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| birth_place        = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India
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| death_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| death_cause        = [[Suicide by hanging]]
| occupation        = Actor
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'''Sushant Singh Rajput''' (21 January 1986{{spnd}}14 June 2020) was an Indian actor who is best known for his work in [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 May 2018|title=Kedarnath actor Sushant Singh Rajput turns entrepreneur with Innsaei|language=en-US|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-entrepreneurial-debut-innsaei-5182139/|access-date=13 August 2018}}{{Cite news|date=22 August 2018|title=Sushant Singh Rajput donates Rs 1 crore as aid for Kerala on behalf of a fan. Read details|language=en|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-donates-rs-1-crore-as-aid-for-kerala-on-behalf-of-a-fan-read-details/story-Ob90iQ8ttXj7GBLrBLuckI.html|access-date=14 September 2018}}
 
{{Cite news|title=After Donating 1 Crore to Kerala, Sushant Singh Rajput Gives Rs 1.25 Crore for Nagaland Relief Fund|work=News18|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/after-donating-1-crore-to-kerala-sushant-singh-rajput-gives-rs-1-25-crore-for-nagaland-relief-fund-1869593.html|access-date=14 September 2018}} </ref> Rajput started his career with television serials.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-death-actors-friend-astrophysicist-dr-karan-jani-shares-his-anecdotes-of-sushant-the-seeker|title=Sushant Singh Rajput death: Friend shares his anecdotes of Sushant, the seeker and actor}}; {{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajput-was-always-full-of-life-remo-dsouza|title=Sushant Singh Rajput was always full of life, Remo D'souza}}</ref> His debut show was [[Star Plus]]'s romantic drama ''[[Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil]]'' (2008), followed by a starring role in [[Zee TV]]'s soap opera ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]'' (2009–2011).
 
Rajput made his film debut in the buddy drama ''[[Kai Po Che!]]'' in 2013. He then starred in the romantic comedy ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]'' (2013) and as the [[Byomkesh Bakshi|titular detective]] in the action thriller ''[[Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!]]'' (2015). His highest-grossing releases came with a supporting role in the satire ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014), followed by the [[MS Dhoni|titular role]] in the sports biopic ''[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]'' (2016). For his performance in the latter, he received his first nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]. Rajput went on to act in the commercially successful films ''[[Kedarnath (film)|Kedarnath]]'' (2018) and ''[[Chhichhore]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/chhichhore-achieves-another-milestone-sushant-singh-rajput-film-crosses-rs-150-crore-1606889-2019-10-07|title=Chhichhore achieves another milestone, Sushant Singh Rajput film crosses Rs 150 crore|date=7 October 2019|website=India Today|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/chhichhore-box-office-collection-week-5|title=Sushant's 'Chhichhore' Hits Rs 150 Cr at the Box Office in a Month|date=7 October 2019|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> His last film, ''[[Dil Bechara]]'' (2020), was released posthumously on [[Hotstar]].
 
[[NITI Aayog]], the policy think-tank of the Indian government, signed him to promote the [[Women Entrepreneurship Platform]] (WEP).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179538|title=NITI Aayog signs on Sushant Singh Rajput to promote the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/niti-aayog-signs-sushant-singh-rajput-to-promote-women-entrepreneurship-platform-118052600037_1.html|title=NITI Aayog signs Sushant Singh Rajput to promote Women Entrepreneurship Platform|last=ANI|date=26 May 2018|work=Business Standard India|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> Apart from acting and running a technological startup,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/actor-sushant-singh-rajput-launches-innsaei-ventures-2571285.html|title=Actor Sushant Singh Rajput launches Innsaei Ventures|website=Moneycontrol|language=en-US|access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Rajput was actively involved in helping young students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/you-are-not-alone-after-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-deepika-padukone-shares-message-of-hope-urges-people-to-talk-and-seek-help|title='You are not alone': After Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Deepika Padukone shares message of hope; urges people to talk and seek help|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/as-friends-and-family-mourn-sushant-singh-rajput-teachers-remember-math-whiz|title=As friends and family mourn Sushant Singh Rajput, teachers remember math whiz|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref> He was also the co-founder of an AI and technology company and a charity based company for social work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sushant Singh Rajput was a Director with Rhea Chakraborty and Her Brother in Two Companies|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sushant-singh-rajput-was-a-director-with-rhea-chakraborty-and-her-brother-in-two-companies-2746655.html|access-date=2 August 2020|website=News18}}</ref>
 
