Sushant Singh Rajput Bio, Death, Family and Career

sushant singh rajput biography

Sushant Singh Rajput, a multi-talented individual from India, captivated audiences with his acting prowess, modeling skills, dancing finesse, and entrepreneurial spirit. His remarkable contributions to Hindi Films earned him widespread recognition. However, it was his portrayal of the character Manav Deshmukh in the beloved Indian TV series, Pavitra Rishta, that truly brought him into the spotlight.

 

Sushant Singh Rajput Wiki Bio Quick Facts :

Date of Birth / Age : 21 January 1986 / 34 Years (at the time of death)
Date of Death : 14 June 2020
Nick Name : Gulsha
Full Name : Sushant Singh Rajput
Birthplace / Home Town : Maldiha, Purnea, Bihar / Patna, Bihar, India
Nationality : Indian
Zodiac Sign / Sun Sign : Aquarius
Religion / Caste : Hinduism / Rajput
Height : 183 Cm

 

Family and Relatives :

Father : Krishna Kumar Singh
Mother : Usha Singh
Brother(s) : N/A
Sister(s) : Mitu Singh, Neetu Singh, Priyanka Singh, Shweta Singh Kirti (Elder)
Marital Status : Unmarried
Spouse : N/A
Affairs : Ankita Lokhande, Kriti Sanon (Rumoured), Sara Ali Khan (Rumoured), Rhea Chakraborty

 

Education and Career :

Qualification : Mechanical Engineering Dropout
School : St. Karen’s High School Patna, Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Delhi
College / Universities : Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi
Profession : Actor, Model
Debut Film / TV :
  • TV – Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2008)
  • Film – Kai Po Che! (2013)
  • Last Film – Dil Bechara (2020)
Known For M S Dhoni : The Untold Story

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Contact and Social Media Profile :

Twitter : twitter.com/itsssr
Facebook : facebook.com/sushantsinghrajput
Instagram : instagram.com/sushantsinghrajput
Wikipedia wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushant_Singh_Rajput
Email / Contact : N/A
Address : Hill Road, Bandra, Mumbai

 

Sushant Singh Rajput Favorites :

Hobbies : Gazing Stars, Reading the Works of Great Philosophers, Learning About the Latest Scientific Advancements
Favorite Food : Non Vegetarian / Rajmah Chawal, aloo Paranthas, Chicken, Pani Puri
Favorite Actor : James Dean, Ryan Gosling, Keanu Reeves
Favorite Actress Isha Sherwani, Tabu, Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite Beverage : Lime Juice
Favorite Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Raj Kumar Hirani
Favorite Player(s) : Sourav Ganguly, M S Dhoni
Favorite Destination : Norway, New Zealand
Favorite Color : Black
Car / Bike Collection : Maserati Quattroporte, Range Rover / BMW K1300R

 

Awards :

Indian Television Academy Awards for Most Popular Actor Male for Pavitra Rishta  2010
Screen Award for Best Male Debut for the film Kai Po Che 2014
Producers Guild Film Award for Best Male Debut for Kai Po Che 2014
Screen Award for Best Actor Critics for the film  M S Dhoni : The Untold Story 2017
Best Actor for M S Dhoni : The Untold Story at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2017

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Controversies :

He was even rumoured to have been secretly married to Ankita Lokhande in 2015. Reportedly, they tied the knot in Ujjain after Ankita’s parents insisted on her to get married to Sushant as they were skeptical about her decision to live in with Sushant.
In 2017, when Shahid Kapoor was awarded the Best Actor Award at IIFA, Sushant tweeted: “@iifa hahahaha”. He received a backlash on social media for his tweet.
In August 2018, Sushant landed into a controversy after he allegedly behaved flirtatiously with his ‘Kizie Aur Manny’ co-star, Sanjana Sanghi. There were also reports of him sexually harassing the actress on the sets of the film. However, the actor refuted all the rumours and also shared his chat screenshots with Sanjana. Later, Sanjana too took to Twitter and dismissed the ‘baseless and unfounded stories’ that were doing the rounds on the internet. She wrote, “I’d like to clarify that no such incident took place with me. Let’s put an end to these conjectures”.

 

Some Known Facts About Sushant Singh Rajput :

  • Did Sushant Singh Rajput smoke?: Yes
  • Did Sushant Singh Rajput drink alcohol?: Yes
  • In an interview, he revealed that he was very shy in his childhood and had difficulty in expressing or communicating with others, but he always wanted to get noticed, so he worked very hard at his studies to score excellent marks.
  • Reportedly, before getting enrolled in Delhi College of Engineering, he had cleared more than 11 engineering entrance exams and had also won the National Olympiad in Physics.
  • He had bought his first bike, a modified Honda CBR, with the savings from giving tuitions to engineering students.
  • According to sources, he was also planning to portray twelve real-life people from India, including, Chanakya, Rabindranath Tagore, and APJ Abdul Kalam.
  • Before stepping into acting, he had learned martial arts from Allan Amin, danced with Ashley Lobo’s troupe, and assisted Mohit Suri in the film Raaz 2.
  • At the 2005 Filmfare Awards, he performed alongside Aishwarya Rai.
  • According to sources, when Shekhar Kapur offered him a role in the film Paani, He rejected twelve films to appear in the film; however, the film was later shelved.
  • Since childhood, he loved to explore outer space and talk about celestial bodies, stars, and planets. To watch the ring of Saturns, he had bought Meade 14 LX600, one of the most expensive and advanced telescopes in the world.
  • He became the first Indian to buy a piece of land on Moon when he bought the lunar area called the Mare Muscoviense or the Sea of Muscovy from the International Lunar Lands Registry.
  • His curiosity in outer space led him to NASA where he completed a certified instructor’s course to get selected for the 2024 space mission.
  • With the programmes like Sushant4Education, he was actively involved with the development of scientific temper in kids.
  • In May 2018, NITI Aayog signed him to collaborate and support NITI’s flagship initiative, the Women Entrepreneurship Platform.
  • He was a passionate animal lover and had a pet dog, Fudge.
  • He was very much addicted to black coffee and cigarettes.
  • Although he belonged to a Kshatriya Rajput family of Bihar, he had removed his surname Rajput in 2017 amid the growing protest against Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s film Padmavat by the Karni Sena.
  • On 14 June 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra home. He was cremated at Mumbai’s Pawan Hans crematorium around 4:30 pm on Monday, 15 June 2020.
  • His death was mourned by many Bollywood celebs and other eminent persons from various fields, including Shah Rukh Khan, Ekta Kapoor and Narendra Modi.
  • Following the death of Sushant, the police investigated many people from Bollywood, including Sanjay Leela Bhansali who revealed that he had offered four films to the late actor, including Goliyon Ki Rasleela RamLeela, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat, but Sushant declined because he was contract bound with YRF.
  • In the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput’s alleged suicide, various online campaigns surfaced demanding a CBI investigation into the matter.
  • In August 2020, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy ordered a probe by the CBI into Sushant’s death in Mumbai.

 

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