The overwhelming world reaction over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR) has got me thinking over this issue. Practically speaking, no one really knows what happens when one dies. But metaphysically speaking, the question that comes to my mind is: When a person dies, doesn’t his spirit still exist? In that case, is the world reaction influenced by the spiritual force that still exists in SSR? Is, then SSR’s spiritual body fighting for justice?
We are dual beings, in the sense we have a physical body and a spiritual body or a soul. When life exits our body, it is no better than a peel of a fruit, which is disposed of. In SSR’s case his life was forcefully ended. The physical body ceased as it became vulnerable to external forces.
But SSR’s spirit described as strong by people close to him seemed to have returned with a vengeance to strike back at its oppressors. SSR’s spirit needed a physical host, and it appears to have found not one but many willing hosts in the persons of fans and numerous people from all walks of life. SSR’s spirit has empowered these hosts, who are seeking justice for him on his behalf.
The cry for justice for SSR is unprecedented, breaking all world records. Scores of WhatsApp groups have been formed not only in India but in the USA, Europe, Australia, Dubai, Maldives and across several other nations. Non-Resident Indians’ contribution has been stupendous in the setting up of these groups.
SSR fans are continuously communicating on video calls, regularly charting out the path of justice for him. These groups are strategising daily, creating tag lines, setting up bill boards, collecting funds and keeping the issue alive till SSR gets full justice and his oppressors are booked.
An interesting aspect of this movement is that it has questioned the so-called big daddies of Bollywood. Forget the three Khans, even the emperor, Amitabh Bachchan has not been spared for being silent on the issue. News channels, including the BBC have taken up the issue.
We have in the past lost several stars to death under suspicious circumstances, including Divya Bharti, Jia Khan, Sridevi and several lesser known stars. But never have we seen such frenzy as in the case of SSR. The cries of foul play over his death are growing louder by the day.
These developments give strength to my theory that SSR’s spirit is so powerful that it has activated not only his fans, but people at large to get him a fair probe and closure. It is as if fans and other supporters are almost possessed with thoughts of justice for SSR. From day one, when there was even no suspicion, they suspected foul play. How is that possible without a hidden force behind them, which I am convinced is no other than SSR’s soul?
My question to all those who are reading this is: Is it possible for a soul ― which was housed in a body that succumbed to allegedly villainous forces ― to wield such power over countless known and unknown people? What do you readers think?
Bina Gupta, a senior practicing lawyer at the Supreme Court of India, is a member of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal and ex-Chairperson of the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA). An avid nature photographer and painter, she lives in Noida.
(Sushant Singh Rajput’s featured image courtesy, his fan club on Facebook)
I also felt that like Nirbhaya’s case became a landmark case in how rape cases are treated in courts, Sushant’s case is going to change the way film industry operates. I think it will clean the dirt and pervertness in the entertainment industry that seems to be high performing on drugs.