Great Initiative: Sushant Family To Support Young Talent

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death has left everyone in the film industry in shock. Many took to their social media to mourn his loss and shared the memories that they had with him. His family immersed the late actor's ashes last week in his hometown of Patna.

They recently announced that they will be setting up a foundation in Sushant Singh Rajput's honour to support aspiring talents in the fields of cinema, sports and science, three subjects that were extremely close to Sushant's heart. They released a statement regarding the same.

The statement reads: "The world’s Sushant Singh Rajput was simply Gulshan to us. He was free-spirited, talkative, and incredibly bright. He was curious about just everything. He dreamed without restraints and chased those dreams with the heart of a lion. He smiled generously. He was the pride and inspiration of the family. His telescope was his most prized possession, through which he fondly gazed at the stars. We can’t bring ourselves to accept that we wouldn’t get to hear his easy laughs anymore. That we wouldn’t see his sparkling eyes again. That we wouldn’t hear his endless rants about science again. His loss has created a permanent, glaring void in the family that will never be filled. He truly loved and cherished every single one of his fans. We thank you all for showering our Gulshan with so much love.

To honour his memory and legacy, the family has decided to set up Sushant Singh Rajput Foundation (SSRF) to support young talents in areas close to his heart — cinema, science and sports. His childhood home in Rajiv Nagar, Patna will be turned into a memorial. We will put his personal memorabilia and belongings there, which include thousands of books, his telescope, flight-simulator etc, for his fans and admirers. From now on, we intend to maintain his Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook page as legacy accounts to keep his memories alive. We once again thank you all for the thoughts and prayers.

Sushant’s family".

Sushant Singh Rajput's Instagram account has been memorialised on the photo and video-sharing platform. After the actor's death, his team had launched a website to celebrate his "thoughts, learnings and dreams." His last film Dil Bechara will release on Disney+Hotstar on July 24.