Guwahati: Rabia Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan, says filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is a mouthpiece of the alleged "Bollywood mafia"; she has also alleged that Bhatt once threatened her.
Jiah was found dead at her Mumbai residence in June 2013; her family accused Sooraj Pancholi, Jiah's then boyfriend, for her death.
Upon being asked about Jiah being declared "depressed", Rabia told the media: "Who said it? Except Mahesh Bhatt? At my daughter's funeral, he came to me and said that Jiah was depressed. I said, 'Excuse me sir. She was never depressed.'
Rabia Khan claimed that Mahesh Bhatt allegedly threatened her and asked her to not make any noise about Jiah's death. She said that Bhatt told her, "Tum chup ho jaao varna tumhe bhi injection deke sula denge' (You shut up, else you too will be put to sleep with an injection)."
Rabia had also shared a post earlier on social media demanding a CBI probe into the ongoing Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
While talking about Mahesh Bhatt being vocal about Sushant's mental health, she said, "he is a mouthpiece of Bollywood mafia. He knows nothing."
"He is so pathetic that I have no words to express. He was intimidating when my daughter worked for him at the age of 16. He told me to leave her alone. How could I leave her alone? I will speak for justice. I will tell the world what these people are", she added.
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