Dear Sushant,
I am one of the unfortunate ones who never had the opportunity to interact with you. I am one of those who admired you in Kai Po Che and MSD – the Untold Story but was never a fan.
Just like you, I used to be an SRK fan once upon a time, but my love for movies dwindled more than a decade ago because well, life happens. My casual and general opinion over the past decade about film stars has been that they are not worth taking seriously and mostly fake.
Little did I know that in the world of Bollywood there was 💔this fascinating, amazing person who was so much more than a film star.
It’s sad that I have seen most of your movies after you are no longer present in your physical form. But whichever movie of yours I have seen, the one common thought that I had was – “I think Sushant was like this character in his real life too.”
I strongly feel that you in reality were greater than the sum of all your characters put together. Like how can someone be so good! It was as if Shiva himself decided to visit Earth and be here for 34 years and when he felt his job is done here, he decided to go back to his abode.
I have spent the last 6 months of my life in a daze. There have been 2 other times in my life when losing people has meant losing a part of my soul, but they were people I knew in real life. I have no idea why losing you feels the same. Maybe because I think of you as family.
Thank you so much beautiful soul for teaching me not to take life for granted and for teaching me the value of living in the present moment.
Thank you dear inspiration for living life the way you did and for making the most of your short time here.
Thank you legend for inspiring the youth and bringing together people from different walks of life, albeit in your absence.
I was heartbroken seeing you in Dil Bechara, it was as if someone had punched me in the gut. The streets of my hometown would never feel the same again 😢 More about it some other time.
You are forever alive in my heart and every day when my hands join in prayer, all I ask is for you to be happy wherever you are.
PS: There’s a little girl here (my 6 year-old) who loves you dearly too and so do my parents
You are forever loved!