Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More

Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More

Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput Wiki/Biography
  • Profession: Actor
Sushant Singh Rajput Physical Stats and More
  • Hair Color: Black
  • Eye Color: Dark Brown
  • Height: 6'
Sushant Singh Rajput Personal Info:
  • Date of Birth: 21 January 1986 Patna, Bihar, India
  • Birthplace:  Maldih, Purnia district, Bihar, India
  • Died: 14 June 2020 (aged 34) Bandra home, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Cause of death: Suicide by hanging
  • School:  St. Karen's High School, Patna; Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Delhi
  • College/ University: Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi(  Delhi Technological University)
  • Education Qualification: 12th Standard( Sushant Singh Rajput was a Dropout)
  • Religion: Hinduism
  • Caste: Rajput
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
  • Food Habit: Non-Vegitarian
  • Hobbies:  Gazing Stars, Reading the Works of Great Philosophers, Learning about the latest Scientific Advancements
Sushant Singh Rajput Family:
  • Father:  Krishna Kumar Singh 
  • Mother: Usha Singh
  • Sisters: Mitu Singh
  • Wife/ Spouse: NA
  • Brother: None
Sushant Singh Rajput Relationship and More:
  • Marital Status(at the time of death): Unmarried
  • Affairs/Girlfriends: Not Known
Sushant Singh Rajput Favorite Things:
  • Food: Pani Poori, Aloo Paratha
  • Beverages: Lime Juice
  • Actors: James Dean, Ryan Gosling
  • Actress: Tabu 
  • Film Directors: Sanjay Leela Bansali, Anand Gandhi
  • Travel Destination: Norway
  • Color: Black
  • Sports: Cricket, Tennis, Football
  • Cricketers: Sourav Ganguly
Sushant Singh Rajput Style Quotient:
  • Car Collection: Range Rover
  • Bike Collection: BMW K100R
Sushant Singh Rajput Career:
  • Film Debut: Kai Po Che! (2013) as "Ishaan Bhatt".
  • TV Debut: Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil( 2008-2009) as "Preet Juneja".
  • Last Film: Chhichhore( 2019) as "Aniruddh "Anni" Pathak".
  • Last Film(Digital Release):  Dil Bechara(2020) as "Manny".
Sushant Singh Rajput Awards and Honors:
  • The Most Popular Actor(Male) at Indian Television Academy Awards in 2010 for "Pavitra Rishta".
  • The Best Television Actor (Male) at BIG Star Entertainment Awards in 2010 for "Pavitra  Rishta".
  • Best Actor in a Lead Role at Gold Awards in 2010 for "Pavitra Rishta".
  • Best Actor at Lions Gold Awards in 2011 for  "Pavitra Rishta".
  • Favorite Actor (Male) at Kalakar Awards 2011 for "Pavitra Rishta".
  • Best Male Debut at Producers Guild Film Awards in 2014 for "Kai Po Che!".
  • Best Male Debut at Screen Awards in 2014 for "Kai Po Che!".
  • Best Actor (Critics) at Screen Awards in 2016 for "M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story".
  • Best Actor at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2017 for "M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story".

Sushant Singh Rajput Education Career

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.
While a student at Delhi Technological University, Rajput enrolled in Shiamak Davar's dance classes.

Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Sushant Singh Rajput in Black T-Shirt 

 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. 

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.
Here, he found his passion for acting: "I found the experience liberating. I realized 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.

Sushant Singh Rajput Television Career

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. 
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.
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.

Personal career

Sushant was in a relationship with his co-star Ankita Lokhande for six years which ended in 2016.

Film career(2013-2020)

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.

 His Movies in which he Acted

1. Kai Po Che! (Year: 2013)

Role: Ishaan Bhatt
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More

2.Shuddh Desi Romance

Role: Raghu ram
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Shuddh Desi Romance (transl. and released internationally as A Pure Desi Romance) is a 2013 Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. I

3.PK(Year: 2014)

Role: Sarfaraz Yousuf
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
The film follows an alien who comes to Earth on a research mission but loses his remote to a thief, who later sells it to a godman. He befriends a television journalist and in his quest to retrieve the remote, questions religious dogmas and superstitions. The film stars Aamir Khan in the titular role with Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Saurabh Shukla, and Sanjay Dutt in pivotal roles.

4. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

Role: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language mystery action-thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee and produced by Banerjee and Aditya Chopra. The story is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi created by the Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Anand Tiwari, and Swastika Mukherjee in principal roles. It was released on 3 April 2015 to positive reviews from critics. A sequel with Sushant Singh Rajput reprising his role has been planned.

5.M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Role: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. It is based on the life of former Test, ODI and T20I captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars the late Sushant Singh Rajput as Dhoni, along with Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, and Anupam Kher. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.

6. Raabta

Role: Jilaan/Shiv Kakkar
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Raabta (transl. Connection) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action-romance film directed by Dinesh Vijan in his directorial debut and co-produced by Vijan, Homi Adajania, Bhushan Kumar. It stars Kriti Sanon and Sushant Singh Rajput, with Jim Sarbh, Rajkumar Yadav and Varun Sharma in supporting roles. The story is based on the concept of reincarnated star-crossed lovers.

7.Welcome to New York

Role: Himself
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Welcome To New York is a 2018 Indian 3D comedy film, directed by Chakri Toleti, produced by Vashu Bhagnani and Jackky Bhagnani, and starring Ritesh Deshmukh, Sonakshi Sinha, Karan Johar, Diljit Dosanjh, Lara Dutta, and Boman Irani. The film released on 23 February 2018.

8.Kedarnath

Role: Mansoor Khan
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Kedarnath is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama disaster film written, directed, and co-produced by Abhishek Kapoor.[4] Featuring Sushant Singh Rajput and newcomer Sara Ali Khan in lead roles, it tells an inter-faith love story between a wealthy Hindu Brahmin girl whose family owns a lodge and shops near the historic Kedarnath Temple in the Uttarakhand mountains and a humble Muslim boy who is a 'pithoo' (porter) working in the same vicinity. As their relationship grows closer, the pair face many obstacles, including familial disapproval and contrasting backgrounds; when the sudden rains of the 2013 Uttarakhand floods devastate the region, the couple is forced to survive against the elements and face the ultimate test of their love.

9. Sonchiriya

Role: Lakhan "Lakhna" Singh
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Sonchiriya is a 2019 Indian action film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey, and Ashutosh Rana. The film presents a rooted tale set in Chambal. The film was released on 1 March 2019 on 940 screens worldwide, with 720 screens in India and 220 in overseas regions The film received positive reviews from critics. Its dialogues are entirely in the Bundeli dialect.

10.Chhichhore

Role: Aniruddh "Anni" Pathak
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Chhichhore (transl. Flippant) is a 2019 Indian Hindi language comedy-drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under Fox Star Studios and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles. Principal photography commenced in September 2018.

11.Drive

Role: Samar
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
The drive is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action film written, edited, and directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions. Starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vikramjeet Virk, and Sapna Pabbi, the story of the film revolves around the manhunt for an infamous 'King' for a robbery of 300 Kilograms of gold. An undercover agent infiltrates a street racing gang who is chasing the King. The film was scheduled to release on 7 September 2018 but was pushed to 28 June 2019, ultimately to not see a theatrical release. It was directly released on Netflix on 1 November 2019.

12.Dil Bechara

Role: Manny
Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
Dil Bechara (transl. The helpless heart) is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Mukesh Chhabra and written by Mukesh Chhabra and Suprotim Sengupta and Shashank Khaitan. Based on John Green's 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars, the film features Sushant Singh Rajput, debutante Sanjana Sanghi, and Saif Ali Khan. Initially named Kizie Aur Manny, filming of Dil Bechara begun in Jamshedpur on 9 July 2018. The music is composed by A. R. Rahman. 

It will be the last film of Sushant Singh Rajput before his death on 14th June 2020.
He also Won Many Awards as Most Popular Actor in 2011 and 2010.

Death

On 14 June 2020, Rajput was found dead of an apparent suicide by hanging in his Bandra home in Mumbai. He had reportedly been suffering from depression for several months.