Sushant Singh Rajput’s alleged affair with his long time girlfriend, and his Pavitra Rishta co-star, Ankita Lokhande, is one of the famous love stories of Bollywood. Although, their relationship ended few years back but they still remain cordial and backed up each other whenever time needed.
In one of his interviews, Sushant was asked why their 6-long-years relationship ended, to which he said it wasn’t her drinking habit or him being a Casanova but termed it to be an “unfortunate event” of his life. Once he was seen giving all the credit of his success to Ankita saying he is “indebt of her”.
But it seemed like destiny had something else written for this lovebird. According to a report, Ankita had recently got engaged, three days before Sushant’s heavenly abode. The actress had announced in a video about her engagement on YouTube which was later taken down after the news of Sushant’s demise.
As per an industry insider, after hearing the news of Sushant’s suicide on a call, it is said Ankita had screamed at the top of her lungs and disconnected the phone call. Mourning the loss of her co-star and once her boyfriend, Sushant, Ankita Lokhande, on June 16, reached the late actor’s Bandra residence along with her mother. As per reports, the actress got inconsolable and was devastated after visiting the very site where her beau took his life given to depression. However, on June 15, Ankita was not present at the actor’s funeral, which was attented by many Bollywood celebrities like Shraddha Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Ranveer Shorey, Rajkummar Rao, Vivek Oberoi among others.
It is to be mentioned that Ankita and Sushant had worked together in Zee TV’s primetime and a hit show ‘Pavitra Rishta’ and fell in love almost instantly.
Everyone’s beloved actor and a humble human being Sushant Singh Rajput ended his life by hanging himself from ceiling fan at his Bandra residence on June 14 due to depression. Actor’s death has invoked a serious consideration on mental health issues which is every now and then gets neglected by many of us.
