One year and still numb. If the quote “Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts" ever had a face it will surely be the face of Bollywood’s very own diamond, Sushant Singh Rajput. A year after Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise, what has stayed back with fans is his legacy. Sushant’s untimely demise shook the entire film fraternity. The actor breathed his last on June 14, 2020. He is one of those souls which deserved much more of everything-a life filled with more happy days, movies that put on display his exceptional talent, and a chance to see how much his admirers idealize him. On his death anniversary, let’s take a look at the heart-warming Journey of Sushant Singh Rajput, from being an engineering student to being the heart of Bollywood.
The actor was born to parents Krishna Kumar Singh and Usha Singh in Patna the capital of Bihar, on 21st January 1986. Since birth, the goal of achieving the sky never let him rest.
Rajput was reportedly an avid reader who was deeply interested in astrophysics and won the National Olympiad in Physics. A fire kept burning inside her that took him to India's top engineering college - a sure way of securing a bright future for middle-class families.
He got admission to India’s top college but his love never let him sleep. His love for acting made him drop college and brought him to Mumbai, the city that weaves thousands of dreams every day.
Unknown to the star biz world, SSR did small roles, took up odd jobs, worked in theatre, and even performed in the dancing crew of legendary Bollywood choreographers Shiamak Davar and Ashley Lobo, until one of his TV shows became a hit. Success on the big screen followed soon.
The actor kicked off his acting with a television serial titled Kis Desh Main Hai Meraa Dil and after that got signed for another iconic serial Pavitra Rishta that brought him under the limelight.
While the journey of Pavitra Rishta, he falls in love with co-actor Ankita Lokhende and craved many couple goals for the fans. But tragically their love didn’t last long and they broke up in 2016, after a 6 year-long relationship.
After getting into the limelight, Sushant got a chance to make it to the peak and he accepted it with both of his hands. In 2013, he made his film debut in buddy drama Kai Po Che!, for which he received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Debut.
After that, he gave one after another hit including M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Kedarnath, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, and Chhichhore among many others.
But destiny didn’t like his happiness and made him commit suicide. The actor breathed his last on June 14, 2020. The mystery of his suicide is almost like an unending soap. Every day the case takes a new turn but the main reason for his death still stays deep inside the ground. In this probe, many around 33 individuals got arrested but still, CBI’s hands are empty.
Days after he died, some social media users claimed that he killed himself because a few powerful Bollywood families and directors had treated him unfairly. They said he was an outsider who had no "godfather" in the industry, and that his rise was unacceptable to certain Bollywood dynasties. Speculations and rumors are still alive, but the only hope his admirers have is that where ever he is, he is in peace. We had the privilege of being entertained by a man who said, “The biggest mystery in your life will be you. Forever. Period”. We will forever remember him as an inspiration.
