Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was one of the most promising and hardworking artists in Bollywood. His ability to catch and adapt the nuances fast resulted in his favor as the movie 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' became a hit. It gave him a lot of limelight and increased his fan following.

Playing the role of the lead actor in MS Dhoni's biopic wasn't an easy task for the youngster.

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Dhoni is someone who hardly expresses himself, but the actor had to make sure he reaches out to the audience and make them feel what the India captain felt through his acting.

During the trailer launch of the movie, Dhoni had opened up how Sushant made sure he gets to know him as much as possible. He used to ask a lot of questions. 

“It was more difficult for him because he has to convince the public about what he was feeling inside while playing my role. For this, he asked a lot of questions from me like - how did you feel at that time, how do you feel now? I told him – yaar tum sawaal he poochhte rehte ho (you keep asking questions)," Dhoni said.

The way Sushant portrayed Dhoni on screen, the Indian cricket fans were convinced no one would have played the role better than him.

Dhoni had lauded the actor for perfecting his trademark 'Helicopter Shot' in the movie. “In reality, we spent a lot less time together. But the kind of effort he has put in the film because one of the essential parts was cricket. Of course, all of us play cricket but when you have to show it on screen, you have to learn certain things, especially cricket shots. He has hit the helicopter shot in the movie and it’s exactly like a replica. So Sushant has put a lot of effort,” Dhoni added.

The 34-year-old actor was a huge Dhoni fan and he had expressed his feelings for the India cricketer in the same event. Sushant said, “In the year 2006-07, after a lot of difficulties, I and my family were able to meet MS Dhoni. I also clicked a photo with him and my family. He is one of the very few persons I have enormous respect for. I look up to him so to get an opportunity to get to know his inside story, up close and personal, gave me a lot of excitement, not pressure.

"Very honestly, there are films in your career which you do with full honesty and you end up being a good actor but there are very rare films that you do and end up becoming a good human being.” 

Sushant passed away on Sunday at his Mumbai residence. The reason for his death is reported as a suicide.