Rituraj Singh’s Photo With Shah Rukh Khan, Divya Seth From Theatre Days Goes Viral

New Delhi: Actor Rituraj Singh passed away on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest at the age of 59. Friends and family took to social media to share heartfelt memories of their time with the accomplished actor. A photo capturing the moments shared between Rituraj Singh and Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan during their days at Barry John’s Theatre Action Group (TAG), is also doing the rounds on social media. 

Sanjoy K Roy, a fellow member of the theatre group, posted an unseen photo on Twitter, shedding light on the time when Shah Rukh and Rituraj were immersed in theatre before making their mark in television and films. The image features Shah Rukh Khan at a railway station alongside Sanjoy K Roy, Rituraj Singh, and Divya Seth, preparing to journey to Calcutta for a performance of the play “Rough Crossing.” 

While posting the photo, Sanjay wrote “This photo keeps doing the rounds. Poignant today as news spreads of the passing of film, TV, theater actor #rituraj. The photograph taken by amartalwar has @iamsrk in the foreground, divya seth and me, and #rituraj in the background. We were enroute to cal with RoughCrossing.” 

This photo keeps doing the rounds. Poignant today as news spreads of the passing of film, TV, theater actor #rituraj
The photograph taken by amartalwar has @iamsrk in the foreground, divya seth and me, and #rituraj in the background. We were enroute to cal with RoughCrossing pic.twitter.com/QNjs8jJtg1

— Sanjoy K Roy (@SanjoyRoyTWA) February 20, 2024

Rituraj Singh’s relationship with Shah Rukh Khan

Rituraj Singh has often spoken about his friendship with Shah Rukh during their theatre days. In an earlier interview with Indian Express, he had said, “We used to discuss many things about life. At that age, you are just filled up with everyday stuff and there is an everyday high. We used to rehearse together and play football, among other things. Somewhere down the line, he got the feeling that acting is something that his life is all about, and thank God it happened, or else, we wouldn’t have had a magnet of a miraculous star today.” 

Last rites of Rituraj Singh

Meanwhile, the last rites of the actor Rituraj Singh was performed at the Oshiwara Hindu Cemetery. Celebrities including Arshad Warsi, Ravie Dubey, Anup Soni, Raza Murad, Nakuul Mehta, Hiten Tejwani, Gauri Pradhan, Gulfam Khan Hussain, Jaswir Kaur, Deepshikha Nagpal and Priyanshu Chatterjee, paid their last respect to the actor at his residence.