Fans
and
colleagues
of
the
late
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
have
been
feeling
the
same
way
ever
since
he
passed
away;
that
he
was
not
only
a
brilliant
actor,
but
also
a
brilliant
human
being.
Sushant's
interest
in
the
sciences
came
to
the
fore,
unfortunately
after
his
demise.
He
was
passionate
about
astronomy,
physics,
and
the
like,
and
at
one
point,
had
to
choose
between
scholarship
to
study
at
the
prestigious
Stanford
University,
and
a
career
in
Bollywood.
In
an
earlier
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Sushant
had
shared
that
he
was
once
offered
a
scholarship
at
Stanford,
but
he
gave
that
up
to
pursue
his
love
in
performing
arts.
Sushant
had
said,
"Many
would
call
the
years
before
I
hit
Bollywood
the
struggling
period
but
not
me.
I
was
not
struggling.
I
was
already
doing
what
I
loved.
Then,
I
felt
the
need
to
meet
a
girl,
and
that
led
me
to
Shiamak
Davar's
group.
My
life
went
into
a
spin
from
that
point
on.
Instead
of
heading
to
Stanford
University
from
where
I
had
a
scholarship
offer,
I
dropped
out
of
college
and
landed
in
Versova,
in
a
1RK
(room
kitchen)
that
I
shared
with
six
others.
You
can
imagine
the
reaction
at
home."
He
also
talked
about
his
family's
reaction
to
his
decision.
He
said,
"It
was
2006,
my
final
year
in
college,
when
I
dropped
this
bomb
at
home.
They
were
shocked!
So
shocked
that
they
couldn't
say
anything
and
I
took
their
silence
as
their
approval....
It
was
hard
at
that
time
but
now
it's
different.
My
dad
loves
it
when,
on
his
walks,
people
call
out
to
him,
show
him
some
recent
clipping
of
me...
he
is
really
proud
of
me.
But
even
today,
almost
all
our
conversations
end
with
"beta,
degree
le
leta."
Sushant
took
his
life
on
June
14,
2020.
He
was
found
hanging
in
his
apartment
in
Mumbai.
He
had
been
suffering
from
depression
for
a
few
months
and
had
been
seeking
treatment
for
it.