The sudden demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has left the industry fraternity shell shocked. The actor took the extreme step of taking his own life at his Bandra apartment in Mumbai.
Speaking about Sushant’s demise to a popular media house, director Abhishek Kapoor, who directed Sushant’s ‘Kai Po Che’ and ‘Kedarnath’ opened up about the memories he shared with Sushant during the filming of ‘Kedarnath’.
Abhishek said “He was very troubled while we were shooting for Kedarnath,” Abhishek continued. “But when we shot, he was 100% there. He never threw a tantrum. It was cold, he had to carry Sara on his back, and he never said no if I asked for retakes. I couldn’t pay much attention to him during the shoot, but I knew we would reconnect if he wanted to.”
“I had not spoken to him for about a year and a half. There were times, you talk and then you’d go away to do a film. He must have changed his number 50 times and I remember when Kedarnath was coming out, the media had just slammed it. I don’t know what happened, he could see that he was not getting the kind of love because everything was centered around Sara that time. He was just kind of lost. When the film released and it did really well, I sent him a message.”
“The message said, ‘Bro I have been trying to reach you, I’m not sure if you are upset, or just busy, but call me so we can chat. We made a super film together, again. If we are not going to celebrate it then what the hell are we going to celebrate in life? So please call me, I love you.’ He didn’t respond. He didn’t respond on his birthday. I said to myself just let it be. I could see he was not in a good place but you cannot cross a line. You have to meet someone halfway. You can reach out to someone but only to an extent. If you give unsolicited advice, it is never appreciated and it loses its value. Sometimes I used to think I should call him but then I used to think when he calls me, I’ll get a hold of him. He never called,” said an emotional Abhishek.
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