Sushant Singh Rajput Height Weight Age Death Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian television and Bollywood actor, dancer, television personality, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Rajput started his career with television serials. His debut show was Star Plus’s romantic drama Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2008), followed by an award-winning performance in Zee TV’s popular soap opera Pavitra Rishta (2009–11).
Rajput made his film debut in the buddy drama Kai Po Che! (2013), for which he received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He then starred in the romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and as the titular detective in the action thriller Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015). His highest-grossing releases came with a supporting role in the satire PK (2014), followed by the titular role in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). For his performance in the latter, he received his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Rajput went on to star in the commercially successful films Kedarnath (2018) and Chhichhore (2019).
NITI Aayog, the policy think-tank of the Indian government, signed him to promote the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP). Apart from acting and running innsaei ventures, Rajput was actively involved in various programs like Sushant4Education as a part of efforts to help young students.
Early life
Rajput was born in Patna. His ancestral home is in Bihar’s Purnea district. One of his sisters, Mitu Singh, is a state-level cricketer. His mother’s death in 2002 left Rajput devastated and it was in the same year that the family moved from Patna to Delhi.
Rajput attended St. Karen’s High School in Patna and Kulachi Hansraj Model School in New Delhi. According to Rajput, he had ranked seventh in the DCE Entrance Exam in 2003, and secured admission in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) class in Delhi College of Engineering. He was also a National Olympiad Winner in Physics. In all, he cleared as many as 11 engineering entrance exams, including that for the Indian School of Mines. 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.
Personal life
Sushant was in a relationship with his co-star Ankita Lokhande for six years which they ended in 2016.
Read More: Ankita Lokhande | Kriti Sanon
Death
On 14 June 2020, Rajput was found dead of an apparent suicide by hanging in his Bandra home in Mumbai. He had reportedly been suffering from depression for several months.
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Bio/Wiki | |
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Nickname | Guddu |
Profession | Actor |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 178 cm in meters– 1.78 m in feet inches– 5’ 10” |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Debut | Film Debut: Kai Po Che! (2013) as ‘Ishaan Bhatt’ TV Debut: Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2008) as ‘Preet Juneja’ |
Last Film | Chhichhore (2019) |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • Screen Award for Best Male Debut for the film “Kai Po Che” (2014) • Producers Guild Film Award for Best Male Debut for “Kai Po Che” (2014) • Screen Award for Best Actor (Critics) for the film “M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story” (2017) • Best Actor for M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (2017) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 21 January 1986 (Tuesday) |
Birthplace | Maldiha, Purnea, Bihar |
Date of Death | 14 June 2020 (Sunday) |
Place of Death | At his flat on Hill Road, Bandra, Mumbai |
Age (at the time of death) | 34 Years |
Death Cause | Suicide Note: On the morning of 14 June 2020, he was found hanging at his Bandra home. |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Maldiha, Purnea, Bihar |
School | • St. Karen’s High School, Patna • Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Delhi |
College/University | Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi |
Educational Qualification | 12th Standard Note: Sushant was a Mechanical Engineering dropout. |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Rajput |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Address | A Flat on Hill Road, Bandra, Mumbai |
Hobbies | Dancing, Playing Video Games |
Controversies | • In 2015, Ankita Lokhande, the ex-girlfriend of Sushant Singh Rajput publicly slapped him when he was completely drunk and dancing with girls around him in a party. • He was even rumoured to have been secretly married to Ankita in 2015. • In 2017, Sushant received a backlash from Twitter for his tweet that he made minutes after Shahid Kapoor received the Best Actor Award at IIFA for the film “Udta Punjab.” Reportedly, he was nominated for the Best Actor category at IIFA 2017 but the award went to Shahid. Subsequently, he tweeted: “@iifa hahahaha.” • In February 2018, Sushant reportedly abused his fans who gathered outside his Bandra house, after which, a group of his fans hit his watchman. • In August 2018, Sushant landed into a controversy after he allegedly behaved flirtatiously with his ‘Kizie Aur Manny’ co-star, Sanjana Sanghi. There were also reports of him sexually harassing the actress on the sets of the film. However, the actor refuted all the rumours and also shared his chat screenshots with Sanjana. Sanjana too took to Twitter and dismissed the ‘baseless and unfounded stories’ that were doing the rounds on the internet. She wrote, “I’d like to clarify that no such incident took place with me. Let’s put an end to these conjectures.” • In the wake of #MeToo movement and as a mark of protest, Twitter immediately removed Sushant’s verified badge after the reports of his indecent behaviour with Sanjana spread on social media. However, he later, cleared that the verification tick had not been there for a long time. |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status (at the time of death) | Unmarried |
Affairs/Girlfriends | • Ankita Lokhande (ex-girlfriend; 2011-2016) • Kriti Sanon (Rumoured) • Rhea Chakraborty (actress) |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father– K. K. Singh (Retired Govt. Officer) Mother– Name Not Known (died in 2002) |
Siblings | Brother– None Sister(s)– Mitu Singh (State Level Cricketer) & 3 more (all are elder) |
Favourite Things | |
Food | Rajmah Chawal, Aloo Paranthas, Chicken, Lobsters, Prawns, Pani Puri |
Beverages | Tea with lots of sugar, Lime Juice |
Actors | James Dean, Ryan Gosling, Keanu Reeves, Shah Rukh Khan, Daniel Day-Lewis |
Actresses | Isha Sherwani, Tabu, Jennifer Lawrence |
Film Directors | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Raj Kumar Hirani, Anand Gandhi |
Travel Destinations | Norway, New Zealand |
Colour | Black |
Sport | Tennis |
Cricketer | Sourav Ganguly |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Maserati Quattroporte, Range Rover |
Bike Collection | BMW Bike |
Money Factor | |
Salary (approx.) | Rs. 5-6 Crore/film |

Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2013 | Kai Po Che! | Ishaan Bhatt | Abhishek Kapoor |
Shuddh Desi Romance | Raghu Ram | Maneesh Sharma | |
2014 | PK | Sarfaraz Yousuf | Rajkumar Hirani |
2015 | Detective Byomkesh Bakshy | Detective Byomkesh Bakshy | Dibakar Banerjee |
2016 | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Neeraj Pandey |
2017 | Raabta | Jilaan/Shiv Kakkar | Dinesh Vijan |
2018 | Welcome to New York | Himself | Chakri Toleti |
Kedarnath | Mansoor Khan | Abhishek Kapoor | |
2019 | Sonchiriya | Lakhan “Lakhna” Singh | Abhishek Chaubey |
Chhichhore | Aniruddh “Anni” Pathak | Nitesh Tiwari | |
Drive | Samar | Tarun Mansukhani | |
2020 | Dil Bechara ![]() | Manny | Mukesh Chhabra |
Television
Year | Title | Role |
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2008–2009 | Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil | Preet Juneja |
2010 | Zara Nachke Dikha | Contestant |
2010–2011 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 | Contestant |
2009–2011 | Pavitra Rishta | Manav Deshmukh |
Music videos
Year | Song | Co-Actor(s) | Singer(s) | Composer |
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2017 | “Paas Aao” | Kriti Sanon | Prakriti Kakar, Armaan Malik | Amaal Mallik |