Sona Mohapatra Tweets How Husband Ram Sampath Was Targeted By Bollywood ‘Gang’

After AR Rahman's tweets about facing problems in the Hindi film industry, Sona Mohapatra revealed how her husband, Ram Sampath was targeted by an "illiterate self-important" gang, reports News18. Sampath is a composer, music producer and musician. In a series of tweets, Sona called out Bollywood for working against "genuine, classy, dignified, and talented professionals".

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Sona who is a singer, music composer and lyricist, wrote that her husband faced a toxic environment in the film industry and took two years to recover. She tweeted, “This ‘illiterate self-important’ gang works against any genuine, classy, dignified, talented creative professional.”

This ‘illiterate self-important’ gang works against any genuine,classy,dignified,talented creative professional.Felt heartbroken seeing Ram Sampath go through hell,worse,finally plug out of this toxic biotope 3 years ago.The final straw was #Raees .Took him 2yrs to recover post https://t.co/0VNpldRSdb

— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) July 26, 2020

Sona Mohapatra tweeted that her husband faced a toxic environment in the film industry.

She further addressed Sonakshi Sinha and Farhan Akhtar in her tweets. Calling them "musical greats". She was responding to someone on Twitter who asked her why Indian musicians aren’t allowed to perform their songs.

not just the low-brow film awards,even in music concerts headlining big international acts, stage is shared by musical greats like Sonakshi Sinha, Farhan Akhtar.The latter also ‘performs’ for the #CokeStudio on ground gigs,women’s orgs, commonwealth games.This is on you #India . https://t.co/AAqy6eDXNv

— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) July 26, 2020

In another tweet, she said that her husband, Ram, dealt with depression and disappointment by blocking these ‘bullies’. He took up creative activities like martial arts and working with classical music. The tweet reads, “But plug out we must. Ram dealt with his depression & deep disappointment by blocking many of these bullies from his life & phone register, taking up martial arts, working with, archiving folk & classical musicians in our studio, finding solace in music, writing scripts. #MentalHealth.”

But plug out we must.Ram dealt with his depression & deep disappointment by blocking many of these bullies from his life & phone register,taking up martial arts,working with,archiving folk & classical musicians in our studio,finding solace in music,writing scripts. #MentalHealth https://t.co/0svrCmvTlU

— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) July 26, 2020

In another tweet, she said that her husband, Ram, dealt with depression and disappointment by blocking these ‘bullies’.

Earlier in an interview with Radio Mirchi, the Oscar-winning composer, AR Rahman explained how a gang is working against him. “I don’t say no to good movies, but I think there is a gang, which, due to misunderstandings, is spreading some false rumours. When Mukesh Chhabra came to me, I gave him four songs in two days. He told me, ‘Sir, how many people said don’t go, don’t go to him (AR Rahman) and they told me stories after stories.’ I heard that, and I realised, yeah okay, now I understand why I am doing less (work in Hindi films) and why the good movies are not coming to me. I am doing dark movies, because there is a whole gang working against me, without them knowing that they are doing harm,” the music maestro said.

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The conversation around discrimination is a long-standing one against Bollywood ‘biggies’. The demise of Sushant Singh Rajput has sparked debates on nepotism and seeks justice for the victims. Furthermore, people have found the courage to speak up against the bigwigs in Bollywood and their misguided actions causing harm to people’s lives.

Bhavya Gupta is an intern with SheThePeople.TV.