Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian film and television actor, dancer, television personality, an entrepreneur and a philanthropist.
Rajput
started his career with television serials. His debut show was Star Plus's romantic drama Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa
Dil (2008), followed by an award-winning performance
in Zee TV's popular soap opera Pavitra Rishta (2009–11).
Rajput made his film debut in the
buddy drama Kai Po Che! (2013),
for which he received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best
Male Debut. 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 star in the commercially successful
films Kedarnath (2018)
and Chhichhore (2019)
Early life
Rajput was born in Patna. His ancestral home is in
Bihar's Purnea district. One
of his sisters, Mitu Singh, is a state-level cricketer. His mother's death
in 2002 left Rajput devastated and it was in the same year that the family
moved from Patna to Delhi.
Rajput attended St. Karen's High School in
Patna and Kulachi Hansraj Model School in New Delhi. According to Rajput,
he had ranked seventh in the DCE Entrance Exam in 2003, and secured
admission in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical
Engineering) class in Delhi College of
Engineering. He was also a National Olympiad Winner in Physics. In
all, he cleared as many as 11 engineering entrance exams, including that for
the Indian School of Mines. After
he started participating in theatre and dance, he rarely had time for studies,
resulting in several backlogs which ultimately made him leave DCE. He
completed only three years of the four-year course before dropping out to
pursue an acting career.
Career
Early years
While a student at Delhi Technological
University, Rajput enrolled in Shiamak Davar's dance classes. It was only later that the
idea of making a career in acting came to him, as some of his fellow students
in the dance classes happened to be interested in acting and were
attending Barry John's
drama classes. Influenced by them, Rajput also joined the acting classes. Here,
he found his passion for acting: "I found the experience liberating. I
realised that I could communicate with the audience. I knew I wanted to do this
forever."
Within a few months of joining the
dance class, Rajput was selected to be a member of Davar's standard dance
troupe. In 2005, he was chosen to be one of the group of background dancers at
the 51st Filmfare Awards. In
2006, he was part of the troupe that went to Australia to perform in the cultural program at the
opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
By this time, he was tired of engineering. He was happy and successful in the
dance and drama classes, and decided to do what he was good at. He dropped out
of engineering and devoted himself full-time to dancing and acting.
To make a break into films, Rajput
moved to Mumbai and joined Nadira Babbar's Ekjute theatre group, which
he remained a part of for two and a half years. During this time, he was
featured in a TV advertisement for Nestle Munch, which became famous throughout
India.
Television (2008–12)
In 2008, the casting team of Balaji Telefilms saw Rajput's personality and acting
talent while he was on stage for one of Ekjute's plays. They invited him to
audition for them and Rajput landed the role of Preet Juneja in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa
Dil. His character was killed quite early in the show, but he was
such a popular character with the viewers that he was brought back for the
series finale in the form of a spirit, looking on as his family celebrates after going
through difficult times.
In June 2009, Rajput began starring
in Pavitra Rishta as
Manav Deshmukh, a serious and mature character working as a mechanic to help
support his family. His work in this serial received wide appreciation, and
Rajput received three major television awards for best male actor and most
popular actor. This performance was his breakthrough and gave him a stepping
stone into films.
In May 2010, Rajput joined the
dance reality show Zara Nachke Dikha 2. He had already proven his acting talents
by winning awards for his performance in Pavitra Rishta, and he wanted to establish that he had good
dancing skills and could be trained further. In Zara Nachke Dikha,
Rajput was a part of the Mast Kalandar Boys Team. He did the shooting for
both Pavitra Rishta and Zara Nachke Dikha 2 at
the same time. On the Mother's Day special episode, his team dedicated a
performance to his mother, who had died in 2002.
In December 2010, Rajput
participated in another dance-based reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4,
where he was paired with choreographer Shampa Sonthalia. In October 2011,
Rajput decided to quit Pavitra Rishta to pursue a film-making
course abroad.
Film career (2013–2020)
From left to right: Rajput, Rajkumar Rao, Abhishek Kapoor and Amit Sadh at the promotion of Kai Po Che! in 2013
Rajput auditioned for Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che! and was selected to play one of the three
leads, along with Rajkumar Rao and Amit Sadh. Based on the Chetan Bhagat novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life,
the film proved to be a critical and commercial success. Rajput's portrayal of
Ishaan Bhatt, an ex-district level cricketer who is a victim of politics in the
cricketing selection fraternity, was praised. Critic Rajeev Masand wrote: "...it's Sushant Singh Rajput,
making his film debut as Ishaan, who it's hard to take your eyes off. The actor
has an indescribable presence and it's clear from his confidence and distinct
likeability that a star is born."
Rajput with Vaani Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra promoting Shuddh Desi Romance at Comedy Nights with Kapil in
2013
Rajput's second movie was Shuddh Desi Romance,
alongside Parineeti Chopra and Vaani Kapoor. Directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Yash Raj Films, the film deals with the subject of live-in relationships and
was completely filmed in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama praised Rajput's performance, saying:
"After leaving a tremendous impression in his first Hindi outing, Sushant
Singh Rajput... brings a lot of freshness with his unpretentious and
spontaneous act." Sukanya Verma from Rediff stated: "After a dynamic debut in Kai
Po Che!, Rajput channelises his abundant energy to convey the childlike
ineptitude of a man who wears his heart on a sleeve." Sushant's next
role was in Rajkumar Hirani's 2014
film PK. Although his role was relatively minor, the film gave
him the opportunity to work with Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma. Upon its release, the film proved to be the
one of the highest-grossing
Indian films.
In 2015, Rajput's sole release
was Dibakar Banerjee's mystery
thriller Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015),
in which he portrayed detective Byomkesh Bakshi, created by Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
The film was produced jointly by Yash Raj Films and Banerjee's own film production company
Dibakar Banerjee Productions. Set in Kolkata in the 1940s, the film was
released on 3 April 2015.
In 2016, Rajput appeared in Neeraj Pandey's biographical sports film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold
Story, in lead role of Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The
film was a critical and commercial success, becoming one of the
highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2016. Rajput's performance was widely
praised by the critics and his portrayal of the cricketer was applauded even
before the film's release. For his performance in the film, Rajput got his
first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best
Actor.
Rajput with Kriti Sanon promoting Raabta in 2017
In 2017, Rajput appeared in Dinesh Vijan's Raabta, co-starring Kriti Sanon.
In 2018, Rajput appeared in Kedarnath, a love story set in the backdrop of natural
calamities of Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, co-starring Sara Ali Khan.
In 2019, Rajput appeared in
Abhishek Chaubey's Sonchiriya opposite Bhumi Pednekar. He appeared in Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore opposite Shraddha Kapoor that released on 6 September 2019.
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Click here for commentsOne of the finest actor that I ever seen but was no more😔.....
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