Actress Ankita Lokhande recalls how possessive she was of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.'
Ankita Lokhande has been seen speaking her heart out, especially when talking about moments that have Sushant Singh Rajput. During a recent 'Bigg Boss 17' live feed, she recalled the time when the two were one of the top participants in the fourth season of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and how she was extremely possessive of him as a girlfriend.
In recent times, a video of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput proposing to Ankita Lokhande from their 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' days went viral on social media.
She was spotted sitting and talking to contestants Isha Malviya and Abhishek Kumar in the 'Bigg Boss' House. Ankita told them, “Even there in the top 5 (of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa) I was not that focused. I used to go out for a walk. I used to even tell Nishant to forget about the competition and go out with me.”
Abhishek asked Ankita about Sushant Singh Rajput, "Woh kaha tak pohuche they? (Where was he reached in the competition)?" Ankita replied, "He was in the top 2. I had told him tu haar jaana beta. Tu jeet gaya na toh bohot problem ho jayegi. Usko pehla 30 mila tha, I had so many issues, I was like tujhe kaise 30 aagaya (I had told him to not win the show because it would have created problems for me. I had issues when he scored 30)."
After Isha asked Ankita who Sushant's dance partner was, the actress said, “... She was a very good dancer. One day while dancing. she jumped on him. Oh s*** godh me chadh gayi (she jumped on his lap). I was very possessive, ab mai thik ho gayi hu thora. Ab mai normal ho gayi hu (now I have becomebetter, I am normal). I used to get angry over such small things.”
Sushant paired up with choreographer Shampa in the dance show. Sushant and Ankita rose to fame after they starred together as main leads in ZeeTV's 'Pavitra Rishta.' They were together for years, until they called it off in 2016.
Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his apartment back in 2020. Ankita Lokhande is now married to Vicky Jain who is always a contestant in 'Bigg Boss'.