Saif Ali Khan on Sushant Singh Rajputs demise: I knew him, its awful

Sushant Singh Rajputs demise has left the television and Bollywood industry shocked Condolences flooded the social media and his costars Varun Sharma Shraddha Kapoor Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon paid their last respectsNow Saif Ali Khan has spoken to Times of India and talked about this heartbreaking piece of news and what he has to say about it He stated Such terrible news about Sushant such terrible news Its just awful There are so many people whove made comments so quickly And it just seems to me that people are somewhere gaining some mileage from this poor fellows tragedy you know whether its to show compassion or to show interest or to show some political stanceGiven the conjectures that have been floating on social media after his unfortunate demise Khan said So many people are talking rubbish in this nonstop kind of barrage on social media and its just embarrassing really I think Out of respect for him for Sushants tragedy maybe a day of silence or introspection would be a little more becoming than this outpouring of love ndash an outpouring of love from people who obviously didnt care about him and people who famously dont care about anybody elseHe added You know its a very cutthroat line of work But to pretend that you do care is like the ultimate hypocrisy and I think thats an insult to the dead you know its an insult to the soul thats gone The actor also talked about how his daughter Sara Ali Khan who started her career with Rajput with the 2018s Kedarnath reacted to the newsI think Sara I dont know if she wants me to talk about it was very upset Very very very upset Shocked and then very upset She liked him very much She was quite impressed with certain aspects of his personality She told me he was very intelligent that he could discuss you know JeanPaul Sartre and he could discuss various aspects of philosophy and engineering and that he had learned how to shoot with a bow and arrow lefthanded and he was very fit as well as very hardworking and a good actor stated the actorHe also recalled the time when he shot with him and what he personally thought of the actor He said I knew him I shot with him When Sara described him she always described him as being a really remarkable person And I thought if this guy really understands Sartre the way he says and he is as intelligent as shes making him out to be then hes obviously more intelligent than I amHe continued I think he had very refined looks He was a goodlooking guy He was very talented he was a little edgyhellip When I met him I thought he was a little on the edge And he was a little I dont know I think he was looking for something He was interested in the same things as me in some ways like he liked astronomy and he liked you know discussing some of this philosophy and talking about some stuff which you know one dabbles in as an amateurKhan will be seen in a special appearance in Dil Bechara and he spoke about that too and said When I did my guest appearance in his Dil Bechara I think he was quite happy with that He was very nice to me and he said he wanted to come and have a drink and talk about various things which never happened which I feel bad aboutKareena Kapoor had also taken to her Instagram account to mourn his demise have a look at her post if you missed itView this post on InstagramA post shared by Kareena Kapoor Khan kareenakapoorkhan onJun 14 2020 at 409am PDTRajput nearly knocked it out of the park right from his debut in 2013 with Kai Po Che He had the acting chops and an arresting persona he stood out from his contemporaries with his unconventional choices and demeanour He was truly one of a kindInfographicAtul JainVideo Bollywood shocked over Sushant Singh Rajputs demiseCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news