Rajput died by [[suicide]] at his home in [[Bandra|Bandra, Mumbai]] in June 2020, at age 34.<ref name="indianews">{{Cite web|last=Kark|first=Tripti |date=15 June 2020|title=Nation mourns its young, bright star Sushant Singh Rajput; shocked Bollywood tweets |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/sushant-singh-rajput-commits-suicide-bollywood-shocked-tributes-pour-in-626104 |access-date=6 July 2020 |website=indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Rajput Suicide Case Update">{{cite web |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-case-update-mumbai-police-interrogated-27-people-to-question-dil-bechara-co-star-sanjana-sanghi-on-monday-4069760/ |title=Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide Case Update: Mumbai Police Interrogates 27 People, To Question Dil Bechara co-star Sanjana Sanghi on Monday |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|India.com]] |date=28 June 2020 |accessdate=6 July 2020 |author=Bhati, Taru |quote=Actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide at his Bandra residence on June 14.}}</ref>
 
==Early life and education==
Sushant Singh Rajput was born in [[Patna]] in the state of [[Bihar]] to Krishna Kumar Singh and Usha Singh.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news|last=Arora|first=Priya|date=14 June 2020|title=Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood Star, Dies at 34|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/world/asia/sushant-singh-rajput-death.html|access-date=5 September 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Devesh|date=10 July 2020|title=Looking back at late Sushant Singh Rajput's journey in showbiz|url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/looking-back-at-late-sushant-singh-rajputs-journey-in-showbiz-42141.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 September 2020|website=Filmfare|publisher=Times Group|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last1=Rawal Kukreja|first1=Monika|last2=Suri|first2=Rishabh|date=3 August 2020|title=Sushant's death embroiled in a web of theories|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sushant-s-death-embroiled-in-a-web-of-theories/story-TEWZDqHtQRJXoN22jE5cqJ.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 September 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> He was the youngest of five siblings and had the nickname of Gulshan.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Ridhi Kale|first=Vidya|date=14 September 2020|title=Phantoms of the mind|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20200914-phantoms-of-the-mind-1718592-2020-09-05|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 September 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> One of his four sisters Mitu Singh would become a state-level cricket player.<ref name=":3" /> He attended the [[St. Karen's High School]] in Patna.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=14 June 2020|title=Pall of gloom descends on Sushant Singh Rajput's residence in Patna|work=|agency=[[United News of India]]|url=http://www.uniindia.com/pall-of-gloom-descends-on-sushant-singh-rajput-s-residence-in-patna/east/news/2038723.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> His family moved to Delhi following his mother's death in 2002 where Rajput completed his schooling in [[Kulachi Hansraj Model School]].<ref name=":4" />
 
Rajput was reportedly an avid reader who was deeply interested in [[astrophysics]] and won the [[Indian National Physics Olympiad|National Olympiad in Physics]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|last1=Deshpande|first1=Alok|last2=Saigal|first2=Sonam|last3=Pandey|first3=Devesh Kumar|date=5 September 2020|title=Sushant Singh Rajput: Life and death in the spotlight|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sushant-singh-rajput-life-and-death-in-the-spotlight/article32526228.ece|access-date=5 September 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He secured an admission in the Delhi College of Engineering (later renamed to [[Delhi Technological University]]) to pursue a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=K. Sunil|date=28 June 2020|title=Reaching for the stars|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/18/reaching-for-the-stars.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 September 2020|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> According to Rajput, he did not have any interest in engineering but his family gave him no option which left him dissatisfied. He instead wanted to become an [[astronaut]] and later an air force pilot but was also interested in [[Bollywood]], being a fan of [[Shah Rukh Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Ananya|date=5 August 2017|title=How a background dancer (like me) became a movie star... by Sushant Singh Rajput|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/how-a-background-dancer-like-me-became-a-movie-star-by-sushant-singh-rajput/story-aSolEwvqToqXW3YzTCqR9K.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 September 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
[[File: Sushant Singh Rajput with Ankita Lokhande at KAI PO CHE's premiere.jpg|thumb|200px|Rajput with Lokhande at ''[[Kai Po Che]]''{{'}}s premiere]]
 
Rajput was in a publicised relationship with his ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]'' co-star [[Ankita Lokhande]] for six years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/when-sushant-singh-rajput-proposed-marriage-to-ankita-lokhande-on-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-4/articleshow/76399321.cms|title=When Sushant Singh Rajput proposed marriage to Ankita Lokhande on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> They broke up in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Is this why Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande reportedly broke up? – Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande's relationship |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywood-celebs-who-should-tie-the-knot/Is-this-why-Sushant-Singh-Rajput-and-Ankita-Lokhande-reportedly-broke-up/photostory/52108456.cms# |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ankita Lokhande on ex-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput: He has always been good to me |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/gossip/story/ankita-lokhande-on-ex-boyfriend-sushant-singh-rajput-he-has-always-been-good-to-me-1432727-2019-01-17 |accessdate=25 March 2020 |website=India Today |date=17 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
 
