Ankita
Lokhande
and
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
became
household
names
with
their
roles
of
Archana
and
Manav
in
Pavitra
Rishta.
The
duo
had
dated
for
six
years,
but
parted
ways
in
2016
and
had
moved
on
in
their
lives.
Post
Sushant's
death,
Ankita
opened
up
about
her
break-up
with
the
actor.
Recently
in
an
interview
with
Bollywood
Bubble,
the
actress
revealed
how
she
rejected
big
films
like
Happy
New
Year
and
Bajirao
Mastani
as
she
wanted
to
marry
Sushant.
But
post
break-up,
she
realised
her
value.
Ankita
said
that
she
is
not
blaming
anyone
but
he
made
his
choice
clear
and
chose
career.
She
added
that
she
was
completely
lost
back
then,
and
is
grateful
to
God
that
she
came
out
of
that
phase.
The
actress
further
added
that
she
was
not
in
a
state
of
mind
to
even
work
and
was
at
home,
lying
on
her
bed,
without
talking
to
anyone
for
more
than
two
years.
She
felt
that
her
life
was
finished
after
Sushant
left
her
as
she
went
through
immense
grief
and
sadness.
Ankita
said,
"When
I
met
Shah
Rukh
Khan
sir
in
Macau
with
Sushant,
he
promised
to
give
me
the
best
part.
However,
at
the
back
of
my
mind
I
didn't
want
it
to
work
out.
For
me,
I
wanted
the
best
for
Sushant,
I
wanted
to
build
my
man
and
quietly
supported
him
for
long.
Only
after
my
breakup,
I
realised
that
I
too
have
my
individuality,
and
I
need
to
work
on
myself
and
work
for
myself."
She
also
added
that
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
had
warned
her
that
she
would
regret
not
doing
Bajirao
Mastani.
When
he
was
keen
on
getting
her
on
board,
Ankita
told
him,
"Mujhe
shaadi
karni
hai
(I
want
to
get
married)." She
even
said
that
Varun
Dhawan
had
called
her
for
Badlapur
but
she
refused
saying
that
she
was
happy
with
Pavitra
Rishta.
She
further
said,
"I
have
no
regrets.
To
be
honest
as
my
priority
was
something
else
back
then.
Also,
I
did
not
know
how
to
balance
career
and
personal
life.
Now
I
do
and
I
keep
telling
everyone
that
you
should
know
how
to
maintain
both
well
separately.
Don't
let
yourself
get
lost.
I
started
giving
up
on
everything
that
was
important
to
me.
Now
I
am
working
my
best
towards
creating
that
balance."
The
Pavitra
Rishta
actress
said
that
although
Sushant
is
gone,
she
is
still
close
to
his
family
as
she
wants
to
take
care
of
them.
She
said
that
she
has
always
maintained
her
contact
with
them
over
all
these
years
and
likes
to
keep
her
people
close
and
added
that
she
doesn't
let
go
of
her
relationships.