Amitabh, Shekhar remember ‘brilliant’ actor Sushant

MUMBAI: More tributes poured in for actor Sushant Singh Rajput with Indian film personalities including remembering him as an exceptional performer. Bachchan posted a note on ‘Twitter’ praising Rajput for his “sheer brilliance” as an artiste.

“Many a time did he express himself in the depth of philosophical verbs. They that looked passed it, were either in wonder or oblivious of its strength of meaning. Some wondered, some quibbled. To some it was a subdued mirth, subdued because, for it to be given lethargic ignorance, would have opened the caves of their own. His speak was measured, as was his screen presence.”

The ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ actor recalled watching Rajput’s ‘M S Dhoni: The Untold Story’ and described the biopic “dressed with remarkable moments of his performance”. In one of their meetings, Bachchan recalled, when he had asked Rajput how he managed to give that iconic shot of the cricketer hitting a six to make India win the 2011 World Cup, the actor had revealed he watched the original video a hundred times.

“That was the severity of his professional effort. He came from humble beginnings, was a part of the fourth line group dancers, that performed shows with Shiamak Davar, the ingenious talented choreographer of our times, rising from those climes to where he was, is a story by itself,” the 77-year-old star wrote.

Director Shekhar Kapur, who had come close to working with Rajput in his ambitious ‘Paani’, said he knew the pain the actor was going through in the last six months. “I knew the story of the people that let you down so bad that you would weep on my shoulder. I wish I was around the last 6 months. I wish you had reached out to me. What happened to you was their Karma. Not yours,” he wrote on ‘Twitter’.

The ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ actor recalled watching Rajput’s ‘M S Dhoni: The Untold Story’ and described the biopic ‘dressed with remarkable moments of his performance’