Rajput loved [[astronomy]] and [[astrophysics]], and purchased a [[Meade Instruments|Meade]] LX-600 16" telescope, placing it in a window of his house to observe the [[rings of Saturn]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 September 2017|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's obsession for astronomy reaches next level|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/160917/sushant-singh-rajputs-obsession-for-astronomy-reaches-next-level.html|access-date=31 July 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> In preparation for his role as an astronaut in ''Chanda Mama Door Ke'', he was given the opportunity to train at [[NASA]]. He intended to go back and complete the certificate of instructor training, aspiring to be chosen for the 2024 [[Artemis program]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sushant Singh Rajput was obsessed with space: a bright spark among Bollywood stars|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/sushant-singh-rajput-was-obsessed-with-space-a-bright-spark-among-bollywood-stars-1.1034218|first=Vikram|last=Barhat|date=16 June 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|website=The National}}</ref> In 2017, he funded the trip for two students to the US Space Camp Center, under his education programme<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lohana|first=Avinash|date=21 November 2017|title=Sushant Singh Rajput gives wings to young astronaut's dreams|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-gives-wings-to-young-astronauts-dreams/articleshow/61731846.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 August 2020|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref> called Sushant4Education.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 September 2017|title=Sushant launches educational programme, wants to give kids new excitement|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/180917/sushant-launches-educational-programme-wants-to-give-kids-new-excitement.html|access-date=2 August 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
 
On 16 July 2020, more than a month after Rajput's death, Rhea Chakraborty identified herself on social media as his girlfriend.<ref name="Requests CBI investigation">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-aks-for-cbi-investigation-into-sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-i-request-you-with-folded-hands/story-3nucScoHVAhKGBxLhVTAIM.html |title=Rhea Chakraborty requests Amit Shah for CBI investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=16 July 2020 |accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> On 26 August, the [[Narcotics Control Bureau]], India's national drug law enforcement agency, registered a [[first information report]] (FIR) against Chakraborty and four others after the [[Enforcement Directorate]], India's national economic law enforcement intelligence agency, found that drugs had been supplied to Chakraborty and Rajput. Specifically, the FIR invoked sections of India's [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985|Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act]] dealing with [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref name="Narcotics Bureau files FIR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/narcotics-bureau-files-fir-against-rhea-five-others/story-zb57i3XFN57WupZIQpW3QL.html |title=Narcotics bureau files FIR against Rhea, five others |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=26 August 2020 |accessdate=26 August 2020 |author=Pathak, Manish K}}</ref>
 
