Sushant Singh Rajput's death: Saif Ali Khan says 'He was way too young'

TV and film industry is heavily reeling from loss of Sushant Singh Rajput who died on June 14. As soon as news of his demise broke out, fans and celebrities took to ir social media to mourn actor's loss and many spoke out on importance of mental health. Sushant's Dil Bechara co-star Saif Ali Khan was also shocked by news and released a statement regarding same. 

Saif Ali Khan's statement for Sushant Singh Rajput

Saif Ali Khan said in his statement, "He was way too young with talent and intelligence and a whole life ahead. Terrible that he felt that this was way out. Very very sad”. Just a while before Saif's statement, wife Kareena Kapoor Khan took to her social media to mourn Sushant's loss and made a post on behalf of her and Saif. picture read, "This is such terrible news. Praying that you find peace, Sushant. Strength to his family". 

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Dil Bechara starring SSR, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjana Sanghi was set to release in May but was put on hold due to Coronavirus pandemic. film is official Bollywood remake of popular Hollywood film, Fault in Our Stars. actor was last seen in Netflix's Drive alongside Jacqueline Fernandez and Sapna Pabbi. 

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He earlier ruled atres in 2019 with his film Chhichhore starring alongside Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Sharma. film was a success at box-office and was very well received by audience. actor is also kwn for films like Kai Po Che, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, MS Dhoni: Untold Story, and more.

actor passed away at 34 at his Bandra residence in Mumbai. Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide and was found by his housemaid. According to reports, he was undergoing treatment for depression from past six months. cops did t recover any suicide te from his place. actor's last rites will be taking place in Bihar on Monday. 

An official statement released by Sushant Singh Rajput's team read, "It pains us to share that Sushant Singh Rajput is longer with us. We request his fans to keep him in ir thoughts and celebrate his life, and his work like y have done so far. We request media to help us maintain privacy at this moment of grief". 

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