Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood actor who starred in films like Chhichhore, PK and a biopic on MS Dhoni, was found dead at his Bandra residence in Mumbai with police suspecting suicide.
The 34-year-old actor was reportedly found hanging by a domestic help who raised alarm. Bandra Police are at the actor’s residence and details are awaited.
His body was brought to Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital from his residence. So far, no suicide note is found.
A huge crowd has gathered at his Patna residence. They said the condition of the actor’s father Krishna Kumar Singh has deteriorated and he is not in a position to speak.
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Lakshmi Devi, the caretaker of Sudhant Singh’s Patna residence, said the news of his death came through telephone.
She told media persons that Rajput’s eldest sister, who lives in Chandigarh, has conveyed over telephone that she would be arriving by flight later in the day and accompany the father to Mumbai.
The actor, who became popular with his starring role in the television show ‘Pavitra Rishta’ made his foray into films with ‘Kai Po Che!’ in 2013.
Among popular Sushant Singh Rajput movies are ‘Shuddh Desi Romance’, ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’, ‘Raabta’, ‘Kedarnath’ and ‘Sonchiriya’. Rajput’s last big screen release was Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Chhichhore’.
Among his unreleased films is Dil Bechara, an official remake of the Hollywood film The Fault in Their Stars.
Directed by Mukesh Chhabra, the movie was rumoured to be released directly through a streamer over the next few months.
“He has committed suicide at his residence in Bandra (sic). Our team is there,” Manoj Sharma, additional commissioner of police, Western Region, told PTI.
His manager, 28-year-old Disha Salian, ended her life by jumping from a high rise building on June 9.
