THROWBACK! When Ranvir Shorey Opened Up About ‘Gangs’ In Bollywood; Actor Recalled, ‘Standing On Somebody's Toes, Scuttling Somebody's Career’

Ranvir Shorey, who recently made the headlines for his participation in Bigg Boss OTT 3, had once spoken about the harsh reality of Bollywood

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THROWBACK! When Ranvir Shorey Opened Up About ‘Gangs’ In Bollywood; Actor Recalled, ‘Standing On Somebody's Toes, Scuttling Somebody's Career’
Versatile actor Ranvir Shorey has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry with his acting performances. He recently participated in Bigg Boss OTT season 3, where he was crowned as the second runner-up of the Anil Kapoor-hosted reality show. While he failed to bag the winning title, he left the netizens impressed with his upfront personality. As he is still making the headlines for taking digs as the show’s winner and his rival Sana Makbul, his old interview surfaced on the internet where he unabashedly spoke about the harsh reality of Bollywood.

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During an interaction on ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, he spoke about Bollywood ‘gangs and lobbies’. Referring to Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, he explained how people in the industry gang up on one person and elbow them out by messing with their careers. Quoted by Bollywood Shaadis, the 51-year-old actor said, “And then this thing happened with Sushant a couple of years later, and then I felt like I had to speak out. But all this is, you ask anybody from the film industry, anybody, most of them will say it off record, I can say it on record, I have no problem. This fully happens, you know, ganging up against someone, elbowing them out, standing on somebody's toes, scuttling somebody's career. This happens. This is a fact.” ALSO READ: ‘Aapke Soch Aur Ankhe Dono Hi Galat Hain’: Armaan Malik SLAMS Netizens As Video Of Ranvir Shorey Kissing Kritika Malik’s Cheeks On Bigg Boss OTT 3 Finale Goes Viral

Shorey went on to open up about his bond with the Rajput and how they grew closer during the shoot of Abhishek Chaubey's crime thriller Sonchiriya (2019). He said, “I wouldn’t say we were close, but we were friends. We worked together. He had been home a few times. And we got along quite well during the two-month-long shoot of Sonchiriya.” ALSO READ: ‘Men Like Ranvir Shorey Want To Tame Strong Women Down’: Bigg Boss OTT 3 Winner Sana Makbul Takes Another DIG At The Actor


For the past week, ever since Bigg Boss OTT 3 came to an end, Ranvir Shorey has been making the headlines for his comments on Sana Makbul winning the show. He had expressed his displeasure and hinted at her being undeserving of the trophy during a media interaction. In response to his comments, the actress went ahead and tagged him as a ‘male chauvinist’ and a ‘narcissist’. Talking about their rivalry in the controversial reality show, they were seen getting into really nasty fights in the show, to the point where it escalated to them insulting each other and using abusive language. Their fights left netizens and their co-contestants feeling uncomfortable. 
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