Bollywood / Nana Patekar visits Sushant Singh Rajput's family in Patna

Nana Patekar on Sunday visited Sushant Singh Rajput's home in Patna to offer his condolences to the late actor's father and other members of the family. The 69-year-old actor also paid tribute to Sushant by laying flowers next to his framed photograph. Patekar was in Bihar since Saturday and he had visited CRPF centre in Mokama before meeting Sushant's family.

Hindustan Times : Jun 29, 2020, 09:21 AM
Bollywood Desk: Actor Nana Patekar visited late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s family in Patna on Sunday. Video shared on social media shows Nana meeting with Sushant’s father.

As per a report in The New Indian Express, Nana paid tribute to Sushant by laying flowers next to his framed photograph. He discussed the actor and his works with his family.

Earlier, Bhojpuri actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari paid final respects to Sushant at his prayer meet in Patna. Actor Akshara Singh also attended the meet.

Sushant died by suicide on June 14 and his last rites were performed at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Mumbai a day later. The funeral was attended by his family and a select few from the film and television industry. His ashes were immersed in the Ganga river on June 18 by his father, two sisters and other family members.

Sushant was 34 and was suffering from depression. The post-mortem report listed the cause of death as ‘asphyxia due to hanging’. The Mumbai Police is currently investigating his death and has questioned as many as 27 people about it.

Sushant’s final film, Dil Bechara, will get a direct-to-digital release on Disney+ Hotstar. The film marks the directorial debut of casting director Mukesh Chhabra and is an official adaptation of John Green’s novel The Fault In Our Stars. Sanjana Sanghi will make her debut in a leading role with the film. It also features a cameo by Saif Ali Khan.