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It is not an unknown fact that Sushant Singh Rajput and Mahesh Shetty were close friends. PeepingMoon had exclusively also informed its readers on Sunday that Mahesh was in fact the last person Sushant had called at 1.51 am on Sunday morning. Not getting a response from his friend, Sushant had gone to sleep. When Mahesh woke up and saw Sushant’s missed call, he promptly called the actor back at 8.30 am. But perhaps Sushant was sleeping then. He did not take the call. Not thinking anything about it, Mahesh thought they would chat later. Next thing Mahesh knew was that he was being informed about Sushant’s suicide.
Now, Mahesh's team has put up a message on social media, where they requested the media and everyone to give him privacy and let him grieve his loss. "As we all are deeply pained and shocked to hear about Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely demise...So is Mahesh Shetty. He has lost a brother, a very dear friend and is still coming to terms with the shock and reality and is completely heartbroken. We, his team, request media and all of you, on his behalf, to please give him some privacy and let him greave for his loss (sic)," read the statement.
Mahesh and Sushant have been friends since 2009 when the latter rose to stardom with Ekta Kapoor's successful TV show Pavitra Rishta. The two worked together in the serial.
Yesterday, Sushant's last film Dil Bechara's director and close friend Mukesh Chhabra had posted a similar request on Instagram and asked the media for some privacy.