==Death==
{{Main|Death of Sushant Singh Rajput}}
On 14 June 2020, Rajput, aged 34, was found dead, [[suicide by hanging|hanging]] from the ceiling fan<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=14 June 2020 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput dies by suicide at 34 in Mumbai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-commits-suicide-at-mumbai-home-1688886-2020-06-14 |access-date=14 June 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> in his home in [[Bandra]], Mumbai.<ref name="Died due to asphyxia">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-was-undergoing-treatment-for-depression-mumbai-police/articleshow/76382566.cms |title=Post-mortem report confirms Sushant Singh Rajput died due to asphyxia |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=22 June 2020 |accessdate=26 July 2020 |quote=The police said that the actor had spoken to his sister on the telephone around 9 am on Sunday. An hour later, he had a glass of juice and took his tablets. The police added that the cook knocked several times on his door around 11:30 am to confirm the menu. When the cook and the actor's two friends who were staying with him in the house got no response, they then called a key-maker who helped open the door. The friends then rang up his sister and the police.}}</ref> He had reportedly been suffering from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 June 2020|title=Sushant Singh Rajput showed signs of clinical depression, sought counselling: Police|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sushant-singh-rajput-showed-signs-of-clinical-depression-sought-counselling-police-6460482/|access-date=30 July 2020|website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sushant-singh-rajput-had-bipolar-disorder-says-mumbai-police-chief-121626 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput had bipolar disorder, says Mumbai police chief |date=3 August 2020 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |accessdate=12 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushant-singh-rajput-had-bipolar-disorder-was-on-medication-mumbai-cops-2273324 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |title=Sushant Singh Rajput Had Googled His Name Hours Before Death: Mumbai Cops |date=4 August 2020 |accessdate=12 August 2020 |quote='It has come to surface that he (Sushant Singh Rajput) had bipolar disorder, he was undergoing treatment and taking medicines for it. What circumstances led to his death is the subject of our investigation,' said Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh.}}</ref> The Mumbai Police commenced an investigation, stating that the death was being treated as a suicide.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|title=Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Police record statements of 3 psychiatrists, psychotherapist as part of probe|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sushant-singh-rajput-death-police-record-statements-of-3-psychiatrists-psychotherapist-as-part-of-probe/articleshow/77078803.cms|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> The postmortem report stated that the cause of death was "[[asphyxia]] due to hanging,"<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 June 2020|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's postmortem report submitted, actor's family arrives in Mumbai|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-s-postmortem-report-submitted-actor-s-family-arrives-in-mumbai/story-gXhKyjEkqnopNCyzZaUcDK.html|access-date=30 July 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> and called it a "clear case of suicide."<ref name="Web of theories">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sushant-s-death-embroiled-in-a-web-of-theories/story-TEWZDqHtQRJXoN22jE5cqJ.html |title=Sushant's death embroiled in a web of theories |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=3 August 2020 |accessdate=9 August 2020 |last1=Kukreja |first1=Monika Rawal |last2=Suri |first2=Rishabh}}</ref> The autopsy doctors placed time of death at 10 to 12 hours before postmortem examination on 14&nbsp;June at 11:30&nbsp;p.m.—meaning between 11:30&nbsp;a.m. and 1:30&nbsp;p.m. (Indian Standard Time).<ref name="Time of death">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-died-10-12-hours-before-postmortem-doctors-to-mumbai-police-1714120-2020-08-23 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput died 10 -12 hours before postmortem: Doctors to Mumbai Police |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 August 2020 |accessdate=23 August 2020 |author=Singh, Divyesh}}</ref> No foul play was found.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 July 2020|first=Vallabh |last=Ozarkar |title=Forensic Science Laboratory rules out foul play in Sushant Singh Rajput's death|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fsl-rules-out-foul-play-in-sushants-death/articleshow/77210570.cms|access-date=30 July 2020|website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref> The [[Organ (anatomy)|viscera]] report likewise ruled out foul play.<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 July 2020|title=Viscera report rules out foul play in Sushant death: Official|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/viscera-report-rules-out-foul-play-in-sushant-death-official-866396.html|access-date=30 July 2020|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> On 25 July, Rajput's family lodged a [[first information report]] with police in [[Patna]], where his father lives, accusing Rhea Chakraborty and five others of [[Aiding and abetting|abetment]] of suicide.<ref name="Family files FIR">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajputs-death-case-fir-filed-against-rhea-chakraborty-6527871/ |title=Sushant Singh Rajput's family files FIR against actor Rhea Chakraborty, claims she used his credit cards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=28 July 2020 |accessdate=28 July 2020 |author=Express News Service}}</ref>
 
On 19 August 2020, the [[Supreme Court of India]] allowed the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), the Indian national government's top investigating agency, to take control of the investigation<ref name="Supreme Court allows CBI to take control">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-family-vs-rhea-chakraborty-case-verdict-sc-allows-cbi-to-take-control-of-investigation-1712765-2020-08-19 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput family vs Rhea Chakraborty case verdict: SC allows CBI to take control of investigation |work=[[India Today]] |date=19 August 2020 |accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref> and ordered the CBI to look into any future cases registered in relation to Rajput's death.<ref name="CBI probe lawful">{{Cite news|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/sushant-singh-rajput-cbi-probe-rhea-chakraborty-lawful-mumbai-police-hand-over-evidence-supreme-court |title=Sushant Singh Rajput: CBI probe into FIR against Rhea Chakraborty lawful; Mumbai Police to hand over all evidence, Supreme Court |publisher=Bar and Bench |date=19 August 2020 |accessdate=19 August 2020 |author=Mahajan, Shruti}}</ref> The CBI was later joined by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] and the [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB) to investigate the money laundering and drug peddling angles respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=After ED and CBI, NCB joins Sushant Singh Rajput death probe as Rhea Chakraborty drug chat emerges |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/after-ed-and-cbi-ncb-joins-sushant-singh-rajput-death-probe-as-rhea-chakraborty-drug-chat-emerges/642985 |accessdate=6 September 2020 |work=Times Now |date=26 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
 
