Sushant Singh Rajput

 

Biography of Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput was an Indian actor, model, dancer, and entrepreneur. He came into the limelight by playing the role of ‘Manav Deshmukh’ in the popular Indian television serial, “Pavitra Rishta.” From his debut film Kai Po Che! (2013) to his last theatrical release Chhichhore (2019), Sushant also appeared in many popular Bollywood films in his less than a decade career. The 34-year-old actor was found dead inside his Mumbai home on 14 June 2020.

Sushant Singh Rajput was born on Tuesday, 21 January 1986 (age 34; at the time of death) in Maldiha in the Purnea district of Bihar.His zodiac sign is Aquarius.

He did his schooling from St. Karen’s High School, Patna, and Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Delhi.According to Sushant, he was less communicative during his school days, and to get himself noticed, he focused on his studies to secure good marks. In an interview, while talking about it, he said,

During my school days, I struggled to communicate. Since the only way I could be noticed was by scoring good marks, I focussed on my studies.” 

After his schooling, the 18-year-old Sushant attended Delhi College of Engineering (DCE; now Delhi Technological University (DTU)) where he pursued Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering). Reportedly, Sushant had secured an All India Rank of 7 in the DCE Entrance Exam in 2003.He also won the Physics National Olympiad and cleared as many as eleven engineering entrance exams. He dropped out in the third year of the four-year course to pursue his passion for acting. 

While Sushant was a student at Delhi College of Engineering, he developed an interest in dancing. He joined Shiamak Davar’s dance group. Shiamak was impressed with the actor’s dancing talent and gave him a chance to perform at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Filmfare Awards.

Later, he performed in a Barry John play. According to Sushant, with dancing and acting, he had found new ways to express and communicate. In an interview, while revealing that he was a dancer first, he said,

"When I was dancing, I realised I could get people to notice me. I thought with acting I can better that. Even when I started acting, I never stopped feeling like a dancer. Dance has given me a sense of rhythm. That’s the first thing I work on while building a character.” 

Physical Appearance

Height: 6′

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Family & Caste

Sushant belonged to a Rajput family of Bihar. However, in 2017, amid the row over Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s film Padmavat, and Karni Sena’s protest against the film, Sushant had dropped his surname “Rajput” from his name on his Twitter handle. 

  Parents & Siblings

His father, Krishna Kumar Singh is a retired employee of BISCOMAUN, Patna.

His mother, Usha Singh, died in 2002 of a brain hemorrhage. Sushant was the youngest among five children of his parents.

He had four elder sisters. His sister, Mitu Singh is a state-level cricketer

His sister, Shweta Singh Kirti, lives in the United States

He was so close to his mother that he had penned down a few poems in her memory. One of his poems read –

"As long as you were, I was. Now just in your memories I come alive. Like a shadow, Just a flicker. Time doesn’t move here. It’s beautiful, It’s forever…” He also wrote, “Do you remember? You promised that you would be with me forever, and I promised you that I would keep smiling no matter what. It seems we both were wrong mother…”

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