Shreya Mukherjee (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 7, 2020)

A new topic of controversy revolving around drug abuse in Bollywood has surfaced now. Recently, actor Kangana Ranaut alleged that 99% of Bollywood does drugs. Actor Dalip Tahil, who has been a part of the industry for almost five decades, says drugs are a menace across professions, genders. “It’s a malice that has engulfed our lives. So, you can’t just point fingers at Bollywood,” he says.

Not denying that there are drug links in Bollywood, Tahil, 67, says, “The film industry represents a microcosm of what is happening in the world. What’s this big expose that Bollywood does drugs? I’m trying to understand what’s Kangana’s motivation behind these allegations. She is a self-made top grade actor. She succeeded in this film industry despite the challenges that a woman has to face. But now, her statements are getting delusional. Once or twice she made her point, but now, it seems scripted.”

Reacting to Ranaut’s tweet requesting actors Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal and director Ayan Mukerji “to give their blood samples for drug test”, Tahil adds, “Before she passes judgement on her colleagues, she should also get tested.”