“I’ve never sought fame or fortune” – Sushant Singh Rajput on the unsatisfactory performance of Sonchiriya

The 2019 Sushant Singh Rajput and Bhumi Pednekar starrer didn’t really do so great at the box-office but that didn’t seem to worry the actor. Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, the movie had a deficient box-office collection of about INR 6 crores.

In talk with IANS, Abhishek says,“I had no illusion about the box-office (collections) of the film. I knew it is not going to rule the box-office because it was a niche film. I wanted to tell a story I thought (was) worth telling. Of course, I did not think of the film to make so less money that it would affect the producers, but from the beginning we knew we were making a niche film.”

Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput gave out a statement while talking to Masala! saying,”I’ve never sought fame or fortune. Never been enamoured of the  100-crore club.”

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After the death of Rajput, the actor’s ex-publicist and extremely good friend Rohini Iyer posted a series of pictures on her Instagram where she wrote a heartfelt caption on what an impeccable and generous man he was. She also mentioned that he never cared for money. She has witnessed him returning cheques worth crores.

“I’ve seen him return pay checks worth crores. If he wanted to switch his phone off and go farming or fishing, he would.”

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If you want to talk about him, celebrate his life. It was larger than life like the movies he aspired to make . Celebrate his work . He put his heart and soul into his craft , he was bothered more about research than make up . He was about quality not vanity . He was a bright star . That’s why he shined sheer magic. Celebrate his brilliance . He thrived for excellence , mediocrity affected him.He rejected anything conventional as easily as he rejected godfathers and big ticket films that he didn’t believe in. He didn’t take calls of the high and mighty if he didn’t want to . He didn’t care about money, I’ve seen him return pay checks worth crores . If he wanted to switch his phone off and go farming or fishing , he would . He broke every rule and burnt bridges sometimes just to light his way . Cos frankly my dear he didn’t give a damn . He was my best friend , my special son. He was my Mozart. He’s given me music , culture , art , stars , poetry, books and most importantly , memories. He didn’t care about most people or what they thought of him . I think he barely had three friends that he really cared about . I was one of them and for that I will always be thankful . He touched every single person’s life and path he crossed . Knowing Rajput was loving him. I just want everyone to know and remember him for the person he really was . Not this manufactured version the peddlers are trying to sell. Maybe he was too good for all of you . He was pure diamond . Maybe you all didn’t recognise that cos you are only used to plastic . You didn’t deserve him. He was intelligent beyond belief and some of you can barely read. And you know what ? He didn’t care about all of you or your dumb opinions then . He won’t care any less now . But I do . Protecting his legacy is important to me . So setting the record straight once and for all .

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