Actor Sushant Singh Rajput became a household name when he played the role of Manav Deshmukh in Ekta Kapoor%u2019s TV show %u2018Pavitra Rishta%u2019. His on-screen chemistry with Ankita Lokhande, the female lead of the show, was widely loved and appreciated and the two even became the off-screen couple.
Ankita will now be seen romancing Shaheer Sheikh in the show and their first look has been released by Zee5. The duo is seen wearing plain clothes in the picture while holding the director’s clapperboard reading Pavitra Rishta Shot 1 Take No. 6.
Shaheer is seen wearing check black-and-white shirt on the other hand, Ankita looks pretty in a white floral kurta with yellow dupatta.
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Zee5 captioned its post, “Sometimes in most ordinary lives we find the most extraordinary love stories. Witness the extraordinary love story of Manav and Archana in #PavitraRishta coming soon on #ZEE5. #ItsNeverTooLate (sic).”
Ankita Lokhande also shared a boomerang from the sets of Pavitra Rishta and captioned it, “Pavitra Rishta (sic),” along with a red heart emoji. She also shared another video where she is heard saying, “Aur main Archana (and I am Archana).”
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Pavitra Rishta aired on from June 1, 2009 to October 25, 2014.
After creating stint with his TV stint, Sushant stepped into Bollywood and starred in a number of commercially successful Bollywood films such as %u2018M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story%u2019, %u2018Kedarnath%u2019 and %u2018Chhichhore%u2019. He also appeared on Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list twice since 2017. Rajput died by suicide at his home in Bandra, Mumbai in June 2020, aged 34.His last film %u2018Dil Bechara%u2019 (2020), was released posthumously on the streaming platform Hotstar.
