Published 14:53 IST, June 16th 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput's 'Drive' co-star Pankaj Tripathi 'shocked' & 'speechless'

Recently, Sushant Singh Rajput's 'Drive' co-star Pankaj Tripathi took to his Twitter to write a tribute for him and stated that he is shocked and speechless.

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Recently, critically acclaimed actor Pankaj Tripathi took to his Twitter handle to express his grief over Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Pankaj Tripathi found it extremely difficult to write a tribute for late actor as he is shocked and speechless. Pankaj Tripathi mentioned that it is hard for him to express his grief in words. Check out Pankaj Tripathi's tweet for Drive co-star and late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

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Sushant Singh Rajput's death

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra residence in Mumbai, on June 14. Reportedly, Sushant Singh Rajput's house help tried to kck on Sushant's bedroom door around on. After receiving response, house help reportedly informed actor's friend, who n called Sushant's sister Neetu Singh. After actor's sister arrived, y all broke into his room and found Sushant hanging from ceiling. 

According to reports, he was undergoing treatment for depression for a while. cops have t recovered any suicide te so far. His last rites took place in Mumbai on Monday.

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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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Sushant Singh Rajput's career

Sushant Singh Rajput rose to fame with TV serial Pavitra Rishta, which aired on Zee TV, produced by Ekta Kapoor. After earning popularity with his role, he dipped his toes in Bollywood with Kai Po Che, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, an official adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s Three Mistakes of My Life. film and Sushant's performance bagged a positive response.

After that, he was featured in Yash Raj Films’ Shuddh Desi Romance and a small role in Aamir Khan-Rajkumar Hirani blockbuster PK. Sushant n earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. A 2016 release, MS Dhoni: Untold Story, turned out to his career’s biggest hit in role of former Indian cricket captain.

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Sushant Singh Rajput played lead character in Sara Ali Khan's debut film Kedarnath.  romantic-drama was a commercial hit. Dangal director Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore in 2019 was among biggest hits of his career. He was last seen in Netflix film Drive and was working on Dil Bechara, adaptation of  Fault in Our Stars.

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14:53 IST, June 16th 2020