On 8 September, Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the NCB in a drug case linked to the investigation of the death probe. Prior to the arrest, 9 others were arrested by the NCB in the drug case including Rhea's brother, Showik Chakraborty.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Manish K Pathak |author2=Aloke Tikku |title=Rhea Chakraborty, Accused No 10 in drug case, arrested. Bihar DGP takes a swipe |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/rhea-chakraborty-10th-accused-in-drug-case-arrested-she-s-exposed-says-bihar-dgp/story-iZRLmiekBcqxXccKKBF4JJ.html |accessdate=8 September 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
===Films===
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! scope="row" |''[[Kai Po Che!]]''
| Ishaan Bhatt
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=14 June 2020|title=Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, star of 'Kai Po Che,' found dead|url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-06-14/bollywood-actor-sushant-singh-rajput-kai-po-che-dead|access-date=14 June 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]''
| Raghu Ram
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kanyal|first1=Jyoti|title=Parineeti Chopra on Shuddh Desi Romance co-star Sushant Singh Rajput's death: Will miss you buds|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/parineeti-chopra-on-shuddh-desi-romance-co-star-sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-will-miss-you-buds-1688962-2020-06-14|date=14 June 2020|accessdate=14 June 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2014
! scope="row" |''[[PK (film)|PK]]''
|Sarfaraz Yousuf
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's PK Co-Star Anushka Sharma: "Too Young And Brilliant To Have Gone So Soon"|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajputs-pk-co-star-anushka-sharma-too-young-and-brilliant-to-have-gone-so-soon-2246164|access-date=14 June 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" |''[[Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!]]''
|[[Byomkesh Bakshi|Detective Byomkesh Bakshy]]
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Sushant Singh Rajput: An actor who preferred quality over quantity|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/06/14/sushant-singh-rajput-an-actor-who-preferred-quality-over-quantity.html|access-date=14 June 2020|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2016
! scope="row" |''[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]''
|[[MS Dhoni|Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Dc|first=Chitrangada|date=14 June 2020|title=How Sushant Singh Rajput trained for MS Dhoni – The Untold Story: WATCH|url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/how-sushant-singh-rajput-trained-for-ms-dhoni-the-untold-story-watch-145451.html|access-date=14 June 2020|website=mykhel.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614213233/https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/how-sushant-singh-rajput-trained-for-ms-dhoni-the-untold-story-watch-145451.html|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" |''[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]]''
|Jilaan/Shiv Kakkar
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|date=14 June 2020|title=Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide: Arjun Bijlani Shares Screenshot Of His LAST Message To 'Raabta' Actor|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-arjun-bijlani-shares-screenshot-of-his-last-message-with-dil-bechara-actor-1260513|access-date=14 June 2020|website=news.abplive.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614223227/https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/sushant-singh-rajput-suicide-arjun-bijlani-shares-screenshot-of-his-last-message-with-dil-bechara-actor-1260513|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
! scope="row" |''[[Welcome to New York (2018 film)|Welcome to New York]]''
| Himself
|Cameo appearance
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kedarnath (film)|Kedarnath]]''
|Mansoor Khan
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's Co-Star Sara Ali Khan Shares Kedarnath Memory. No Caption Needed|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajputs-co-star-sara-ali-khan-shares-kedarnath-memory-no-caption-needed-2246234|access-date=14 June 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
! scope="row" |''[[Sonchiriya]]''
|Lakhan "Lakhna" Singh
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=14 June 2020|title=Sushant Singh Rajput passes away: From Kai Po Che to Sonchiriya, a look at the actor's iconic performances- Entertainment News, Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajput-passes-away-from-kai-po-che-to-sonchiriya-a-look-at-the-actors-iconic-performances-8482351.html|access-date=14 June 2020|website=Firstpost|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614120007/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sushant-singh-rajput-passes-away-from-kai-po-che-to-sonchiriya-a-look-at-the-actors-iconic-performances-8482351.html|archive-date=14 June 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Chhichhore]]''
|Aniruddh "Anni" Pathak
|
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/chhichhore-co-stars-sushant-singh-rajput-and-shraddha-kapoor-plan-to-meet-their-friends-on-the-special-screening-of-their-film/articleshow/70906563.cms|title='Chhichhore' co-stars Sushant and Shraddha Kapoor plan to meet their friends on the special screening of their film|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Drive (2019 film)|Drive]]''
|Samar
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/drive-to-release-on-november-1-on-netflix/1632833|title=''Drive'' to release on November 1 on Netflix|website=outlookindia.com/}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" |''[[Dil Bechara]]''
|Manny
| Posthumous release
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-sanjana-singhi-starrer-fault-stars-remake-titled-kizie-aur-manny/ |title=Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi starrer Fault in Our Stars remake titled as Kizie Aur Manny |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
|-
|}
 
