---
name: "Sushant Singh Rajput"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sushant-singh-rajput"
fi1m_id: "sushant-singh-rajput"
imdb_id: "nm3818286"
tmdb_id: 1192902
wikidata_id: "Q10296530"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 January 1986"
died: "14 June 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:30:35.638056+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sushant Singh Rajput

## Identity

Sushant Singh Rajput

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sushant-singh-rajput
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sushant-singh-rajput
- **IMDb ID:** nm3818286
- **TMDB ID:** 1192902
- **Wikidata ID:** Q10296530
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushant_Singh_Rajput, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10296530, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3818286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1192902

Actor. Born 21 January 1986 in Patna, Bihar, India. Died 14 June 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 January 1986, Patna, Bihar, India
- **Died:** 14 June 2020
- **Also known as:** Сушант Сингх Раджпут
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushant_Singh_Rajput, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10296530, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3818286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1192902

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*PK*](https://film.one/film/pk.md) (78)

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## Biography

Sushant Singh Rajput was an Indian actor. He began his career in television with the romantic drama *Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil* (2008) on Star Plus, followed by the role of Manav Deshmukh in Zee TV's *Pavitra Rishta* (2009–11).

Rajput made his film debut in *Kai Po Che!* (2013). He appeared in supporting and lead roles in films including *Shuddh Desi Romance* (2013), *PK* (2014) as Sarfaraz Yousuf, *Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!* (2015), *M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story* (2016), *Raabta* (2017), *Kedarnath* (2018), *Chhichhore* (2019) and *Dil Bechara* (2020). He died in Mumbai on 14 June 2020.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, timesnownews.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *PK* (2014), Fi1m 78, as Sarfraz Yousuf — [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dil Bechara* (2020), as Immanuel 'Manny' Rajkumar Junior
- *Drive* (2019), as Samar
- *Chhichhore* (2019), as Anirrudh ”Anni” Pathak
- *Sonchiriya* (2019), as Lakhna
- *Kedarnath* (2018), as Mansoor
- *Raabta* (2017), as Shiv Kakkar / Jilaan
- *M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story* (2016), as Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni
- *Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!* (2015), as Byomkesh Bakshy
- *PK* (2014), as Sarfraz Yousuf — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)
- *Shuddh Desi Romance* (2013), as Raghu Ram
- *Kai Po Che!* (2013), as Ishaan "Ish" Bhatt
- *Pavitra Rishta* (2009), series, as Manav Deshmukh
- *Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil* (2008), series, as Preet Juneja
- *Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa* (2006), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Sushant Singh Rajput](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-94cb112277c8.jpg) Sushant Singh Rajput — Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Sushant_sr_Manish_M_B%27day_bash.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stomp (Times Square) in New York City.](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-71def518588c.jpg) Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stomp (Times Square) in New York City. — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/-IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835112569393%29.jpg/1280px--IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835112569393%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stomp (Times Square) in New York City.](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-a12e04938887.jpg) Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stomp (Times Square) in New York City. — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/-IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835112577573%29.jpg/1280px--IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835112577573%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon - IIFA 2017 Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stom](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-0bfb77627392.jpg) Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon - IIFA 2017 Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stom — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/-IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835532982660%29.jpg/1280px--IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835532982660%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sushant Singh Rajput](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-7599fbeb7058.jpg) Sushant Singh Rajput — Image via TMDB
- ![Sushant Singh Rajput](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-44598b6e99fc.jpg) Sushant Singh Rajput — Image via TMDB
- ![Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon - IIFA 2017 Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stom](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-a654e1c57aa4.jpg) Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon - IIFA 2017 Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stom — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/-IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835751519222%29.jpg/1280px--IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835751519222%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon - IIFA 2017 Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stom](https://film.one/media/person/105828/gallery-6537cdc7a48f.jpg) Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon - IIFA 2017 Day 1 - July 13, 2017 - International Indian Film Academy awards press conference (Sheraton Times Square) and Stom — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/-IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835751584492%29.jpg/1280px--IIFA2017_-_NYC_%2835751584492%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 7 nominated

- Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2014: Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (nominated), for *Kai Po Che!*
- Apsara Award for Best Male Debut 2014: Apsara Award for Best Male Debut (won), for *Kai Po Che!*
- IIFA Award for Best Actor 2014: IIFA Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Kai Po Che!*
- Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut 2014: Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut (nominated), for *Kai Po Che!*
- Indian Telly Award for Best Onscreen Couple 2012: Indian Telly Award for Best Onscreen Couple (nominated), for *Pavitra Rishta*
- Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series 2011: Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (nominated), for *Pavitra Rishta*
- Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male 2010: Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male (nominated), for *Pavitra Rishta*
- Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male 2009: Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male (nominated), for *Pavitra Rishta*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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