Sushant Singh Rajput

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Not to be confused with Sushant Singh.

Sushant Singh Rajput

Born 21 January 1986[1]

Patna, Bihar, India[2]

Died 14 June 2020 (aged 34)[3]

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Cause of death Suicide by hanging

Alma mater Delhi Technological University

Occupation Actor

Years active 2008–2020

Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian actor.[4] Rajput
started his career with television serials.[5] His debut show was Star Plus's romantic
drama Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2008), followed by a starring role in Zee TV's
popular soap opera Pavitra Rishta (2009–2011).
Rajput made his film debut in the buddy drama Kai Po Che! (2013), for which he
received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He then starred in
the romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and as the titular detective in the
action thriller Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015). His highest-grossing releases came
with a supporting role in the satire PK (2014), followed by the titular role in the sports
biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). For his performance in the latter, he
received his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[6][7] Rajput went on to
star in the commercially successful films Kedarnath (2018) and Chhichhore (2019).[8][9][10]
NITI Aayog, the policy think-tank of the Indian government, signed him to promote
the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).[11][12] Apart from acting and running Innsaei
Ventures,[13] Rajput was actively involved in various programmes
like Sushant4Education,[14][15] as a part of efforts to help young students.[16][17] In June 2020,
at age 34, Rajput died by suicide at his home in Bandra, Mumbai.[18]