Sushant Singh Rajput’s talent Manager Jaya Saha is being grilled for the second time by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today. She was also questioned by the agency for four hours on Monday (September 21). According to sources, Jaya Saha revealed details about her work at the Kwan Talent Management agency in her statement to the CBI, ED and the NCB. Sushant Singh Rajput was also managed by the Kwan Talent Management agency.
Jaya Saha is one of the partners of Kwan Talent Management. There are around ten partners in Kwan. Jaya holds 2 percent stakes in the firm.
Jaya Saha started working with Sushant Singh Rajput in 2016. While managing the actor, Jaya had got Sushant to sign six films. The films were Drive, Sonchiriya, Kedarnath, Chhichhore. For Drive, Sushant Singh Rajput got a payment of Rs 2.25 crore. For Sonichiriya and Kedarnath, he got Rs 5 crore and 6 crore respectively. Sushant Singh Rajput was paid Rs 5 crore for Chhichhore and Rs 3.5 crore for Dil Bechara.
Other than films, Jaya Saha also got Sushant Singh Rajput endorsements and events of 21 brands between 2016 and 2019.
Jaya Saha, in her statement, revealed that she last spoke to Sushant Singh Rajput on June 5, about a film being made by Kumar Mangal. She also said that Sushant Singh Rajput liked the script but didn’t agree to the signing amount of Rs 6 crore. The actor had demanded Rs 12 crore.
Jaya Saha also said that when she met Sushant Singh Rajput in March 2020, he was not keeping well. She added that while she met him, he would often start walking and go inside the bedroom and then come back. The actor would repeat this multiple times. Jaya Saha further said that Sushant Singh Rajput had informed her about his depression in December.
Jaya Saha has also worked with Disha Salian, who worked for Sushant Singh Rajput between March and May 2020, through Bunty Sajdeh’s Cornerstone talent management company.
Jaya Saha worked with Disha Salian at Kwan Talent Management for a year, between 2018 and 2019. Jaya Saha has also said in her statement that Disha Salian had not met Sushant while working at Kwan. Jaya Saha further added she herself used to deal with Sushant Singh Rajput regarding projects like films and endorsements.
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