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2008–2009
!scope="row" | ''[[Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil]]''
| Preet Juneja
|
| rowspan="4" | <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Jain|first=Arushi|date=14 June 2020|title=From Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil to Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4: A look at Sushant Singh Rajput's TV stint|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sushant-singh-rajput-tv-shows-pavitra-rishta-jhalak-dikhhla-ja-6458594/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 June 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2009–2011
!scope="row"|''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
| Manav Deshmukh
|
|-
| 2010
!scope="row" | ''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]''
| Contestant
| Team "Mast Kalandar Boys"
|-
|2010–2011
!scope="row" | ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4]]''
| Contestant
| Runner-up
|-
|2014
!scope="row" | ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
| Manav Deshmukh
| Finale appearance
|
|-
|2015
!scope="row" | ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]''
| Byomkesh Bakshy
| Special appearance
|
|-
|}
 
===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Ref
|-
|2017
|"Paas Aao"
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cFcFX-Q4ik|title=Paas Aao Song – Sushant Singh Rajput Kriti Sanon – Amaal Mallik Armaan Malik Prakriti Kakar|last=T-Series|date=8 July 2017|accessdate=24 March 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|}
 
 
==Awards and nominations==
[[File:Shushank Singh Rajput at filmfare.jpg|thumb|upright|240px|Rajput at ''Filmfare Awards'']]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film or Series
! class="unsortable"| Result
! class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| Most Popular Actor (Male)
| rowspan="6" |''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k9/nomination/nominee_list.htm|title=Nominees of The 9th Indian Telly Awards|accessdate=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115061924/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k9/nomination/nominee_list.htm|archive-date=15 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2010
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Most Popular Actor (Male)
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/sushant-singh-rajput-dedicated-his-first-ever-best-actor-award-to-his-mother-watch-video-1690656-2020-06-19|title=Sushant Singh Rajput dedicated his first-ever Best Actor award to his mother|website=India Today|date=19 June 2020|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
| Best Television Actor (Male)
| {{won}}
| <ref name=awards>{{cite web|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's Biography|url=http://www.koimoi.com/actor/sushant-singh-rajput/|publisher=koimoi|accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Gold Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role|Best Actor in a Lead Role]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goldawards.weebly.com/2010.html|title=Winners of Gold Awards 2010|website=Gold Awards|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goldawards.weebly.com/2011.html|title=Winners of Gold Awards 2011|website=Gold Awards|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[FICCI Frames|FICCI Frames Excellence Honours]]
| Best TV Actor (Male)
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/winners-of-ficci-frames-excellence-honours-awards/|title=Winners of FICCI FRAMES Excellence Honours awards|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=26 March 2011|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2014
| rowspan="2" | [[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]
| rowspan="6" | ''[[Kai Po Che!]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Everything you should know">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/everything-you-should-know-about-sushant-singh-rajput-6458536/ |title=Everything you should know about Sushant Singh Rajput |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=14 June 2020 |accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/6028|title=Nominations for 9th Renault Star Guild Awards – Latest Celebrity Features – Bollywood Hungama|author=Bollywood Hungama|publisher=bollywoodhungama.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenawards.indianexpress.com|title=Screen Awards 2015, Latest News on Screen Awards 2015, Photo Gallery The Indian Express|work=The Indian Express|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313230740/http://screenawards.indianexpress.com/|archivedate=13 March 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/zee-cine-awards-2014/zee-cine-awards-2014-complete-list-of-nominations_150384.html|title=Zee Cine Awards 2014: Complete list of nominations|work=Zee News}}</ref>
|-
| [[15th IIFA Awards|IIFA Awards]]
| Best Actor in a Leading Role
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for IIFA Awards 2014|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6193|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=21 February 2014 |date=20 February 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|Best Debut Actor| Best Debut Actor
| {{nom}}
|<ref name=":12" />
|-
| 2016
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Actor (Critics)|Best Actor (Critics)]]
| rowspan="6" |[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story|''M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story'']]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt-355663-2016-12-05|title=Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list|website=India Today|date=5 December 2016|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" |2017
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards-17987.html|title=62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations|website=Filmfare|date=9 January 2017|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| Best Actor – Male
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-zee-cine-awards-2017/|title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2017 – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2 March 2017|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=14 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| Best Actor
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-stardust-awards-2016/|title=Nominations for Stardust Awards 2016 – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=19 December 2016|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=14 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| Best Actor (Male)
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/18th-iifa-awards-2017-list-of-nominations-1723760|title=18th IIFA Awards 2017: List of Nominations|publisher=NDTV.com|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]]
| Best Actor
| {{Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-iffm-awards-2017-lipstick-under-my-burkha-dangal-baahubali-2-win-big-in-pics-396076|title=IFFM Awards 2017: Lipstick Under My Burkha, Dangal, Baahubali 2 win big (in pics)|access-date=10 December 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Indian male actors who committed suicide]]
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Sushant Singh Rajput
Rajput at a promotional event for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story in 2016
Born(1986-01-21)21 January 1986
Patna, Bihar, India
Died14 June 2020(2020-06-14) (aged 34)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
OccupationActor
Years active2008–2020

Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian actor who is best known for his work in Hindi cinema.[1] Rajput started his career with television serials.[2] His debut show was Star Plus's romantic drama Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2008), followed by a starring role in Zee TV's soap opera Pavitra Rishta (2009–2011).

Rajput made his film debut in the buddy drama Kai Po Che! in 2013. He then starred in the romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and as the titular detective in the action thriller Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015). His highest-grossing releases came with a supporting role in the satire PK (2014), followed by the titular role in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). For his performance in the latter, he received his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Rajput went on to act in the commercially successful films Kedarnath (2018) and Chhichhore (2019).[3][4] His last film, Dil Bechara (2020), was released posthumously on Hotstar.

NITI Aayog, the policy think-tank of the Indian government, signed him to promote the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).[5][6] Apart from acting and running a technological startup,[7] Rajput was actively involved in helping young students.[8][9] He was also the co-founder of an AI and technology company and a charity based company for social work.[10]

Rajput died by suicide at his home in Bandra, Mumbai in June 2020, at age 34.[11][12]

Early life and education

Sushant Singh Rajput was born in Patna in the state of Bihar to Krishna Kumar Singh and Usha Singh.[13][14][15] He was the youngest of five siblings and had the nickname of Gulshan.[16] One of his four sisters Mitu Singh would become a state-level cricket player.[14] He attended the St. Karen's High School in Patna.[16][17] His family moved to Delhi following his mother's death in 2002 where Rajput completed his schooling in Kulachi Hansraj Model School.[15]

Rajput was reportedly an avid reader who was deeply interested in astrophysics and won the National Olympiad in Physics.[18] He secured an admission in the Delhi College of Engineering (later renamed to Delhi Technological University) to pursue a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering.[19][18] According to Rajput, he did not have any interest in engineering but his family gave him no option which left him dissatisfied. He instead wanted to become an astronaut and later an air force pilot but was also interested in Bollywood, being a fan of Shah Rukh Khan.[20]

Personal life

Rajput with Lokhande at Kai Po Che's premiere

Rajput was in a publicised relationship with his Pavitra Rishta co-star Ankita Lokhande for six years.[21] They broke up in 2016.[22][23]

Rajput loved astronomy and astrophysics, and purchased a Meade LX-600 16" telescope, placing it in a window of his house to observe the rings of Saturn.[24] In preparation for his role as an astronaut in Chanda Mama Door Ke, he was given the opportunity to train at NASA. He intended to go back and complete the certificate of instructor training, aspiring to be chosen for the 2024 Artemis program.[25] In 2017, he funded the trip for two students to the US Space Camp Center, under his education programme[26] called Sushant4Education.[27]

On 16 July 2020, more than a month after Rajput's death, Rhea Chakraborty identified herself on social media as his girlfriend.[28] On 26 August, the Narcotics Control Bureau, India's national drug law enforcement agency, registered a first information report (FIR) against Chakraborty and four others after the Enforcement Directorate, India's national economic law enforcement intelligence agency, found that drugs had been supplied to Chakraborty and Rajput. Specifically, the FIR invoked sections of India's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act dealing with cannabis.[29]

Death

Main article: Death of Sushant Singh Rajput

On 14 June 2020, Rajput, aged 34, was found dead, hanging from the ceiling fan[30] in his home in Bandra, Mumbai.[31] He had reportedly been suffering from depression.[32][33][34] The Mumbai Police commenced an investigation, stating that the death was being treated as a suicide.[35] The postmortem report stated that the cause of death was "asphyxia due to hanging,"[36] and called it a "clear case of suicide."[37] The autopsy doctors placed time of death at 10 to 12 hours before postmortem examination on 14 June at 11:30 p.m.—meaning between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (Indian Standard Time).[38] No foul play was found.[39] The viscera report likewise ruled out foul play.[40] On 25 July, Rajput's family lodged a first information report with police in Patna, where his father lives, accusing Rhea Chakraborty and five others of abetment of suicide.[41]

