Farhan Akhtar pens a Touching Poem in Memory of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, says, ‘Gone Too Soon’

In a shocking turn of events, Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput ended his life by committing suicide on Sunday, June 14 2020. The actor was found hanging at his Bandra house in Mumbai and the police found antidepressant pills at his residence. Sushant, 34, was battling depression for the last six months and his close friends and maid suggest that he was disturbed since the last week.

Meanwhile, the 34-year-old actor’s sudden demise left his fans and colleagues in shock. Several Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh and many others took to their social media to mourn his demise.

Now, Farhan Akhtar took to his Instagram handle to share a poem that he penned for the star. Adding the caption, “Gone too soon.”

The Sky Is Pink actor's poem read, ''Sleep my brother sleep

let the vultures gather

and the crocodiles weep

let the circus performers

juggle, contort, bow and leap

let the shrill get higher

let the darkness

in the heart of men get deep

Sleep my brother

Sleep.

RIP Sushant.''

Meanwhile, Sushant’s funeral took place on June 15 2020, in Mumbai. The actor’s last rites ceremony was performed on Monday at Pawan Hans crematorium in suburban Vile Parle. Owing to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, only close family members and friends will be allowed to attend the funeral.