Mumbai: Twitter users on Wednesday afternoon called out on Arjun Kapoor, labeling him as a “product of nepotism” after reports went viral claiming that late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was the original cast for the movie ‘Half Girlfriend’ alongside Shradha Kapoor but it was later handed to Arjun Kapoor.
Topic ‘Arjun Kapoor’ was top-trending on twitter India on Wednesday afternoon, garnering nearly 11k tweets at 4:30 pm. Another topic ‘Half Girlfriend’ was among the top-five trending topics on the micro-blogging site with nearly 8k views.
The topic took pace after users dig into the account of noted author Chetan Bhagat and found a tweet wherein he had announced Sushant Singh Rajput’s featuring in the movie ‘Half Girlfriend’ based on one of the books written by him. He had also shared a link of Times of India which had covered the story then. The movie however went to Arjun Kapoor as the lead actor.
Irked by this, the twitter army expressed its anger and dissent and added to the outrage surrounding Nepotism in Bollywood which has been the talk of the town ever since Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra residence on June 14.
Here are some of the tweets tagged with the topic that is trending on twitter.
NOTE: The claims made in the tweets embedded below or the ideas presented in them are those solely of the users. Vartha Bharati does not guarantee the authenticity of any of the claims or does not necessarily endorse the ideas, views posted by any of the users.
Half Girlfriend movie was given to Sushant first...
— Shivam ❤️ Love You Sushant (@Intrepid_SK) June 24, 2020
But Expressionless #ArjunKapoor snatched It from Sushant
Same happened in Befikre and Many movies with Sushant#justiceforSushantforum pic.twitter.com/XM68Uva8So
In half girlfriend sushant an amazing actor was replaced by a pretty bad product of nepotism...we can't let this fight against nepotism and Bollywood bullies die down because if this does than we are gonna lose more gems like sushant.#ArjunKapoor #justiceforSushantforum pic.twitter.com/gGKim9Oj38
— Anubhuti (@Aneastsider3) June 24, 2020
Bollywood is Full Of Nepotism & Hipocrites
— Abdul Raqib Saifi (@abdulraqibsaifi) June 24, 2020
Half Girlfriend Movie : Sushant Singh Rajput Replaced by Arjun Kapoor
Fitoor Movie : SSR Replace by Aditya Roy Kapoor
Befikre Movie SSR Replaced by Ranveer Singh#justiceforSushantforum #SushantSingh #SushantSinghRajpoot pic.twitter.com/PwepMdPdOS
How many time #SushanthSinghRajput
— Ashwani Dusadh ? (@ashwanidusadh) June 24, 2020
Replaced by #Nepokids
1. Ramleela - #RanveerSingh
2. Bajirao mastani - #RanveerSingh
3. Befikre - #RanveerSingh
4. Fitoor - #AdityaRoyKapur
5. Half Girlfriend - #ArjunKapoor
And many more.
Always Bhansali's 1st choice was SSR for 1&2
Sushant Singh Rajput lost film Half Girlfriend to nepotism kid #ArjunKapoor and Befikre to Ranveer singh, looking at both films, it was a blessing in disguise.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) June 24, 2020
Half Girlfriend, the movie was about to star Sushant Singh Rajput but later Arjun Kapoor was launched replacing Sushant. https://t.co/lycCdSn6tl
— Kangana Ranaut (@Offical_Kangana) June 24, 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput lost film Half girlfriend against nepotism kid #ArjunKapoor & befikre film against #ranveersingh , having a glance over both films looks like it was a blessing in disguise !
— Aastha Singh (@aastha_singh39) June 24, 2020
Sushant singh rajput replaced in movies like Half girlfriend, Befikre, Ram leela etc just because of nepotism and lobbying. No wonder he lost many movies in last six months as well. Time to expose mafia not just on twitter but also in reality. #JusticeForSushant
— Robin Saini (@RSK_Robin) June 24, 2020
Omg!! I have next level attachment with 'Half Girlfriend' Novel. I finished it in 1 and half day. After the movie was released, I even went to see it in a theatre. Now knowing that he was replaced makes me sad to another level. God sake..he'd be so much better than Arjun! https://t.co/jlukjtrHme
— Grishma Regmi (@crisgirl7) June 24, 2020
Wow!!! It would have been a treat to watch Sushant Singh Rajput as the lead character in Half Girlfriend(if true). Who gave this idea to cast Arjun Kapoor for this role, matlab Kuch Bhi. I just saw @chetan_bhagat was also one of the producers, aap toh sahi sochte.#SarojKhan pic.twitter.com/Z0y3rlO3W4
— Kumar Priyadarshi (@darshi1986) June 24, 2020
So the Sushant Singh Rajput was supposed to be the lead actor of half girlfriend movie. But finally they choose Arjun Kapoor. Can anyone care to explain what happened in between?? @chetan_bhagat https://t.co/uihz6KsQ26
— Amit Mishra (@AmitKMishra_19) June 24, 2020
So it was supposed to be Sushant in Half Girlfriend but finally given to Starkid Arjun Kapoor. On whose direction? ?@itsSSR was too good to be in Bollywood, an industry with so much Filth.@rupeshsingh https://t.co/8FQqOPf9YK
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Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj on Tuesday clarified that a photo of him taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh Mela, which is doing rounds across social media platforms, was fake. The multilingual actor has filed a police complaint against the miscreants in this regard.
The digitally manipulated image was posted by an account named Prashant Sambaragi, captioned: "Actor Prakash Raj at the Kumbh Mela. He bathed in the Triveni Sangam. Let's hope that his sins are washed away." The image also bizarrely showed the actor’s hand blending into an artificial design, suggesting the use of AI editing.
Taking to ‘X,’ actor Prakash Raj clarified that it was fake news. He stated, "Fake news. The job of the cowardly army of the 'False King' is to spread fake news and defile even their holy worship. A police complaint has been filed. Let's see what they do in the courtroom."
ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿ
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 28, 2025
“ಸುಳ್ಳ ರಾಜ” ನ ಹೇಡಿಗಳ ಸೈನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ .. ಅವರ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪೂಜೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿ ಹಬ್ಬಿಸಿ ಹೊಲಸು ಮಾಡುವುದೇ ಕೆಲಸ .. police complaint ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದೆ .. ಕೋರ್ಟಿನ ಕಟಕಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೋ ನೋಡೋಣ 😊 #justasking pic.twitter.com/S6ySeyFKmh