Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput commits suicide: Reports
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh commited suicide at his Mumbai home, media reports said. He was 34.
Reports claim Sushant was found hanging at his Bandra home in Mumbai.
He started his career with television serials Star Plus’s romantic drama Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2008), Zee TV’s popular soap opera Pavitra Rishta (2009–11).
He shot to fame with biopic of former Indian cricket captain "MS Dhoni-An Untold Story".
In his last Instagram post, he wrote “Blurred past evaporating from teardrops,Unending dreams carving an arc of smile, And a fleeting life, negotiating between the two…#माठâ¤ï¸.”
Few days back his ex-manager, Disha Salian committed suicide by jumping from a building in Mumbai. Disha jumped off the 14th floor of a building in Malad, Mumbai.
Even as the Indian cinelovers were recovering from the death of actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, the news of Sushant's suicide left the country shell shocked.
Soon after the news of his suicide surfaced, condolences began pouring.
Badminton star Saina Nehwal was one of the first celebrities to grieve his death on Twitter
Gone way too soon. Its shocking and even more sad to loose such a young talented actor and a human. You will be missed on screen dhoni.#SushantSinghRajput 😢 pic.twitter.com/WCMJUytakW
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) June 14, 2020
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also expressed his condolence on Twitter.
"Shocked & deeply saddened to hear about the suicide of talented & brilliant actor Sushant Singh Rajput. This unfortunate death of a young & successful individual brings issues related to mental health, particularly in these times, to the fore. RIP," the minister tweeted.
Shocked & deeply saddened to hear about the suicide of talented & brilliant actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) June 14, 2020
This unfortunate death of a young & successful individual brings issues related to mental health, particularly in these times, to the fore.
RIP. pic.twitter.com/AA74rbAlCR
"Shocked beyond words... Completely heartbroken... Really tragic... At a loss of words... Gone too soon... #SushantSinghRajput," tweeted film critic and analysts Taran Adarsh.
Shocked beyond words... Completely heartbroken... Really tragic... At a loss of words... Gone too soon... #SushantSinghRajput pic.twitter.com/A68oSAaZlX
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 14, 2020
Expressing shock at his death, Anurag Kashyap tweeted, “Wtf .. this is not true.” Akshay Kumar tweeted: "Honestly this news has left me shocked and speechless...I remember watching #SushantSinghRajput in Chhichhore and telling my friend Sajid, its producer how much I’d enjoyed the film and wish I’d been a part of it. Such a talented actor...may God give strength to his family ðŸ™ðŸ»"
Honestly this news has left me shocked and speechless...I remember watching #SushantSinghRajput in Chhichhore and telling my friend Sajid, its producer how much I’d enjoyed the film and wish I’d been a part of it. Such a talented actor...may God give strength to his family ðŸ™ðŸ»
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 14, 2020
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