Published 15:55 IST, June 16th 2020
Why Sushant Singh Rajput left 'Pavitra Rishta' in 2011 despite massive popularity? Read
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput quit the show 'Pavitra Rishta' in 2011. Here's why he quit the show and what he expressed about his next venture after his exit.
Sushant Singh Rajput, who passed away at the age of 34, had become a household name for playing the role of Manav in the popular daily soap titled Pavitra Rishta. The serial went on for six years and was very well received by fans. Manav in Ekta Kapoor's family drama Pavitra Rishta left many hearts broken when he made an exit from the show in the year 2011.
Moreover, 'Why Sushant Singh Rajput left Pavitra Rishta' became the talk of the town back then, as fans were curious to know about the reason why he left the show.
And then in 2013, Sushant Singh's scintillating Bollywood debut with Abhishek Kapoor's directorial, Kai Po Che, hit the bullseye. Fans knew that Sushant had left Pavitra Rishta as he had dipped his toes in Bollywood. Rajput's indelible on-screen performance in the film Kai Po Che won a million hearts and from there he kick-started his career in Bollywood.
However, in 2012, when the question 'Why Sushant Singh Rajput left Pavitra Rishta' started doing the rounds on social media, Sushant in an old interview with a news portal debunked rumours of him quitting the show for Bollywood. Sushant then revealed that his decision to leave the show had nothing to do with his film career. Sushant had reportedly revealed he quit because he wanted to do something different in his life.
Soon after Sushant's exit from Pavitra Rishta, actor Hiten Tejwani was roped in to fill in Sushant's shoes as Manav in the show. As per a recent report of a news portal, Hiten Tejvani revealed that Sushant may have left Pavitra Rishta to do films but he still visited the team on the sets of the show to tell them which movies he had signed or what was going on in his career.
Furthermore, the same report also mentioned that Sushant's other co-star Usha Nadkarni revealed that Sushant had achieved everything he dreamt of during his stint in Pavitra Rishta.
Sushant Singh Rajput's demise
Sushant Singh Rajput passed away at the age of 34 at his Bandra residence in Mumbai, June 14, 2020. However, the cops have not recovered any suicide note from his place. The actor's untimely demise has created a void in the industry.
Sushant's funeral took place at the Vile Parle crematorium in Mumbai, in presence of his father and family members. The funeral was attended by many Bollywood celebrities like Kriti Sanon, Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma, Vivek Oberoi, Abhishek Kapoor with his wife among others.
Television stars like Krystle D'Souza and Rithvik Dhanjani were also seen attending Rajput's funeral. Now, as per the latest inputs, the actor’s ashes will be taken back to Patna, Bihar, which is his hometown, via Delhi where his family will go on Tuesday.
Updated 02:18 IST, July 31st 2020