Sushant Singh Rajput (1986–2020), born in Purnia in the Mithila region, rose from popular television to a celebrated Hindi-film career with performances in Kai Po Che!, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story and Chhichhore. Curious, self-taught and widely admired, he became one of his generation’s most followed actors before his untimely death in 2020.
For many in Bihar and Mithila he remains a figure of pride and affection — a small-town boy whose talent carried him to the front rank of Indian cinema.