Overview

• Singer-composer Amaal Mallik alleged on a Mirchi Plus podcast that major producers and stars are running a covert campaign to undermine Kartik Aaryan, likening their tactics to those blamed in Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise.
• Host Gaurav Thakur revealed he has received threat calls demanding the episode’s removal and stressed that the conversation was unscripted and not orchestrated by Aaryan’s team.
• Thakur has kept the podcast live since July 5, reinforcing his commitment to free expression and intensifying public scrutiny of Bollywood’s power structures.
• Kartik Aaryan is enjoying the most successful phase of his career, buoyed by strong parental support and a mobilized fan base pushing back against insider pressures.
• The episode highlights the growing role of unscripted podcast platforms as whistleblower channels in Hindi cinema despite attempts at intimidation.