Hey Sushant,
I just hope you are smiling right now. I really don’t know how to start. I was never into TV shows but I watched one episode of Pavitra Rishta when I was at my relative’s house.
Something attracted me towards the show and I started watching. It was 2009 and I was hardly 11 years old. I was in love with the character Manav Deshmukh but when you left the show, I was so disheartened and I stopped watching.
Then, a news came out ‘Manav of television is making his debut in Bollywood with a movie named Kai Po Che’. I was so excited and I started supporting you in all the way I could. I used to make each and every member of my family watch your films. It was in 2016 when I found you on twitter. I made a fan account and started following you and other SSR fans.
I found some amazing people there and then we created groups and started spreading #SSRPhilosophy everywhere we can. We used to call it SSR Family and not SSR Fandom.
Everything about you used to make me happy. Your interviews, selfmusings everything used to inspire us. I still remember how many of us used to get excited about #AskSSR, and not to get reply from you but to read your answers! My tiny brain could not understand your selfmusings in one go, but still I used to take help of google and some other platforms to understand it in better way.
Thank you for the Growth. We used to fight with everyone who speaks ill about you lol. I used to tell my friends, “he isn’t just crush or favorite hero for me. He is much more than that” I really don’t know what is this feeling but I love this feeling.
Its been almost a decade now and I feel blessed that I got a chance to interact with you. Will always be grateful to twitter for that. Don’t want to type anything regarding 14th June, because for me you are here only. You are in the rain, butterflies, rainbow and most importantly you are inside me, inside every SSRian. For me, you are on a break and enjoying somewhere. I hope I’ll be able to do something in my life which makes you feel proud. I want to say so many things but I fear I’ll not be able to put it in words. Will end this letter by:
“Tum Na Hue Mere Toh Kya, Main Tumhara Main Tumhara Main Tumhara Raha
Mere Chanda Main Tumhara Sitara Raha”
3 replies on “Almost A Decade”
Really beautiful. Doing what he loved is a beautiful way of loving someone.Am sure his soul would feel happy n dance gently.His spirit in us and goodness around! Spreading beauty n bounty of Sushanth bhaiya!
Very beautifully expressed by you. Every word expressed made me feel your heart. I agree that the feeling is so intense that even I do not want to let it go away. There is something very loving and deep to stay there. Do not want to think about the unfortunate day and want to keep him alive in beautiful memories. His videos, photos, self musings, thoughts, views everything is alive and will keep me inspiring for the rest of the life.
Found the page on SSR philosophy the other day on twitter …wanted to thank the people behind it for keeping his legacy alive …..Thank you so much!!! He is a treat to read… to look at and all those who love him feel him around all the time …He is not a mere crush or a passing favourite …he is someone who I hope to emulate everyday of my life …who can listen to anyone who loves him just like he could reply to anyone on SM…. whoever asked him a question ……They don’t make the likes of him anymore Really missing him 🙂