Why going away of Sushant Singh Rajput matters so much....
Being a movie buff, I always looked up to interviews of Bright actors and tried to see if they have bright personalities in real life.
Over the period seven to eight years, I was impressed by the way Shahrukh has new things to say in every interview. A quality not many possess.
Being an adherent fan of Hrithik, I did see many of his interviews and by 2017 I felt he started sounding redundant. Until 2019, were his interviews came from a space which is not projecting an image but just a carefree expression of his thoughts. And that was refreshing and Inspiring.
Over the same period I did stumble upon the life of Sushant Singh Rajput.
I need to agree that I am still not a big Fan of his Acting Skills. And I feel he has lot more to explore (I am still talking as if he is alive).
After watching his last movie Kedarnath, it did not create a sense of Awe. That's possibly why i did not take to twitter and send a note to SSR.
But I never felt obligated to make him feel better by any disappointment.
This was due to my FAITH in him as a personality. The way he saw LIFE in general.
He was a man who was too wise for his Age, too Intelligent for his profession.
A man who could relate the number of Skills required to Survive this world.
A man who had the courage to put out his Dreams on Public portal and WILL to achieve them.
A man who had ability to experience life atleast ten times more than what a normal person would even think of.
Seeing his life, which was more about Exploring, Creating, Learning, Helping, Loving, Sharing and Caring. I always saw him more than a Actor.
I always used to tell my friends, "Man I am not sure how good an actor he will be. But as a person he will be achieving so many things. I want to see what he would have accomplished by age of 60 years"
Everytime I used to see Sushant's Post or interview, it used to challenge me and excite me with the possibilities that Life has in store.
In Sushant's initial interview, he had mentioned his Love for Acting.
"If I don't get to act in Movies, then I will do Television. If not, then I will do Theatre.
Even if that is not possible I will put out a tent and teach kids about Acting."
His pure form of love towards his craft made me realize his Spark for life.
He had a beautiful attitude towards Life, which showed a Path to many others.
So the news of June 14th 2020 - About his Suicide.
Do I want to believe it? Can I ever convince myself that he himself wanted to destroy his biggest project "LIFE"?
No. I don't think I would ever want to believe that he succumbed to some external pressure.
I would never like to credit any entity of this world to be so powerful that it could create such a amazing personality to crush.
Personally, I will always remember Sushant as a personality that Exuberated Hope and Possibility.
- Shailendra
06/30/2020
