Sushant Singh Rajput was most-searched topic in June. Indians also asked Google: When will coronavirus end?

​​Other trending topics included the solar eclipse and Father's Day.

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While Sushant Singh Rajput has been the top trending topic in India, coronavirus has been the most-searched topi in Goa over the past month, followed by Delhi and Chandigarh.
NEW DELHI: 2020 has been an unexpected year. From the novel coronavirus outbreak to the death of Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput, the year was extremely turbulent so far.

As the people continue to practice social distancing, stay at home and working remotely, their Internet activity saw a huge spike. In a recent Google Search Trends for the month of June, death of the 34-year-old actor was the top trending topic in India. It appears like heartbroken fans were looking to find the missing link and staying updated on all the controversies it brought along.

The 'Raabta' star was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14, and no suicide note was left behind. "Interest for the late actor spiked sharply on 14 June to reach an all time high, nationally," the Google statement said.


While the coronavirus-centric searches over the month dropped massively from May, but volumes remain more than double that of February. Over the past month, Goa searched the most about the deadly virus, followed by Delhi and Chandigarh. The top trending coronavirus searches have been about 'coronavirus news' and 'vaccine for coronavirus latest update'.

Netizens also sought answers to COVID-19 related questions on Google in India like 'Which mask is best for coronavirus?', 'Is corona virus weakening?', 'When (will) vaccine for coronavirus (come) in India?', and 'Will the coronavirus ever end?', among other queries.

"Related searches for vaccines remained elevated at more than five times the usual monthly thresholds, after reaching a record monthly peak in May," the trend report said. 'Patanjali corona medicine', 'Global vaccine summit' and 'Dexamethasone' were all breakout vaccine-related searches in June.
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Other overall trending topics included the solar eclipse and Father's Day.

Bidding Farewell To Sushant Singh Rajput - An Actor & A Technopreneur
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Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide shocked everyone. The Mumbai police reported on Sunday that he was found hanging his Bandra apartment.

The 34-year-old actor was known for his remarkable journey from the small screen to big banner movies despite several controversies.

Here's a look at his journey from a new entrant to being a superstar and a technopreneur.

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Rajput made his foray into films with 'Kai Po Che' in 2013 with actors Rajkummar Rao and Amit Sadh - which was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel '3 Mistakes of My Life'. He also won the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Male Debut for the Abhishek Kapoor-directorial.

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While Sushant will always be remembered for his spectacular roles, the role that made him a household name was in the 2016 film 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' where he played the ace cricketer MS Dhoni.

Sushant was lauded for the way he pulled off Dhoni's batting style, mannerism, body language and carried himself during the promotion of the biopic.

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Throughout his acting career, Sushant was often linked-up with his former co-star Kriti Sanon. The link-up rumours began after the two starred together in the 2016 film 'Raabta'. Sushant and Kriti, soon, joined the list of Bollywood's rumoured lovebirds.

Kriti Sanon even went on record and said that she is fond of Sushant. Soon, in 2018, rumours of the couple taking a break from each other spread like wildfire.

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Besides being a talented actor, Sushant was also a budding technopreneur. In 2018, in partnership with serial entrepreneur Varun Mathur, Sushant made his entrepreneural debut with the launch of Innsaei Ventures Pvt Ltd.

Innsaei, an ancient Icelandic word for intuition, is a first-of-its-kind venture that is working on the convergence of intellectual property and emerging technologies.

Sushant, an engineer by profession, was quoted saying, "Emerging technologies are disrupting socio-cultural and economic structures at an exponential pace and this will impact key areas like education, employment, entertainment and health."

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An actor, technopreneur and also a serial invester- Sushant had done it all. In 2017, Sushant bought a team in the Super Boxing League, the Delhi Gladiators and was excited to be a part of the sports arena, one that he was very passionate about.

Talking about his involvement, says Sushant, "I have always loved boxing and have been a big fan of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky series. I couldn't think of a better way to be associated with the sport that I love. It was high time that something of this scale happened in India and now that it is happening ,I'm really excited about this venture."

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