Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput commits suicide in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on Sunday.

Indian police have confirmed that Sushant committed suicide, as he was found hanging from the ceiling. The 34-year-old actor was living alone at his residence in Mumbai during the lockdown, according to police. Indian media citing police said that Singh was suffering from depression for the past six months.

Born in Bihar’s Purnea, Rajput’s family moved to Patna when he was young. Later, he came to Delhi to study engineering but left the course mid-way to work in the showbiz.

Ekta Kapoor gave him the first break in TV in the show Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, and then the led role in Pavitra Rishta. Sushant started his career through television and then moved towards Bollywood. His recent hit film was MS Dhoni.

Rajput was one of the bright stars of the younger generation. He has worked in films such as Kai Po Che, MS Dhoni biopic and Kedarnath. Rajput was a big TV star, thanks to popular show Pavitra Rishta, before venturing into films.

He then debuted into Bollywood with director Abhishek Kapoor’s Kai Po Che, based on the book by Chetan Bhagat. His stardom came with MS Dhoni-The Untold Story in which he played former India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.