Sushant Singh Rajput death: How the actor's Dhoni masterclass elevated Indian sports films

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on Sunday. 34-year-old was found hanging at his home and his domestic help informed police about same.  Bandra Police sent a team to spot almost immediately to furr investigate death. news comes days after his former manr Disha Salian committed suicide by jumping off a building.

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Sushant Singh Rajput death: When Bollywood actor left everyone in awe with his performance in MS Dhoni movie

first of Sushant Singh Rajput films came in 2013 in form of Kai Po Che, which was based on Chetan Bhagat's vel ' Three Mistakes of My Life'. film was critically and commercially acclaimed, giving Rajput a great start to his film career. In his seven-year Bollywood career, Sushant Singh Rajput gave some solid performances which will forever be remembered by his fans.

However, highlight of his short career was his impeccable performance in 'MS Dhoni: Untold Story', which was a biopic based on former Indian cricket captain's life.  movie showcased highs and lows of cricketing career of MS Dhoni and it was produced by cricketer himself.

Sushant Singh Rajput, who played titular role in film, took it to ar level with his phemenal performance. Sushant Singh Rajput perfectly nailed role and mand to get into shoes of MS Dhoni in best possible way. He received a lot of plaudits for his quintessential portrayal of MS Dhoni.

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In fact, during promotions of MS Dhoni: Untold Story, former India captain himself lauded Sushant Singh Rajput's efforts to get into skin of  character and go beyond just imitating him. MS Dhoni revealed that Sushant Singh Rajput underwent 2-2.5 hours of practice every day for 9 months to reprise his life in every sense, from way he talks to way he walks. Fans, as well as critics, were in awe of Sushant Singh Rajput's acting skills.

For first time in India, a biopic was lauded to such an extent and rightly so because kind of efforts Sushant Singh Rajput had taken to portray character was commendable. When it comes to acting in a biopic, Sushant Singh Rajput took a leaf out of Hollywood's book as he nailed character flawlessly.  film did wonders at box office as it earned ₹216 crore. It could be fair to say that Rajput played a huge role in raising standards of sports biopics as prior to him, major Indian cricketer or sportsperson for that matter was shown on screen with such aplomb.

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Sushant Singh Rajput death: When Sachin Tendulkar took tice of Bollywood actor

Sushant Singh Rajput had once shared an anecdote where Sachin Tendulkar watched him bat during time he used to practice for his role in MS Dhoni movie. Sushant Singh Rajput said that re was this one incident that gave him an immense amount of confidence just before start of film. He added that he was practising at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) with Kiran More and Sachin Tendulkar was sitting in first row.

Sachin Tendulkar was watching his son on next wicket. He furr said that it was last 15 minutes of his practice which is why he was allowed to hit ball wherever he wanted. He said that he hit all kinds of shots including famous helicopter shot and just went on hitting.

Sushant Singh Rajput revealed that he was enjoying it because he had always wanted to play cricket but he could never get into his school team. He added that Sachin Tendulkar walked up to Kiran More and asked him who he was representing because, at MCA, only professionals who play for  state are allowed. But Kiran told him that he was an actor and he was playing Dhoni in MS Dhoni movie. late Bollywood actor said that Sachin Tendulkar didn’t say anything but that expression on his face was priceless as it said everything.

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