Sushant Singh Rajput's death: Shikhar Dhawan mourns demise; extends condolence

Reacting to shocking death of Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan extended condolence and prayers to family.  34-year old Bollywood actor was found hanging from ceiling in his home in Mumbai's Bandra, confirmed by Mumbai police. 

Taking to Twitter, Dhawan asserted to be in disbelief and prayed for late actor's family. 

Mumbai Police have confirmed 34-year-old's demise to Republic TV. Sushant's demise came as a shock to many as this is fourth death of a famous personality from Hindi film industry in last two months after Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor passed away due to cancer and Wajid Khan from Sajid-Wajid duo succumbed to prolonged illness. 

Cricketers mourn Sushant's demise 

READ: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput dead; found hanging at his home in Mumbai's Bandra

Sushant Singh Rajput's career

Sushant Singh Rajput had shot to fame with TV show Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV, produced by Ekta Kapoor. After earning popularity with his role, he made his debut with Kai Po Che, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, an official adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s Three Mistakes of My Life.

He n 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 iconic detective Byomkesh Bakshy. However, his career’s biggest hit came with MS Dhoni: Untold Story, in role of former Indian cricket captain.

actor also featured in Kedarnath, in debut of Sara Ali Khan, which was a success. 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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