Bhumi recalls Sushant as ‘rare mind’ as ‘Sonchiriya’ turns 3

Mumbai, March 1 :   Actress Bhumi Pedenekar has remembered Sushant Singh Rajput on the second release anniversary of their film Sonchiriya.

She recalls the late Sushant as an actor with a restless mind.

Bhumi also tags Sushant as a "rare mind" in Bollywood.  She says:  "Sushant became a friend and someone I admired very fast.He was a true blue gem of a person and an actor with a restless mind.

We really had the best time on set.His rare mind with brilliant ideas kept me very intrigued through our Sonchiriya experience." "I got to meet and work with a creative mind like Sushant Singh Rajput due to the film.

I had the best time exchanging notes with him," she added.About working in the film, she said: "‘Sonchiriya gave me the chance to work with a brilliant cast and people I admired deeply.Its an experience Ill deeply cherish more because of the collaboration I had with Sushant and Khushiya, the little girl who played Sonchiriya.

Khushiya has become a part of my life forever."Bhumi said that Sonchiriya will always be a special film in her  filmography because it taught her a valuable lesson.

 "It told me to dream, to explore, and to take bigger risks as an artiste with every film.(Director) Abhishek Chaubey opened my eyes to what I could achieve if I trusted myself and pushed myself to the edge of the cliff.

I thank him for his faith in me as a performer." She added:  "A film like Sonchiriya is rare, it comes maybe once in a lifetime for an artiste and Im fortunate that I got to do this project.Abhishek Chaubeys vision with this film was so unique and original that it literally blew my mind.

The love and respect that I have got from people across the world for this project is truly humbling." The film also stars  Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey and Ashutosh Rana.