This
Is
How
They
First
Met
Sumeet
said,
"We
actually
met
six
years
ago
when
we
were
shooting
for
a
pilot
of
a
television
show
which
never
took
off.
I
met
her
again
on
a
show
I
was
hosting,
where
she
was
a
contestant.
We
kept
in
touch.
I
called
her
for
a
play
a
few
months
later;
I
just
wanted
to
impress
her."
He
Couldn't
Beat
Around
The
Bush
With
Her
"I
don't
have
one-liners,
just
the
straightforward
approach
worked.
At
the
core
of
it,
she
is
ambitious,
kind
and
her
values
are
intact.
I
love
that
she
isn't
filmy.
Sadly,
films
are
all
I
used
to
talk
about,
my
friends
and
family
are
from
this
industry.
I
discovered
the
art
of
conversation
with
her."
Ekta
Became
Sumeet's
Home
"We
don't
discuss
common
people
we
know
or
criticize
projects
that
aren't
good
enough.
She
became
the
home
I
could
come
back
to
and
disconnect
from
work.
I
love
that
we
both
are
desi.
It
was
a
moment
of
sheer
astonishment
when
she
said
she
likes
me
too.
That's
love,
it
requires
no
logic
and
no
reason.
Ekta
Supported
Him
Through
Rough
Times
Talking
about
his
days
post
divorce
from
ex-wife
Shivani
Tanksale,
Sumeet
said,
"The
bad
days
were
terrible
-
I
had
a
drinking
phase
for
seven
months.
It
wasn't
easy
for
Ekta,
because
I
wasn't
fully
present
in
the
first
few
months
of
our
relationship.
My
guard
was
up.
Writing
kept
me
going.
Anything
I
experience
is
a
story
waiting
to
be
told.
It's
a
blessing
as
an
artiste,
but
the
person
is
killed
a
stab
at
a
time."
On
His
Divorce
"We
were
intelligent
people,
who
knew
after
a
point,
that
we
can't
make
each
other
happy.
In
the
effort
to
sustain
a
marriage,
we
were
losing
out
a
friendship.
I
moved
out
of
the
house
and
lived
alone
for
the
first
time
in
my
life."