Channel
Was
Not
Confident
About
Sushant
Playing
The
Lead
Role
Sharing
the
promo
of
the
iconic
show,
Ekta
revealed
that
she
wanted
to
cast
a
boy
(Sushant)
as
lead,
who
was
doing
second
lead
on
their
other
show
and
the
creative
team
was
adamant
that
he
didn't
look
the
part.
She
said
that
they
convinced
the
channel
that
his
smile
would
win
a
million
of
hearts
and
it
did!
Ekta’s
Team
Convinced
Channel
That
Sushant’s
Smile
Will
Win
A
Million
Of
Hearts!
Ekta
wrote,
"After
being
35
of
50
slots
we
were
out
of
top
50!
This
show
was
a
chance
@zeetv
gave
us
based
on
a
show
#tirumatiselvum
!
Wanted
to
cast
a
boy
as
lead
who
was
doing
second
lead
on
our
other
show
!
D
creative
in
zee
was
adamant
he
dint
look
d
part
!
We@convinced
them
his
smile
wud
win
a
million
hearts.....and
it
did
@sushantsinghrajput."
Sushant
&
Ankita
Thank
Ekta
Sushant
was
thankful
to
the
producer
and
commented
that
he
is
forever
grateful
to
her!
Also,
Ankita
commented
thanking
Ekta
for
giving
her
the
characters,
Archu
aka
Archana
and
Ankita.
She
said
that
this
show
changed
people's
lives.
She
was
also
all
praise
for
the
title
song,
‘pavitra
rishta
tere
mere
mann
ka.' Well,
we
are
sure
that
this
song
will
make
anyone
who
followed
the
show,
nostalgic.
Sushant
&
Ankita
For
the
uninitiated,
Ankita
and
Sushant
fell
in
love
on
the
sets
of
Pavitra
Rishta.
However,
they
ended
their
relationship
after
living
together
for
several
years.
Sushant
forayed
into
Bollywood
and
is
also
a
known
name
in
the
industry.
On
the
other
hand,
Ankita
made
her
debut
with
Kangana
Ranaut's
film, Manikarnika:
The
Queen
of
Jhansi,
in
which
she
played
the
role
of
Jhalkari
Bai.