Television actress Ankita Lokhande has issued a statement offering ‘clarifications’ after actress Rhea Chakraborty spoke about her in an interview on Thursday. Ankita said that she was not in contact with Sushant until the release of her film ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’.
In a statement she shared on social media, Ankita wrote, “1st of all from beginning till the end me and Sushant were together about 23rd February 2016. He never had any conditions of depression and had visited any psychiatrist. He was totally fine.”
“Neither in any platform I have ever said that me and Sushant were in touch with each other after our separation. Face is what I have said while shooting for Manikarnika, Sushant has commented on one of my posters on a friend’s Insta post, Mukesh Chabra, he just wished me luck for the project and in a courteous way I replied. So I deny Rhea’s claim that I have said we spoke on the phone,” she continued.
She further said that during their relationship, Sushant was never in any kind of depression. “In fact what I spoke about in the interviews till now, the time Sushant and me were together, he was never in any kind of depression. We saw dreams together for his success and I prayed and he succeeded. This is all I have said. I clearly mentioned if any of the questions were being asked to me about Rhea. My replies were honest that I really don’t know her and about their relationship as I was hardly bothered. I only got bothered when someone lost his life and if I was questioned about the time when we were together I will speak honestly and reveal the truth.”
She further provided clarifications regarding paying the rent of her flat. “About the flat I have already cleared and family has no different opinion opposite mine. So I still sticking on grounds of truth and accept that I have been standing on the family’s side, not Rhea. In family’s knowledge and understanding she is the one who persuaded him towards his end. And they have chats and proof which can’t be denied and overlooked too. So I heard the family’s side, stood by it, stick by it till the end,” she said.
Earlier, reports of Sushant paying for Ankita’s flat had surfaced. The actress was quick to refute the claims by sharing copies of her payments towards it.
Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide on June 14 at the age of 34, in his Bandra residence.
