PHANTOMS OF THE MIND
Perfection wasn’t an abstract concept in Sushant Singh Rajput’s worldview. His methodical approach towards his work proved as much. He would devote seven months to prepare for a film. If it got shelved, as it happened with Shekhar Kapur’s Paani, he would not regret the process. For Kedarnath, Sushant turned one of his rooms into what he perceived would be the living quarters of his character, a porter by profession. A journalist during the press rounds of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story even told him how one of Sushant’s contemporaries had, in jest, described his process being as intense as three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis’s. Sushant didn’t know any other way.
With his mental composure under threat, as at least two psychiatrists have confirmed, Sushant knew that rigorous preparations for his artistic pursuits would be difficult. According to an audio recording, aired on India Today TV, of a meeting that Sushant had in January 2020 with his financial advisors, the actor is heard saying that he wasn’t sure if he
