Throwback Thursday: When Netflix's Heeramandi actor Shekhar Suman recalled why Priyanka Chopra left Bollywood: 'It happened with Sushant Singh Rajput...'

Veteran Bollywood and TV actor Shekhar Suman has been garnering praise for his portrayal in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. However, in 2023, the actor spoke about the dark side of the industry and recalled the reason Priyanka Chopra left Bollywood. Suman also shared that the same thing happened with the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

He tweeted, "Priyanka Chopra's sensational revelation has not come as a http://shocker.It is well known the way the cabal within the film industry http://functions.It will oppress, suppress and persecute you till you are http://finished.It happened with SSR."

In another tweet, he wrote, "It will happen to others too.That's the way the cookie crumbles in the industry.Take it or leave it.and Priyanka decided to leave.and thank God she did.for now we have a true-blue global icon representing India in http://Hollywood.As they say every cloud has a silver lining."

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Another tweet read, “I know of at least 4 people in the industry who have ganged up to have me and Adhyayan removed from many projects. I know it for sure. These ‘gangsters’ have a lot of clout and they are more dangerous than a rattlesnake. But the truth is they can create hurdles but they cannot stop us.”

Interestingly, Heeramandi also featured Shekhar's son Adhyayan Suman, where he portrayed two prominent characters.