‘Don’t Reduce His Talent To Serve Your Agenda’, Rohini Iyer Pens A Long Emotional Note as She Mourns Sushant Singh Rajput’s Demise, says ‘Protecting His Legacy Is Important To Me’

Sushant Singh Rajput took the drastic step of ending his own life on Sunday, June 14. The young actor was found hanging at his Bandra house in Mumbai. Sushant was battling with depression for the last six months and was taking anti-depressant pills as well. His close friends and house help also inform that the actor was disturbed for a long time. 

Sushant left all of us too soon. His sheer talent and radiant smile will always be remembered and his loss is grieved by all his family members, friends and fans all across the globe. His close ones are still in shock and cannot cope up with the big loss.

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Rohini Iyer, the owner of the country’s leading media management company and Sushant’s closest friend from the industry took to social media to pen a long note as she mourns the actor’s untimely demise. 

“This has to be said . My best friend is no more , I still have a bloody hard time accepting that and whenever I check social media to check up on news on him, I read fiction and instead of finding people online , i see peddlers . Peddlers pushing their agendas to promote themselves and their causes” Rohini writes.

Sushant’s death has sparked various conversations around mental health and also led to people calling out nepotism and Bollywood biggies for neglecting and allegedly boycotting outsiders in the showbiz. Reacting to the many debates surfacing around the actor’s demise, Rohini writes:

“Every single person who wants their two bit fame has an opinion on his life . Firstly, he didn’t give a fuck about fame or your opinions. He didn’t care about these people who are busy posting about not being in touch with him. For the record, he didn’t care about being in touch. He hated fake friends, phone calls and small talk. He rejected your parties, you didn’t shun him. He rejected your lobbies . He didnt need camps, he had his own kingdom. He was a fighter . He made his own place in the sun. He was an outsider and he never cared about being a insider . That’s because he had a life beyond films. The industry was a small part of his life , he had many worlds beyond that . He didn’t give a shit about success . He never failed . He has given more super hits than any of his other contemporaries . He just didn’t care about the 100 crore club. He didn’t want to belong to any club or be part of the rat race . He didn’t care about awards . He walked out of an award function just cos he got bored . This was even before they announced his best actor award . You had to be a lot more interesting than a bloody trophy to hold his attention. He was a force of nature. His accomplishments are multifold. He was as simple as quantum physics . He was a crazy genius. He read Sartre and Nietzsche , he studied astronomy and stoicism , he wrote poetry , played the guitar , wrote with his left and right hand. He cared about saving the planet , the world , about going to Mars, he invested in charities , in science projects and innovations that were beyond your comprehension.”

Rohini concludes the post as she says: “So please don’t try to make sense of him or reduce his talent to serve your mere agenda.”

In another post, Rohini pens a beautiful note in memory of her dear friend Sushant. Sharing a lovely picture, she writes:

“If you want to talk about him, celebrate his life. It was larger than life like the movies he aspired to make . Celebrate his work . He put his heart and soul into his craft , he was bothered more about research than make up . He was about quality not vanity . He was a bright star . That’s why he shined sheer magic. Celebrate his brilliance . He thrived for excellence , mediocrity affected him.He rejected anything conventional as easily as he rejected godfathers and big ticket films that he didn’t believe in.”

Remembering the 34-year-old talented actor, Rohini adds: 

“He didn’t take calls of the high and mighty if he didn’t want to . He didn’t care about money, I’ve seen him return pay checks worth crores . If he wanted to switch his phone off and go farming or fishing , he would . He broke every rule and burnt bridges sometimes just to light his way . Cos frankly my dear he didn’t give a damn . He was my best friend , my special son. He was my Mozart. He’s given me music , culture , art , stars , poetry, books and most importantly , memories. He didn’t care about most people or what they thought of him . I think he barely had three friends that he really cared about . I was one of them and for that I will always be thankful . He touched every single person’s life and path he crossed . Knowing Rajput was loving him. I just want everyone to know and remember him for the person he really was . Not this manufactured version the peddlers are trying to sell. Maybe he was too good for all of you . He was pure diamond . Maybe you all didn’t recognise that cos you are only used to plastic . You didn’t deserve him. He was intelligent beyond belief and some of you can barely read. And you know what ? He didn’t care about all of you or your dumb opinions then . He won’t care any less now . But I do . Protecting his legacy is important to me . So setting the record straight once and for all.”

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Meanwhile, Sushant Singh Rajput’s last rites took place in Mumbai on Monday, June 15 2020. His co-stars Shraddha Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma were spotted at the funeral along with Ekta Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Vivek Oberoi among others. 

Talking about why she did not attend his last rites to bid him goodbye, Rohini shared in a post:

“I didn’t come to say goodbye to you today because saying goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting. I will remember you every single day of my life and specially every insomniac night. I will not search for you in the stars you loved because I know you are around me smiling and shining like the entire galaxy you are!"