Writer-editor
Apurva
Asrani
recently
took
to
social
media
to
announce
his
separation
from
his
partner
Siddhant
Pillai
who
is
a
musician
by
profession.
They
had
been
together
for
14
years.
The
Made
in
Heaven
editor
issued
a
statement
announcing
his
separation
from
Siddhant
and
asked
people
to
respect
their
privacy
and
not
to
speculate.
Apurva
wrote,
"I
inform
you
with
a
heavy
heart
that
that
Siddhant
&
I
have
separated.
I
know
we
have
been
seen
as
role
models
by
many
in
the
LGBTQ
community,
and
this
is
sure
to
evoke
some
disappointment,
but
I
must
tell
you
that
every
day
of
these
14
years
has
been
important
&
valuable,
and
that
we
have
amicable
parted
ways."
He
admitted
that
there
must
have
been
mistakes
and
continued,
"Same
sex
couples
in
India
have
no
references
and
no
role
models
to
seek
inspiration
from,
and
we
have
made
mistakes
in
the
way
that
we
charted
our
unique
path.
But
we
are
also
the
first
generation
in
India
to
live
our
love
so
visibly
&
courageously,
so
I
write
this
with
no
regrets."
"I
request
you
to
respect
our
privacy
and
our
feelings
at
this
point
and
to
leave
the
speculation
to
us.
Please
don't
tag
us
in
your
messages,
it
is
a
very
difficult
time.
I
want
to
end
by
saying
that
I
think
there
is
hope.
For
Sid,
for
me,
and
for
every
one
of
us
seeking
love,
commitment
and
a
secure
home.
Never
stop
believing," he
further
urged
everyone
in
his
Instagram
post.
Apurva
made
this
announcement
hours
after
he
shared
a
cryptic
post
on
loyalty
on
social
media.
He
wrote,
"Loyalty
isn't
grey.
It's
black
and
white.
You're
either
loyal
completely,
or
not
loyal
at
all."
Last
year
in
May,
Apurva,
along
with
Siddhant,
had
together
bought
a
home
in
Goa.
Back
then,
the
National
Film
Award
winning
editor
had
opened
up
about
the
struggles
they
faced
while
living
as
a
gay
couple
in
rented
places.
Apurva
had
revealed
that
his
partner
and
he
pretended
to
be
cousins
for
13
years
to
rent
a
house
together.
"For
13
years
we
pretended
to
be
cousins
so
we
could
rent
a
home
together.
We
were
told
'keep
curtains
drawn
so
neighbors
don't
know
'what' you
are'.
We
recently
bought
our
own
home.
Now
we
voluntarily
tell
neighbors
we
are
partners
💕.
It's
time
LGBTQ
families
are
normalised
too,"
Apurva
had
written
in
a
tweet.
Workwise,
Apurva
had
last
penned
Pankaj
Tripathi-Kirti
Kulhari's
web
series
Criminal
Justice:
Behind
Closed
Doors.