Films a great tool to educate, says Sushant Singh Rajput
New Delhi Aug 4 (IANS) Films are a great tool to educate masses actor Sushant Singh Rajput said on Friday.
Sushant ambassador of NDTV and DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Co Ltd s "Behtar India" campaign was at the Modern School in the capital s Vasant Vihar area to participate in a conclave where he stressed the need to focus on environmental issues.
He said the film fraternity should think about making a movie on environment.
"Facts will make you think about an issue for the next 10-15 minutes but that won t stick with you for a longer period. One thing that we have managed to do is that we stay with a good story (told through films) for a long time " Sushant told IANS here.
"We can use movies as a very important tool to tell a very engaging narrative and at the same time weave these things (environmental issues) into the story " he added.
Speaking at the Behtar India Students Conclave Sushant opened up about his childhood days and said that he was a "naughty child" who was always pampered by his family.
"I did my schooling and college from Delhi. During my initial years I used to dance behind the stars. I am a big Shah Rukh Khan fan. When I was in school I went to the Swades set to get his autograph."
"I couldn t get it unfortunately. A few years later I was dancing behind him (as a background dancer) and then after a few more years I got my best debut award from him " said Sushant best known for his roles in films like "Kai Po Che" and "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story".
"During my childhood I was always told that be number one or two in class -- that will help you get acknowledgment and a lot of money. But I feel people should just follow their passion " he added.
Talking about his upcoming projects Sushant said: "Right now I am working on Chanda Mama Door Ke for which I recently went to NASA. All my friends in engineering wanted to study and then go to NASA. I was the first one to go there as an engineering dropout! In the film I will play an astronaut."
"Also I will be seen flying cars and flaunting looks in Drive " he added.
--IANS
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