The pair of Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande became a household name through their portrayal of Manav and Archana in Ekta Kapoor's hit serial Pavitra Rishta. They fell in love during the making of this serial and even participated together as independent contestants in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 4.
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It was on the sets of this dance reality show that Sush proposed marriage to Ankita. While Anky was evicted very early from the show, Sushant reached the finals and was the first runner up.
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During one of the episodes, Ankita and Sushant Singh Rajput shared the dance floor and wowed the judges Remo D'Souza, Malaika Arora, and Madhuri Dixit as well as the audience with their outstanding performance and chemistry.
Incidentally, Sushant did not dance much but just accompanied Ankita on the dance floor while the latter grooved to Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha's hit number 'Salame Ishq Meri Jaan. It was Ankita's way of saying best luck to SSR as he had reached the finals.
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Even their introductory performance on the show clearly showed how comfortable Ankita and Sushant were with each other.
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Sushant Singh Rajput Fans Still Wonder Why They Broke up
Pavitra Rishta was a big hit and made the Kedarnath actor a household name. But Sushant wanted to break into movies and hence left the show. While Ankita kept on doing Pavitra Rishta Sushant debuted on the big screen with Kai Po Che! Both Anky and Sush were a couple until the release of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.
However, they shocked their fans by announcing their breakup in 2016 after dating for six years. Things started turning nasty for Sushant after his split with Ankita. He seemed to have dated Kriti Sanon, Sara Ali Khan, and Rhea Chakraborty in the span of four years but never could settle down.
That is why even today SSR fans believe that Sushant Singh Rajput would have been still alive if he had stayed with Ankita. Fans still miss their chemistry in Pavitra Rishta. A few days ago when she met Usha Nadkarni aka Aai from Pavitra Rishta, fans became nostalgic and shared how they loved those days.
The way Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi actress reacted and supported SSR's family after his death indicates that she always had good feelings for Sushant. Recently she even gave tribute to the deceased actor during Zee Rishtey Award 2020.
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