Sushant Singh Rajput (Indian Actor) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More
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Sushant Singh Rajput |
- Profession: Actor
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Dark Brown
- Height: 6'
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Car Collection: Range Rover
- Bike Collection: BMW K100R
- 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".
- 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.
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| 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
2.Shuddh Desi Romance
Role: Raghu ram
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.