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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 deathunder investigation
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 en:Star Plus's romantic drama en:Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2008), followed by a starring role in en:Zee TV's soap opera en:Pavitra Rishta (2009–2011).

Rajput made his film debut in the buddy drama en:Kai Po Che! in 2013. He then starred in the romantic comedy en:Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and as the titular detective in the action thriller en: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 en:M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). For his performance in the latter, he received his first nomination for the en:Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Rajput went on to act in the commercially successful films Kedarnath (2018) and en:Chhichhore (2019).[3][4] His last film, en:Dil Bechara (2020), was released posthumously on en:Hotstar.

en:NITI Aayog, the policy think-tank of the Indian government, signed him to promote the en: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 en: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 en:Patna in the state of en: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 en: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 en:Kulachi Hansraj Model School.[15]

Rajput was reportedly an avid reader who was deeply interested in en:astrophysics and won the National Olympiad in Physics.[18] He secured an admission in the Delhi College of Engineering (later renamed to en:Delhi Technological University) to pursue a en:Bachelor of Engineering degree in en: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 en:astronaut and later an air force pilot but was also interested in en:Bollywood, being a fan of en:Shah Rukh Khan.[20]

Personal life

Rajput with Lokhande at en:Kai Po Che's premiere

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

Rajput loved en:astronomy and en:astrophysics, and purchased a Meade LX-600 16" telescope, placing it in a window of his house to observe the en: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 en:NASA. He intended to go back and complete the certificate of instructor training, aspiring to be chosen for the 2024 en: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 en:Narcotics Control Bureau, India's national drug law enforcement agency, registered a en:first information report (FIR) against Chakraborty and four others after the en: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 in his home in Bandra, Mumbai by his house staff who brought the body down in the absence of Mumbai police and family members.[30][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 "en: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 en:first information report with police in en:Patna, where his father lives, accusing Rhea Chakraborty and five others of abetment of suicide.[41]

On 19 August 2020, the en:Supreme Court of India allowed the en: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 en:Enforcement Directorate and the en: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 en:Kai Po Che! Ishaan Bhatt [46]
en:Shuddh Desi Romance Raghu Ram [47]
2014 PK Sarfaraz Yousuf [48]
2015 en:Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! Detective Byomkesh Bakshy [49]
2016 en: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 en:Sonchiriya Lakhan "Lakhna" Singh [53]
en:Chhichhore Aniruddh "Anni" Pathak [54]
Drive Samar [55]
2020 en:Dil Bechara Manny Posthumous release [56]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008–2009 en:Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Preet Juneja [57]
2009–2011 en:Pavitra Rishta Manav Deshmukh
2010 en:Zara Nachke Dikha Contestant Team "Mast Kalandar Boys"
2010–2011 en:Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Contestant Runner-up
2014 en: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 en:Indian Telly Awards Most Popular Actor (Male) en:Pavitra Rishta Nominated [59]
2010 en:Indian Television Academy Awards Most Popular Actor (Male) Won [60]
en:BIG Star Entertainment Awards Best Television Actor (Male) Won [61]
en:Gold Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Won [62]
2011 Won [63]
FICCI Frames Excellence Honours Best TV Actor (Male) Won [64]
2014 en:Producers Guild Film Awards Best Male Debut en:Kai Po Che! Won [65]
Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [66]
en:Screen Awards Best Male Debut Won [67]
en:Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [68]
IIFA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [69]
en:Filmfare Awards Best Debut Actor Nominated
2016 en:Screen Awards Best Actor (Critics) M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story Won [70]
2017 en:Filmfare Awards Best Actor Nominated [71]
en:Zee Cine Awards Best Actor – Male Nominated [72]
en:Stardust Awards Best Actor Nominated [73]
en:International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Actor (Male) Nominated [74]
en:Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Actor Won [75]

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