Sushant Singh Rajput

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inner in Physics. Being gifted in academics Sushant Singh Rajput put his heart and soul and was able to clear the AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Exam) with flying colours. He secured rank 7 and even won a scholarship for studying Mechanical Engineering at the Delhi College of Engineering. However, during the course, he realized his inclination towards drama. Felling suffocated to select between a lucrative engineering career and his passion for arts, Sushant was in tight corners. Eventually, he decided to follow his heart and quit the four-year Engineering Course in the third year. He drew flaks from parents and close relatives. Even his college students and teachers mocked his absurd decision but Sushant was confident of making it big! Shiamak Davar boosted Sushant Singh’s confidence Readers would be shocked to know that Sushant Singh had initially joined Shiamak Daver's dancing classes to watch ‘Hot Girl’ and not for passion in dancing. On TV at Niranjan Iyengar's famous talk show 'Look Who's Talking with Niranjan - Season 2' Sushant Singh made this startling revelation. He said, “I and my friends used to sell peanuts to hunt ‘Hot Girl’ when someone suggested to us that dance classes have many ‘Hot Girls’. Hence, I joined Shiamak Davar's dance class and danced behind all the big stars but one day Shiamak Davar noticed me and put me in the front row and boosted my confidence.” He added, “I was a shy guy but he brought out my personality and gave me opportunity at many events, including at the 51st Film fare Awards, at Commonwealth Games (2006) etc.” Sushant Singh moved to Mumbai to make a career in films At Shiamak Davar’s classes Sushant developed a knack for acting and to make his dream come true he came to Mumbai. Here he devoted his energies to learning the basics of acting, dance and action. Hence he joined theatre guru Barry John, who groomed Shahrukh Khan. Under Ashley Lobo, he mastered dance and under Allan Amin, he polished his action and learnt martial arts. Further, he assisted film director Mohit Suri during the making of Raaz 2 to gain practical knowledge about the making of cinema. Last but not least he joined Nadira Babbar's Ekjute theatre group and for over two and half years he did stage and learnt the craft working under theatre giants like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapoor etc. Balaji Telefilms spotted Sushant Singh at Ekjute Theatre Group Sushant Singh recalls, “When I was doing theatre in 2008, I was spotted by Balaji Telefilms’s cast director, who had seen me act during one of the plays at Ekjute Theatre Group. He was impressed by my performance and invited me for an audition. I did the audition and Ekta Kapoor, director of Balaji Telefilms signed me for the role of Preet Juneja in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil.” Though Sushant Singh had a small role his character became quite popular and Shushat became a household name. The success of his character can be gauged from the fact that despite Shushant being killed in the serial, he was brought back, on viewers' demand, for the series finale in the form of a spirit! Later Sushant Singh became a big star in the Television world with serials like Pavitra Rishta, Zara Nachke Dikha 2, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 etc.

who made the hit film Rock On). Recalling the meeting Sushant said, “When Abhishek Kapoor narrated the script of Kai Po Che, I was delighted. Further, when Abhishek informed me that the movie was being produced by hit filmmakers Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur, I was quite thrilled as I was hunting a similar kind of launch. After signing Kai Po Che, I quit the idea of going to UCLA.” Sushant Singh gained maximum success from Kai Po Che, which was based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel titled The 3 Mistakes of My Life. The movie had three heroes Sushant Rajput, Rajkumar Rao, and Amit Sadh but the actor who stole thunder was Sushant Singh. He took away all the laurels. Both film buffs and critics raved about his performance. He won the prestigious Screen and Star Guild Awards for Best Debut! Sushant Singh gets big entry into Yash Raj Films Though Kai Po Che was a small-budget film it did extraordinary business at the box office and this opened Yash Chopra’s banner for Sushant Singh. He was signed for a three-year contract and did two hit films ‘Suhdh Desi Romance’ and ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy’. Both the movies, interestingly, did average business at the box office. Sushant Singh signed by Rajkumar Hirani in PK After the big Yash Chopra banner, Shushant Singh was signed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra for his film PK, starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma. Though Sushant had a cameo in the film, the role was very important and top stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan and Shahid Kapoor were in a race for the role but Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan found Shushant Singh appropriate for the role, which Shushnat did with great sincerity and won applause. Few may be aware that Shushant Singh did not charge anything for the film; he just took Rs 21/- as Good –Will signing amount!