MUMBAI: Pavitra Rishta was the turning point in Sushant Singh Rajput’s career before he entered the big screen and attained more success and fame. As the actor breathed his last in 2020, memories of the hit show were refreshed in the minds of his fans. That seems to have prompted the makers to come up with the sequel of the show and the SSR’s sister Shweta too gave a green signal to it.

Sushant’s sister Shweta responds to Pavitra Rishta 2

Makers of Pavitra Rishta announced the sequel with the lead actress, Ankita Lokhande, and popular TV star Shaheer Sheikh, who is stepping into the shoes of Sushant. Sushant’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti reposted Ankita’s announcement of the show and wrote that she was ‘so happy. She also sent her good luck to the Pavitra Rishta team.

Ankita replied that her appreciation ‘means a lot’ sent her love back to Shweta.

Ankita was not just Sushant’s first lead co-star, but they also had fallen in love on the sets and were in a relationship till 2016. The Manikarnika star has ever since then been close to SSR’s family and this was even evident when the ‘Justice for Sushant’ movement, to find the ‘truth’ of his mysterious death was underway. Ankita participated in numerous initiatives led by SSR’s family at that time. 

Ankita had introduced the sequel with the words, “Sometimes in most ordinary lives we find the most extraordinary love stories.