Sushant Singh Rajput took his own life at the age of 34.
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead on Sunday at his Mumbai residence. As per the police reports, the reason for his death was suicide. As Bollywood fraternity mourned, cricket fans remembered him for his outstanding portrayal of former India captain MS Dhoni on screen.
The movie 'MS Dhoni - The Untold Story' was a biopic of Dhoni, as the name suggests, and Sushant was lauded for his perfection in it.
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The actor made sure he doesn't miss out on every small detail of Dhoni. Sushant had made a special request from Dhoni's childhood coach Keshav Banerjee to teach him the famous helicopter shot.
A shot that is associated with Dhoni's name and Banerjee was the right man to give him a proper guide to it.
Talking to IANS Banerjee said, "He was such a gentle boy. He was so well behaved and I today as I watch news channels, I cannot believe it."
"I remember when he came to Ranchi. We had a long chat. I was there. Mahi's friends were there. He always used to tell me, 'dada Dhoni ka helicopter shot sikha do na (please teach me how to play the helicopter shot)'.
"He was after me, the way Mahi used to play it, what were his facial expressions. He was so focussed. Single-minded determination. That's why it came out so well. You could not tell it was not Dhoni. Today I have only memories, and I really am in utter shock," he added.
(WITH IANS INPUTS)