‘You will be missed’: Israel mourns Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise, calls the actor ‘true friend’ of the country
Indian Twitter couldn’t help but thank Gilad Cohen for his heartfelt tribute.
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Sharing a picture of Rajput wearing a blue shirt, Cohen also shared the link to the music video of the song ‘Makhna’ from the actor's last film ‘Drive’.
The demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has left a mark across latitudes, away in Israel too. On Tuesday, Israel expressed its deepest condolences on the demise of the ‘Kedarnath’ star. Gilad Cohen, the Deputy Director General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, mourned the loss of the 34-year-old actor in a tweet, calling him a ‘true friend’.
“Sending my deepest condolences on the passing of @its_sushant_fc, a true friend of Israel,” wrote Cohen. ‘You will be missed,’ the Director General added.
Sharing a picture of Rajput wearing a blue shirt, Cohen also shared the link to the music video of the song ‘Makhna’ from the actor's last film ‘Drive’. Both Rajput and his co-star in the film, Jacqueline Fernandes, had shot the music video in Israel. Cohen called the music video a ‘great thing’ that came out of Rajput’s visit to the country.
Sending my deepest condolences on the passing of @its_sushant_fc, a true friend of Israel. You will be missed! Che… https://t.co/WM9B0ZnVU0
Both Rajput and Fernandes had shot the music video as a part of their endeavour and ongoing efforts to bring Bollywood to the country.
Indian Twitter couldn’t help but thank the Israeli official for paying a heartfelt tribute to the late actor. Several netizens took to Twitter to appreciate the gesture.
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This netizen wrote that the tribute meant ‘a lot’ to the Indians.
@GiladCohen_ @its_sushant_fc Sir thank u for tweeting.this means a lot to indians. Israel has always been with indi… https://t.co/zqcf8eJT2X
Known for films like 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' and 'Kedarnath', Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra home on June 14. Initial reports suggested that the actor had allegedly died of suicide. No suicide note was found in Rajput’s apartment. His post-mortem report said that he had died of asphyxiation.
The actor was cremated at the Vile Parle crematorium on Monday.
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You can watch the music video for ‘Makhna’ below.
Clarification: The earlier version of this copy erroneously mentioned Pawan Hans crematorium. Pawan Hans Limited has clarified that Pawan Hans is their registered Trademark and it has nothing to do with the Vile Parle crematorium.
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