Sushant, one of the brightest young Bollywood stars who died by suicide at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on June 14, had come to the land of his forefathers 13 months ago. He had also gone to the native Bouranya village of his mother in Khagaria district to fulfil a long-pending wish of his maternal grandmother. According to villagers, Sushant’s maternal grandmother had prayed upon his birth that he would get his mundan (tonsure) ceremony performed at a famous temple there. Since his mother had passed away in 2002, he had come to both the villages for the first time. During his visit, his villagers say, he met people without any inhibitions, roamed about the agricultural fields and climbed atop trees in a mango orchard to relive his childhood. He also mingled with some youngsters who were playing cricket – with no starry attitude or tantrums at all. While he was batting, he was requested to demonstrate the helicopter shot, which he happily tried. Before returning, he promised to his villagers that he would come back to his roots soon, but it turned out to be his last visit.