Published 11:56 IST, June 15th 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput told Dhoni 'All will search you in me' during biopic: Arun Pandey
Sushant Singh Rajput gave some solid performances in his career. However, the highlight of his short career was his performance in the MS Dhoni biopic.
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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.
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Sushant Singh Rajput suicide: MS Dhoni biopic's co-producer on Sushant Singh Rajput death news
In his seven-year Bollywood career, late 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 2016 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.
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w, co-producer of MS Dhoni movie and World Cup-winning captain's long-time friend and business manr, Arun Pandey has opened up on death of Bollywood star. In an interview with Indian Express, Pandey said it has been a few hours since he got a call informing him about his death and or details. He furr said that he is in a state of shock and added that earnest smile of Sushant Singh Rajput isn’t leaving his mind.
Pandey also said that he, MS Dhoni and Sushant Singh Rajput had travelled a lot for promotion of MS Dhoni movie. Before that, while movie was being conceptualised and made, he and Sushant were toger for more than a year and a half.
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Arun Pandey revealed that once Sushant Singh Rajput was signed up for film, he had a lot of questions because he wanted to kw everything about MS Dhoni. He added that on some days, Sushant would just be with him. At times, he would spend entire day with Dhoni. rest of days, he would watch Dhoni from a distance, perhaps sometimes sitting in stands and watch his mannerisms when he is leading side or setting fields.
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Pandey revealed that Sushant Singh Rajput would come with clips of him imitating Mahi while batting or away from field. He would be very excited to show it to Dhoni. Pandey furr said that he would have long sessions with Dhoni too and he added that he constantly kept asking questions.
If he wasn’t satisfied with any answer or if MS Dhoni was evasive, he would slightly twist same question and try his luck again. He revealed how once Dhoni rolled his eyes and said: “Arre bhai, kitne questions poochta hai tu!” (How many questions do you ask?) To which Sushant Singh Rajput replied saying “Bhaisaab, everybody is going to search you in me, I will have to do everything same way as you do”.
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Eventually, Dhoni was so impressed with Sushant that he is believed to have said in Hindi that he 'photocopied' him perfectly. Such was Sushant's commitment to role that even great Sachin Tendulkar had mistaken him for a professional cricketer while watching him once from stands, until he was told about actor and film.
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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11:56 IST, June 15th 2020