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Cricket a theme in Sushant's life, the actor was as much Dhoni as reel one

Call it the irony of life, in his last film, Sushant counselled his on screen teenage son, who tried to commit suicide after failing an entrance exam

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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput | Photo: Twitter

Press Trust of India

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 15 2020 | 7:11 AM IST

There was a part of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Sushant Singh Rajput.

It made the World Cup-winning former Indian captain's 'Untold Story' a guilty indulgence for masses and the actor, who played the titular role, a household name in his short and eventful career.

It wasn't a cinematic masterpiece like late Irrfan Khan's 'Paan Singh Tomar' but there was hardly anyone who disliked Neeraj Pandey's feel-good blockbuster either.

Sushant, who committed suicide at his Mumbai home on Sunday, took fans to places where an introvert Dhoni, fiercely guarded about his private life, never took anyone.

To that school match he

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