MUMBAI: The realisation of his childhood dream of making a film has turned out to be a “bittersweet” moment for casting director-turned-filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra, who lost not only his “Dil Bechara” leading man, but also a close friend in the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Rajput was found dead at his apartment on June 14. He was 34.
In an interview, Chhabra talked about his seven-year-long friendship with Rajput, whom he remembers as a man of his word and a student of life.
“I don’t know what mindspace I am in right now. It is a mixed feeling, it is bittersweet. The response of people has been overwhelming, the love for Sushant is overwhelming, but I am feeling weird about everything,” the director, who was associated with Rajput since his 2013 Bollywood debut “Kai Po Che”, said in an interview.
“A big change happened in my life. I am not even happy about my first film, I don’t want to celebrate it as Sushant’s last film. The feeling of your first film where you are happy and excited. In my case, it is completely different,” he said.
With “Dil Bechara”, which is the actor’s swansong, life has come a full circle for Chhabra.
“It is a very weird feeling, I keep thinking about this. I want people to take the charm, positivity of Sushant and be happy and stay positive.”
The debutant director said that Rajput gave an instant nod to “Dil Bechara”, without even reading the script as he had promised to be part of his first film. (AGENCIES)
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