With the date of the divorce between Manav and Archana on Zee TV's 'Pavitra Rishta' just around the corner, actors
Sushant Singh Rajput (who plays Manav) and Ankita Lokhande (Archana) are a little worried about the quality time the
two of them will manage to spend together in the coming days.
Given that the on-screen couple is also a real life 'jodi', the two thoroughly relish every moment they share on the sets
of the popular serial.
Cooling their heels in their shared vanity van between shots, all the meals that they
invariably have on the sets together, the quick, spontaneous shopping sprees the twotake off on from the sets are
likely to come to a halt if the plot of the show has their characters getting divorced and separating.
If the much touted on-screen divorce between Manav & Archana takes place on May 31, Sushant & Ankita may not
be required on the sets of 'Pavitra Rishta' at the same time.
Apparently, this is turning out to be quite the matter of concern for the lovey dovey twosome who are said to be
cribbing about it to practically every sympathetic listener.
So will producer Ekta Kapoor pay heed and keep Manav and Archana together on screen?
Meanwhile, everywhere he goes these days, actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who plays Manav on Zee TV's popular soap
'Pavitra Rishta', is flooded with strong reactions about his upcoming on-screen divorce with wife Archana.
Recently at a supermarket picking up groceries, the actor was flocked by a group of housewives who were very keen
to know if he'll really divorce Archana on May 31.
When Sushant smiled and suggested that they watch the show for that answer, the ladies decided that here was their
chance to change the actor's mind and ensure that their favorite on-screen jodi stays together.
For no less than 20 minutes, they went on and on about how Archana and he make a great couple, that the two of
them will stay happy together in real life only if they stick together on screen and how it would be a tragic mistake if
the plot of the show had the two of them actually getting divorced.
In another instance, Sushant was picking
up his cousin from her college when a bunch of her classmates gathered around Sushant.
The bubbly bunch, very evidently nursing a crush on the actor, were more curious to know if the actor was breaking up
with co-star Ankita Lokhande (who plays Archana) in real life as well.
Sushant was a little irritated when an over-excited, cheeky motor-mouth blurted, "You should totally divorce Archana in
the show and break up with her in real life too. You deserve someone better ... like me!"
Attending a puja at a friend's place, Sushant least expected his character on the show & the upcoming plot of his
divorce to follow him into the pious environment.
Even there, a visibly concerned old lady began telling him that she's been praying for Archana & him to stay together
and the divorce to be called off. Even as Sushant hugged the old lady, he realized how important it had become for so
many fans across the country that his "Pavitra Rishta" with Archana stays intact!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:39 IST