth on
the Kangana Ranaut controversy (which became the LONGEST story in Bollywood
after we were the FIRST to break it on March 14, 2016), the time is right to
speak to Shekhar Suman (father of Kangana's ex, Adhyayan).
Let's find out what he
thinks about the on-going imbroglio which has now gone on to grab
headlines on national television at prime time.
Here's our conversation with him that transpired on
Monday afternoon:
You spoke quite a bit against Kangana, a few days
ago...
Do you realise that
parents too suffer when their child (Adhyayan in this case) suffers?
Hrithik Roshan has
finally surfaced to talk about it. What do you think about the Hrithik-Kangana
war post Hrithik's interviews on national television?
It has become a
never-ending topic, frankly. She will react, they will react and then I will
react. But since you insist, I will speak today again.
Our hearts had bled when
Adhyayan underwent a trauma in his relationship with Kangana, there was pent up
pain in us... and still there is (pauses).
Go on...
People scoffed at Adhyayan. They said: 'Mard kaise victim
ho sakta hai'? It's not about a man and a woman. It's about two human beings-
who's the perpetrator and who's the victim.
We'll come back to Adhyayan, but first let's talk
about Hrithik...
Hrithik too suffered a lot. He should have spoken
out long ago and put an end to this. Else you're simply giving a handle to
someone to mock at you and defame you. And the whole world laughs at you
Hehehe... Is that fair just because someone kept quiet for a long time? No, it is not fair. But how
do you stop the people? So I think, late alright, Hrithik has spoken and I
think it is very clear now.
I was pained to hear some people even say 'Oh, she is
successful'. So what if she has been successful? Being successful is your
art and craft, being the perpetrator is your human side. I may be the most
talented person on earth but does that give me the license to hit out at
anybody and everybody? If you have won an Oscar, does that mean that you go
around talking derogatory things about anybody and everybody?
I was extremely concerned about Adhyayan (during the
Kangana phase) and I shall remain so. He is my only son; I lost my other son
(Aayush). It is the duty of every parent to speak in protection of their kids-
and vice versa.
Hrithik Roshan With Dad Rakesh
It's time that Rakesh Roshan speaks up...
Why not?
Do you know there were days when we thought that we had
lost Adhyayan too? He was just not accessible.
Where would he be?
I don't know, maybe he was at her (Kangana's) place. I'll come to that later.
But listen, do what you want but don't attack my son. Else I will definitely
react.
Do you think that Ranbir Kapoor was saved when he did
not respond to Kangana's invite of having a physical relationship with her?
My God! Can you imagine that? Shit!
So, yeah, would Adhyayan not listen to you when he was
with Kangana?
No, he wouldn't. He just didn't want to. By the time you
grow up and realise that your parents were right, you already have children who
think that you are wrong.
What did you see in Kangana that Adhyayan could not?
I could see all that when I used to see Adhyayan's
condition. He could not see his condition; he was simply undergoing it.
Kangana Ranaut & Adhyayan Suman
Which was?
He used to be often traumatised. He used to often come
home and cry. Several times, his phone was off and he was not traceable. Where
could Alka (wife) and I go but just wait nervously with a prayer in our hearts?
Elaborate on Adhyayan's trauma...
If I talk on that, I will open a can of worms which will
create a huge problem for many people.
Honestly, my wife and I took it beyond limit. I was even
asked: "Oh, Mr Suman, do you believe in black magic? We are in 2017".
The answer is: It's not that I believe in black magic, but people do it.
Whether it works or not, is a different story. The next question was: "Have
you seen God?" The answer is: No, I haven't. But doesn't He exist?
But how did you know that black magic was being
executed?
If you are asked to go and sit in a graveyard at 1
am and put coins and suparis there, what is that? 
Adhyayan Suman With His Parents
Was Adhyayan driven to do that?
He was asked to that. He was told that it would be good
for his career and their relationship. Give it any name- black magic or
whatever, but it was certainly not puja. All that was being done, was to make
Adhyayan mentally weak.
If success was guaranteed by wearing certain rings,
wouldn't we all wear those rings?
At a given period of time,
you think it is love. Lekin der se pata chalta hai, agar woh pyar nahin bhi hai
toh bhi. Yeh pyar toh nahin tha, kuch aur tha.
