EXCLUSIVE: Was Late Pratyusha Banerjee An Alcoholic? Rahul Raj Singh Reveals, “Her Father Used To Give Her Alcohol”

Rahul Raj Singh, Pratyusha Banerjee’s ex-boyfriend, stated that she consumed alcohol. He claimed he tried to prevent her from drinking and that her behaviour changed significantly when she consumed alcohol. He also suggested that her depression contributed to her increased drinking. In a recent interview, Rahul Raj Singh opened up on late actress Pratyusha Banerjee’s alcohol addiction and how he tried to help her out of it.

Rahul Raj Singh Reveals On Pratyusha Banerjee’s Alcoholism

Speaking to Bollywood Bubble, Rahul Raj Singh clarified the rumours of Pratyusha Banerjee becoming an alcoholic. The actor said, “She had been drinking long before I came into her life. Her father used to give her alcohol. When we got together, since we’re actors and have to maintain our appearance, I told her that if she kept drinking like this, it would eventually lead to a disaster. She wasn’t very interested in work either, and I told her clearly that if she kept alcohol in front of me, I might start drinking too, so we had to control it.”

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Rahul revealed Pratyusha’s relationship with her father. He said, “Especially after Balika Vadhu ended, her relationship with her father became complicated—they were very friendly when sober, but after drinking, her father would become aggressive, and they’d end up fighting.”

Rahul Raj On Helping Pratyusha Banerjee’s Alcoholism

He said, “We tried to slowly help her reduce it. She kept a diary, which I encouraged her to write in—it’s not with me anymore. But I used to tell her to write things like ‘Today you are not supposed to drink early in the morning.’ I also wrote in it about our daily agenda, especially the non-work habits we needed to change. Today, everyone talks about dieting, and though we weren’t focusing on that, at least we were trying to cut down daily alcohol intake, or at least bring some moderation. At that time, I brought in Amit Khan. He was a writer who had written songs for my film Main Ek Tu. It was where I played the lead. He writes excellent thrillers—he’s authored over a hundred books—and has also done a show on ALT Balaji with Ekta Kapoor, featuring Divyenndu.”

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He added, “I forgot the show’s name, but he’s doing well now. So we were all progressing together, and I got him to work with her on a new show. I even told Danish, ‘Watch this show—I’m doing this for her because I want her to make a strong comeback like in Balika Vadhu, in a role where she can prove her abilities. Maybe this will be her last big show.’ She said, ‘I’ll do this one last, I don’t want to play roles like I did in Sasural Simar Ka at such an early stage.’ She had done one or two lead roles, one with Kaveri, but that show didn’t do well. Then there was a DJ’s show on Sony, which also didn’t succeed. After that, she didn’t get any significant roles to prove herself. Sphere Origins didn’t repeat her, nor did DJ’s. Everywhere she faced issues.”

Rahul Raj Singh On Pratyusha’s Expenses

He concluded, “She hadn’t left Balika Vadhu on a good note either. So obviously, production houses won’t call you back. She told me there were creative differences with the team, too much interference from her side, they said. And then there was a payment issue with DJs. Her payment had been stuck for six months, so maybe that led to more problems. These things happen in production. Plus, her expenses were so high, her father’s and mother’s too, that she could never really stop working. Like we discussed earlier, they had loans to repay, so she had to keep earning. But when payments didn’t come on time, she would get frustrated, and relationships in the industry would spoil. She’d call again and again, asking for her money.”

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About Pratyusha Banerjee’s Alcohol Addiction

Pratyusha was struggling with debt and regularly consumed alcohol. Police found three cans of beer along with other liquor bottles at her residence. She was in a deep financial crisis and couldn’t even afford her car loan.

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