Karan Johar shares a photo with Sushant Singh Rajput, says “I blame myself for not being in touch with you”

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, known for his roles in PavitraRisha, Kai Po Che, MS Dhoni – The Untold Story, passed away on June 14, Sunday at his Bandra residence in Mumbai. The actor was only 34 years old and died of suicide. His family including his father will be arriving from Patna today to perform the last rites.

The untimely passing of Sushant Singh Rajput has sent shockwaves across the nation. As tributes have been pouring in for the actor, filmmaker Karan Johar expressed his grief and blamed himself for not keeping in touch with him. “I blame myself for not being in touch with you for the past year..... I have felt at times like you may have needed people to share your life with...but somehow I never followed up on that feeling...will never make that mistake again...we live in very energetic and noisy but still very isolated times ...some of us succumb to these silences and go within...we need to not just make relationships but also constantly nurture them,” he wrote on Instagram.

 

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I blame myself for not being in touch with you for the past year..... I have felt at times like you may have needed people to share your life with...but somehow I never followed up on that feeling...will never make that mistake again...we live in very energetic and noisy but still very isolated times ...some of us succumb to these silences and go within...we need to not just make relationships but also constantly nurture them....Sushants unfortunate demise has been a huge wake up call to me ...to my level of compassion and to my ability to foster and protect my equations.....I hope this resonates with all of you as well....will miss your infectious smile and your bear hug ....????????????

A post shared by Karan Johar (@karanjohar) on Jun 14, 2020 at 4:07am PDT

He further added, “Sushant’s unfortunate demise has been a huge wake up call to me ...to my level of compassion and to my ability to foster and protect my equations.....I hope this resonates with all of you as well....will miss your infectious smile and your bear hug.”

Sushant Singh Rajput made his debut in Kai Po Che after starring in TV show Pavitra Rishta. He went onto star in rom-com Shuddh Desi Romance (2013), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), PK (2014), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Kedarnath (2018). He was last seen in Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichore.

Sushant Singh Rajput was soon going to be seen in Dil Bechara alongside Sanjana Sanghi. Directed by Mukesh Chhabra, the film was reported eyeing for digital release. It is a remake of The Fault Of Our Stars.

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