Here are some of the lesser known facts about the Bollywood’s late MS Dhoni:
Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020)
Father- Krishna Kumar Singh
Mother- Usha Singh
Sister- Mitu Singh (state-level cricketer)
Hometown- Purnia, Patna, Bihar
After his mother death in 2002 Rajput's family moved to Delhi.
Schooling- St. Karen's High School in Patna and Kulachi Hansraj Model School in New Delhi.
He ranked 7th in the DCE Entrance Exam in 2003, and got admission
in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) class in Delhi College of Engineering.
After he started participating in theatre and dance,
he rarely had time for studies, resulting in several backlogs which ultimately made him leave DCE. He
completed only three years of the four-year course before dropping out to pursue an acting career.
He cleared as many as 11 engineering entrance
exams, including for the Indian School of Mines.
He was
also a National Olympiad Winner in Physics.
In 2005, he was chosen to be one of the group of background dancers at the 51st Filmfare
Awards.
In 2006, he was part of the troupe that went to Australia to perform in the cultural program at the
opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
He was also featured in a TV
advertisement for Nestle Munch, which became famous throughout India.
In 2008, the casting team of Balaji Telefilms invited him to audition for them and Rajput takes the role of Preet
Juneja in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil.
In June 2009, Rajput began starring in Pavitra Rishta as Manav Deshmukh.
In May 2010, Rajput joined the dance reality show Zara Nachke Dikha.
In December 2010, Rajput participated in another dance-based reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4.
In October 2011, Rajput decided to quit Pavitra Rishta to pursue a filmmaking course abroad.
After a successful run on TV, he worked in successful films like Kai Po Che (2013), Shuddh Desi Romance (2013), PK (2014), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), Kedarnath (2018) and Chhichhore (2019).
In 2020, he
starred in Mukesh Chhabra's remake of The Fault in Our Stars titled Dil Bechara. The film was stated to be
released in May of that year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rajput was in a relationship with his co-star Ankita Lokhande for six years. They broke up in 2016.
Sushant had a passion for astronomy - his Instagram account was proof of it and he would often post pictures from hi star gazing experiments. He owned a telescope as well.
In 2018, he had bought an expensive, Boeing 737 Fixed Base Flight Simulator too.
On 14 June 2020, Rajput, aged 34, was found dead hanging from the ceiling fan in his home in Bandra,
Mumbai. He had reportedly been suffering from depression for about six months. However, no
suicide note has been found as of June 2020. According to the Mumbai Police IPS officer Vinay
Chaubey, some medical prescriptions and medical reports were found in Sushant's room and the
investigation is underway.
These are some lesser known facts about the late Bollywood's M.S. Dhoni.
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