And then, Adhyayan even realised that he was being
two-timed. He discovered some messages sent by Kangana to Hrithik. Those
messages were such that he didn't like. He was devastated. He came crying to
Alka and I. I told him: Boss, maine toh aapko pehle hi bola tha.
Did Adhyayan stumble upon any message sent by Hrithik
to Kangana?
No. It was always a one-sided thing.
Which suggests that Hrithik is telling us the truth
now?
Yes.
But I am nobody to sit in judgment of what happened
between Kangana and him or Kangana and Aditya Pancholi. I have her side of the
story and now his (pauses)
Please continue...
Let's not bypass one point
put forth by Hrithik. He has proved that he was in the country during the time
she claims that they got engaged in Paris in 2014. He says that his passport
screams that he did not leave the country during that period. Isn't the proof
of the pudding in the eating?
And Kangana is not even handing her phone and laptop
to the Cyber Crime Cell?
Woh main bahar gayi thi na, toh ek bandar aaya aur lekar
bhaag gaya. Woh usme paani gir gaya. Woh toot gaya. Today if an ant has an
affair with an ant, the paparazzi will find out. Not a single picture in the
so-called 7 years of their relationship?
And no SMS, no WhatsApp? How would you communicate then?
How would you meet? Kabutar ka zamaana toh nahin hai na, jo letters lekar
jaate
One more thing bothers me no end...
Shekhar Suman & Rekha In A Still From Utsav
What?
Why are people running down Hrithik in the name of
feminism? And even her charges of nepotism, of late? Agar nepotism hota, would
I have been cast opposite Rekha in Shashi Kapoor's Utsav? Both his handsome
sons Kunal and Karan wanted to do that role, but Shashi saab chose me. Mind
you, I was only 10 ten days old in Mumbai then. He could have also cast anybody
else from Kapoor khandaan, but did he? So what nepotism are you talking about?
Everybody is fighting his own battle, boss.
If Mukesh Ambani has set up his business, wouldn't he
induct his son? Such things are definitely not nepotism. But who will explain
to that lady? Give me one instance where a person has set up something and
passed it on to someone else's son. What's wrong if Amitabh, Shatru, Manoj
Kumar or Jetendra's children get into movies? Why is someone sulking so much?
Kitne doctors ke bete doctor bante hain na? Kya unko
zabadasti engineer banaya jaye?
And let me tell this person that Amitabh and SRK are the
two best examples of NO nepotism. And hey, how can I forget that I don't know
what Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar's fathers did? 
Tanu Weds Manu Poster
All of Kangana's movies after Tanu Weds Manu Returns
have not done anything to shout about..
One needs to understand that everybody is a Queen and
everybody is a King here if his last film has clicked.
If you want to continue sitting on the throne
continuously, then please prove yourself continuously.
Aur ek baat: Why does everybody have an opinion on things
that do not involve them?
Why I am talking? Because I have gone through so much
pain in Adhyayan's relationship with Kangana that I will keep giving vent to
it.
I am sure Adhyayan has not told me at least half the
things; he must be embarrassed and ashamed about those now. Somebody
committed an unpardonable sin in torturing my son. Alka and I went through
hell. My son was even seen in a biased light simply because his movies hadn't
clicked.
Did you never pick up
your phone and give her an earful?
One night, she locked him
out of her house. He was crying there full night. I called her and requested
her to take him in. She refused, saying, "Sorry, I cannot'. She was not
rude but so firm that it was tantamount to being nothing else but rude.
Anyway, jaisi karni wasi
bharni. The truth has come out from Hrithik's side. I am sure that many people
who took Kangana's side earlier are now having second thoughts.
Let not any falsehood go
through as content anymore and the paid janta should stop clapping. Baba, this
is surely not entertainment.
Ranbir Kapoor
I ask again: Do
you think that Ranbir Kapoor was saved when he did not respond to Kangana's
invite of having a physical relationship with her- as per a email floating? You
didn't answer me well when I asked you the same earlier in this interview:
Ask Ranbir (laughs). Please
ask Ranbir.
Parting shot addressed
to Hrithik?
If you have your
conscience as your friend, you don't have to bother about anything. Stay with
your conscience and you will always be a winner.
As for me, I am leaving it
for the Universe to decide.
What do you mean by
that?
The Universal Law, I mean.
If you do something bad to someone, it will come back at you. Main kaha na
pehle, jaisi karni waisi bharni. Bas, ab main aur kya bolun?
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