Pavitra Rishta Started My Career And Life With Ankita Lokhande: Sushant Singh Rajput!
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Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
who
returned
to
his
hit
TV
serial
Pavitra
Rishta
to
shoot
its
last
episode
earlier
this
week,
felt
emotional
as
it
was
this
show
which
not
just
gave
a
push
to
his
career,
but
also
helped
him
find
his
ladylove
Ankita
Lokhande.
On
Tuesday,
Sushant
returned
to
the
long-running
soap
Pavitra
Rishta,
in
which
he
played
the
protagonist
Manav
Deshmukh
for
two-and-a-half
years
before
he
quit.
The
actor,
who
has
since
then
moved
to
cinema
to
become
one
of
the
sought-after
actors
in
Bollywood,
says
returning
to
the
show
was
like
a
homecoming.
"This
is
where
it
all
started.
This
is
where
my
journey
began.
I
carried
a
part
of
my
character
Manav
with
me
even
when
I
moved
on.
When
I
was
invited
to
be
part
of
the
serial's
final
episode,
I
immediately
jumped
at
it
without
a
second
thought.
To
be
part
of
farewell
episode
of
the
serial
that
I
look
back
on
with
such
fondness,
is
a
privilege
and
honour," he
said.
The
homecoming,
as
Sushant
calls
it,
was
very
emotional
for
both
Sushant
and
his
girlfriend
Ankita.
"She
has
been
a
part
of
'Pavitra
Rishta'
much
longer
than
me.
Now
that
we
shot
the
last
episode,
Ankita
has
been
very
emotional
for
the
past
few
days.
It
is
very
difficult
for
her
to
tear
herself
away
from
something
that
has
been
part
of
her
life
for
nearly
five
years," he
said.
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Sushant
Back
To
Pavitra
Rishta
On
Tuesday,
Sushant
returned
to
the
long-running
soap
Pavitra
Rishta,
in
which
he
played
the
protagonist
Manav
Deshmukh
for
two-and-a-half
years
before
he
quit.
Ankita
An
Incentive
Sushant
admits
Ankita
was
a
big
incentive
for
his
return
to
"Pavitra
Rishta" for
a
final
shot.
"This
is
where
it
all
started.
My
career,
and
more
importantly
my
relationship
with
Ankita
started
with
'Pavitra
Rishta'.
It's
significant
that
the
serial
is
called
that,
because
my
rishta
(relationship)
with
the
this
serial
is
very
pavitra
(pure)."
No
Was
Not
An
Option
Saying
no
to
the
final
episode
of
"Pavitra
Rishta"
was
out
of
the
question
for
Sushant
for
another
reason.
"I
owe
my
acting
career
to
producer
Ekta
Kapoor.
If
she
had
not
given
me
a
break
in
'Pavitra
Rishta' I
wouldn't
have
been
an
actor.
Shooting
for
the
last
time
for
the
serial
was
a
very
emotional
experience
for
me."
TV
No
Climbdown
In
no
way
does
Sushant
feel
a
television
appearance
to
be
a
climbdown
in
his
stardom.
"If
I
felt
that,
I
wouldn't
have
been
there
on
Tuesday
shooting
for
'Pavitra
Rishta'.
In
no
way
do
I
feel
television
is
a
smaller
medium.
For
me,
the
size
of
the
screen
doesn't
matter.
I
just
need
to
be
in
front
of
camera.
And
you
know
what?
Even
if
there
is
no
camera
and
you
tell
me
to
act
I'll
still
give
a
hundred
percent
of
my
concentration
to
the
shot," said
the
"Kai
Po
Che"
actor
TV
Vs
Films
Sushant
sees
no
difference
between
the
film
and
television
medium.
"We
must
stop
looking
at
television
as
a
stepping
stone
to
cinema.
Look
at
America.
Some
of
their
biggest
stars
are
products
of
television."