Dharmendra said that he has never met Sushant Singh Rajput or watched any of his movies but his death has affected him a lot. Sushant died on Sunday and police have ruled out the main cause of his death as depression.
The actor posted a photo of Sushant and wrote on Twitter that the film industry is a cruel place. “Pyaare Sushant, naa film dekhi na kabhi mila tum se ….par tere achaanak chale jaane se bada sadma laga (My dear Sushant, never saw your film nor met you but felt so shocked at your sudden death)!!! This beautiful beloved ‘show business’ is very cruel. I can imagine your unbearable pain. I share the pain of your loving family and friends.”
A follower had asked him if the industry is so cruel then how other actors survive the tide. “Daramjiii!This show business is very cruel? There is Solution ! Life is given to live, grow! Be rooted in the fundamentals of life, adjust to the profession which one’s temperament suits. Cruel place is not totally cruel, otherwise show business would have closed down, wouldn’t have prospered”, the user wrote.
Dharmendra asked the follower to not get literal. “Zaalim, kitni khoobsoorat hai, shaid…..suna ho ga …kaha bhi ho ga aap ne ……literary meanings par hamesha nehin jaate (A beautiful tyrant, have you never heard such a thing? Must have said it too. Don’t take things so literally all the time),” he wrote.
Amitabh Bachchan also wrote on his Twitter handle, “Why .. Why .. Why .. Why .. Sushant Singh Rajput .. why do you end your life .. your brilliant talent .. your brilliant mind .. laid to rest, without asking, seeking .. why .. .. his work was sheer brilliance .. and his mind even more .. many a time did he express himself in the depth of philosophical verb .. they that looked passed it were either in wonder or oblivious of its strength of meaning .. some wondered, some quibbled .. to some it was subdued mirth .. subdued because, for it to be given lethargic ignorance, would have opened the caves of their own .. .. his speak was measured .. as was his screen presence …”
Bachchan also said that when he saw MS Dhoni he was impressed by the actor’s ability to present Dhoni’s iconic six at an international tournament he was very much impressed. “On one of my meetings with him, I asked him how did he manage to give that iconic shot of Dhoni hitting a six winning the International tournament, to absolute perfection .. he said he saw that video of Dhoni, a hundred times .. !! .. that was the severity of his professional effort,” he had written.
