Deaths That Remain Bollywood’s Modern Mystery – Closed in Law, Open in Public Mind


Sushant Singh Rajput or Divya Bharti:Deaths That Remain Bollywood’s Modern Mystery – Closed in Law, Open in Public Mind

Bollywood has faced many sudden and tragic deaths, but only a few continue to trouble people decades later. Two names are often compared: Divya Bharti (1993) and Sushant Singh Rajput (2020). Both were young, gifted, and died in situations that at first seemed straightforward. Yet while both cases are officially closed, only one is still seen by millions as an unsolved mystery in 2025 — that of Sushant Singh Rajput.

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Divya Bharti’s death came after a fall from her fifth-floor balcony in Versova on 5 April 1993. The Mumbai Police investigated, the post-mortem confirmed injuries from the fall, and by 1998 the case was closed as an accident. Rumours swirled about her secret marriage, alcohol, and underworld links, but no proof was ever found. Her father cleared Sajid Nadiadwala publicly, and no family member has asked for a fresh probe in over twenty-five years. Today, apart from the odd documentary or anniversary post, most people accept her death as a tragic accident. The file is closed, and so is the debate.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s story was very different. Found hanging in his Bandra flat on 14 June 2020, what began as a routine inquiry quickly grew into Bollywood’s biggest investigation. The case moved from Mumbai Police to Bihar Police, then to the Enforcement Directorate, Narcotics Bureau, and finally the CBI. AIIMS doctors re-examined evidence, hundreds of witnesses were questioned, and the nation watched for years. In March 2025, the CBI submitted its closure report, saying there was no sign of murder, abetment, poisoning, or conspiracy. By October 2025, a Mumbai court accepted the report and closed the case.

Legally, Sushant’s death is as closed as Divya Bharti’s. But public opinion is very different. Even in December 2025, #JusticeForSSR trends online, fan pages share supposed “proof” of murder, and his family has filed a new petition in the Bombay High Court. TV channels replay old debates, social media sees new “whistle-blowers”, and many people — especially outside big cities — believe powerful forces silenced him.

Divya Bharti’s death, though sad, has become part of Bollywood’s history of accidents. Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, despite five years of investigation and a clean chit from India’s top agency, is still seen as Bollywood’s great modern mystery — legally closed, but publicly unsolved.

Both stories carry the pain of lost promise. But only one still raises the question that refuses to fade:  

If the case is settled, why does it still feel like justice has not been done?  

That question belongs to Sushant Singh Rajput.  


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