Sushant’s death has been turned into a circus: Sanjana
Actor Sanjana Sanghi finds herself in a “weird, numb space” after losing her “partner-in-crime”, actor Sushant Singh Rajput, with whom she stars in the Bollywood remake of the Hollywood film, The Fault in Our Stars (2014).
“It’s not possible for a human being to feel such extremes of both happiness and gratitude for the fact that it’s my debut as a lead coming out. But the grief and shock of losing my partner-in-crime has left me in this weird, numb space. I’m trying to do my best to fulfil my commitments,” says the actor, who is “taking each day as it comes”.
Sanghi, 23, recounts talking to Rajput quite often. She also says everyone was happy with their film getting an OTT release. “You set out to make a theatrical film…You aren’t okay with things, but as humans, you adapt. With this OTT release, we can’t think of a better way to give a tribute to Sushant,” she adds.
Rajput’s demise has stirred numerous debates in the industry. A couple of films have also been announced, inspired by the late actor’s life. Sanghi is, however, saddened seeing all this. “I heard about the way in which my parents grew up, surrounded by far more patience, integrity and honesty than we are now. It really saddens me to see any kind of circus being created out of such a tragedy. I urge people to give time and respect to all of us reeling with this loss,” she asserts.
Rajput’s untimely death also led to speculations that he may have been under pressure or going through depression. Given that she spent a lot of time with him, we ask if she ever felt her co-star was grappling with mental health issues. Sanghi feels she is “nobody to comment” on the matter as she’s not a psychologist, but is quick to add, “I don’t equate being upset on a particular day to being mentally unstable in general. I’m upset on many days. All I know is I was working with a passionate, sincere artiste who’d do his job better than what was expected out of him. He was always there. Maybe if I knew him in deeper personal capacities,
I could have answered this.”