Sushant did have a lot of fans since his TV days. After his Bolly debut he was the most promising star with the best line up among his contemporaries. Certain things didn't work out for him but he did have a successful career and had a kind of cult status on social media. Ayushman and Rkr weren't even close to his follower count till last year. Ayush finally got his well deserved hype after success of Andhadhundh and Badhai ho while Rkr is still not that popular but he was always considered a great actor and had a critical acclaim.In fact I would say he is a notch higher that Sushant and Ayushman when it comes to acting.
Anyway my point is people are downplaying his legacy which is bothering me a lot.Because when this circus of Nepotism blaming will die down people will only remember him as an actor who couldn't be a star when in reality he already was a star. It's just he was bad at PR. Even after success of Dhoni he wasn't able to market himself like Kartik did after Sonu ke titu ki sweety. While I agree Bollywood insiders and Gossip mongers were harsh on him but he was still very much relevant and If he was alive I am sure one day he would've gotten his due just on the basis of his sheer talent and hard work.
I am sorry if I am being annoying guys.
Ps: also I understand what people mean by saying he didn't have that popular status. Which I agree with. Even on TV he never had that crazy KSG kind of fandom. It's because he never appealed to that type of audience ( young teen girls) He was a very unconventional star who might be considered boring by the masses but once they get to know him closely they would've definitely admired him as he was very Likeable.
Hey you are not annoying and I am definitely NOT downplaying. Your PS is what I was precisely getting at. He never had that craze like KSG or Barun Sobti or Rajeev Khandelwal nor his shows are even discussed on TV twitter nor his seamless transition from tv to bw was even celebrated as much as it should have been. People even remember shows like kahin toh hoga, Kzk, KGGK etc which predated Pavitra Rishta but not the latter which shocks me. Even if they do, the discussions revolves around Ashvik. I also feel RKR is a tad better than Sush and I don't think highly of AK, he doesn't become the characters that he inhabits. He just plays himself in all the movies.
Anyway you are preaching to the choir here. I agree he was relevant and gave hits and critically acclaimed performances but the online hype was lacking.
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