Official Press Release: Sushant Singh Rajput’s Family To Turn His Childhood Home Into Memorial, Set Up A SSR Foundation And More

As a tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput, the late actor’s family will turn his childhood’s home into a memorial and set up a foundation in his name.

The foundation, Sushant Singh Rajput Foundation (SSRF) is to support aspiring talents in the fields of cinema, sports and science, three subjects that were extremely close to Sushant's heart.

It is also revealed that the actor's childhood home in Patna will be converted into a memorial, which will have his personal belongings, among them his favourite books and his "most prized possession" - his telescope.

Here is his family’s statement.

 

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#SushantSinghRajput 's family has released an official statement.Imp points: 1) "He was simply Gulshan to us" 2) "He cherished every single fan" 3) Sushant Singh Rajput Foundation (SSRP) will be set up to support young talents in areas close to his heart-Cinem, Science, Sports. 4) Sushant's childhood home in Patna will be turned into a memorial.His books,telescope,flight simulator n other things will be kept there. 5) Family will maintain his facebook, instagram and twitter accounts as legacy accounts. 6) The email for #SushantSinghRajputFoundation is ssrliveson@gmail.com

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Apart from being an actor, Sushant Singh Rajput was also a science buff, a fan of poetry, an amateur astronomer, a sports enthusiast and also loved playing the guitar. The actor was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14. He died by suicide, say the police, who are carrying out an investigation.

Meanwhile, Sushant Singh Rajput's Instagram account has been memorialised on the photo and video-sharing platform. After the actor's death, his team had launched a website to celebrate his "thoughts, learnings and dreams." Sushant Singh Rajput's last film ‘Dil Bechara’ will release on Hotstar application on July 24.