Today marks the one month death anniversary of actor Sushant Singh Rajput who died by suicide on June 14.
Last week a road in his hometown Purnea, Bihar was renamed in his honour. A family friend of Sushant, Nilotpal Mrinal wants the lane where he stayed — near Joggers' Park in Bandra — be renamed in memory of the late actor.
"His loss is still being mourned, and it is only befitting that the road where he resided be named after him," says Mrinal. "I first approached Aaditya Thackeray and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal. They directed me to the officials of the H (West) municipal ward under whose jurisdiction the area falls. I have written to the local civic authorities."
Mrinal runs an NGO, Nanhi Goonj Vikas Foundation who wishes that Mumbai will keep the actor's memory alive.
"I have also suggested that if not a road, a chowk or a garden in the area be named after Sushant. Currently, the municipal authorities are busy battling the pandemic. They have assured me they will look into it at the earliest," he says.