On 19 August 2020, the Supreme Court of India allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Indian national government's top investigating agency, to take control of the investigation[42] and ordered the CBI to look into any future cases registered in relation to Rajput's death.[43] The CBI was later joined by the Enforcement Directorate and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to investigate the money laundering and drug peddling angles respectively.[44]

On 8 September, Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the NCB in a drug case linked to the investigation of the death probe. Prior to the arrest, 9 others were arrested by the NCB in the drug case including Rhea's brother, Showik Chakraborty.[45]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Kai Po Che! Ishaan Bhatt [46]
Shuddh Desi Romance Raghu Ram [47]
2014 PK Sarfaraz Yousuf [48]
2015 Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! Detective Byomkesh Bakshy [49]
2016 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Mahendra Singh Dhoni [50]
2017 Raabta Jilaan/Shiv Kakkar [51]
2018 Welcome to New York Himself Cameo appearance
Kedarnath Mansoor Khan [52]
2019 Sonchiriya Lakhan "Lakhna" Singh [53]
Chhichhore Aniruddh "Anni" Pathak [54]
Drive Samar [55]
2020 Dil Bechara Manny Posthumous release [56]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008–2009 Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Preet Juneja [57]
2009–2011 Pavitra Rishta Manav Deshmukh
2010 Zara Nachke Dikha Contestant Team "Mast Kalandar Boys"
2010–2011 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Contestant Runner-up
2014 Pavitra Rishta Manav Deshmukh Finale appearance
2015 CID Byomkesh Bakshy Special appearance

Music videos

Year Song Ref
2017 "Paas Aao" [58]


Awards and nominations

Rajput at Filmfare Awards
Year Award Category Film or Series Result Ref.
2009 Indian Telly Awards Most Popular Actor (Male) Pavitra Rishta Nominated [59]
2010 Indian Television Academy Awards Most Popular Actor (Male) Won [60]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards Best Television Actor (Male) Won [61]
Gold Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Won [62]
2011 Won [63]
FICCI Frames Excellence Honours Best TV Actor (Male) Won [64]
2014 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Male Debut Kai Po Che! Won [65]
Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [66]
Screen Awards Best Male Debut Won [67]
Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [68]
IIFA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [69]
Filmfare Awards Best Debut Actor Nominated [70]
2016 Screen Awards Best Actor (Critics) M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story Won [71]
2017 Filmfare Awards Best Actor Nominated [72]
Zee Cine Awards Best Actor – Male Nominated [73]
Stardust Awards Best Actor Nominated [74]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Actor (Male) Nominated [75]
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Actor Won [76]

References

  1. ↑ "Kedarnath actor Sushant Singh Rajput turns entrepreneur with Innsaei". The Indian Express. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018."Sushant Singh Rajput donates Rs 1 crore as aid for Kerala on behalf of a fan. Read details". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018. "After Donating 1 Crore to Kerala, Sushant Singh Rajput Gives Rs 1.25 Crore for Nagaland Relief Fund". News18. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sushant Singh Rajput death: Friend shares his anecdotes of Sushant, the seeker and actor".; "Sushant Singh Rajput was always full of life, Remo D'souza".
  3. ↑ "Chhichhore achieves another milestone, Sushant Singh Rajput film crosses Rs 150 crore". India Today. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sushant's 'Chhichhore' Hits Rs 150 Cr at the Box Office in a Month". The Quint. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "NITI Aayog signs on Sushant Singh Rajput to promote the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ ANI (26 May 2018). "NITI Aayog signs Sushant Singh Rajput to promote Women Entrepreneurship Platform". Business Standard India. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Actor Sushant Singh Rajput launches Innsaei Ventures". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "'You are not alone': After Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Deepika Padukone shares message of hope; urges people to talk and seek help". Free Press Journal.
  9. ↑ "As friends and family mourn Sushant Singh Rajput, teachers remember math whiz". Free Press Journal.
  10. ↑ "Sushant Singh Rajput was a Director with Rhea Chakraborty and Her Brother in Two Companies". News18. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Kark, Tripti (15 June 2020). "Nation mourns its young, bright star Sushant Singh Rajput; shocked Bollywood tweets". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Bhati, Taru (28 June 2020). "Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide Case Update: Mumbai Police Interrogates 27 People, To Question Dil Bechara co-star Sanjana Sanghi on Monday". India.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020. Actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide at his Bandra residence on June 14.
  13. ↑ Arora, Priya (14 June 2020). "Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood Star, Dies at 34". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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