Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput in an earlier interview talked about his backup plan when he didn’t get a chance to act in films. Today is time to remember him on his 36th birthday.
Sushant Singh Rajput was ready to start a canteen in Film City if he don’t work in films after leaving TV
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput in an earlier interview talked about his backup plan when he didn’t get a chance to act in films. Today is time to remember him as it is 36th birthday.
Elaborating on his decision, Sushant clarified that the idea of the canteen was simply to absorb the essence of Film City, which was central to all things showbiz. Though he clarify that It was not a planned B, he wish to spend time in Film City because I love Film City. This is the only place in Mumbai where everyone is shooting something or the other. This is because I thought of opening a canteen there. I can eat and I can enjoy watching movies and I can actually shoot my short film, so that was the place. ,
Sushant Singh Rajput, who switched from television to films in 2013, once spoke about his backup plan in case he fails to sign a film for his debut. He said that he would make his own ‘films’ and to do so, he would also run a canteen in Mumbai’s Film City, make a documentary on it and act in it.
Sushant passed away in June 2020 at the age of 34. He was found dead at his Mumbai residence. Friday is his 36th birth anniversary. The actor was last seen in the film Dil Bechara, which was released just weeks after his death.
In a 2015 interview with rediff.com, Sushant had opened up about moving from TV to Bollywood and said: “When I left television, people told me, you are pursuing a course in filmmaking, but What if you don’t get the film? I said, ‘I will make my own films’. I had decided that if that happens I would start a canteen in Film City and I would buy a camera and read about the canteen and the features in it I will be making my own short film. And I know I will be as excited for it as I am now.”
Sushant Singh Rajput became a household name for his role in Ekta Kapoor’s TV show Pavitra Rishta. He dated his co-star Ankita Lokhande for several years before separating. In 2013, Sushant forayed into Bollywood with Kai Po Che!, Since then, he has appeared in Detective Byomkesh Bakshi!, Raabta, M.S. Acted in movies like Dhoni: The Untold Story, and Chhichhore. After his death, Chhichhore won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.