Mumbai: The announcement of the second season of the popular TV show Pavitra Rishta, featuring actors Ankita Lokhande and Shaheer Sheikh by ZEE5 and ALTBalaji has not gone well with late Sushant Singh Rajput’s fans. They trended ‘Boycott Pavitra Rishta 2’ and ‘Our Manav Only Sushant’ hashtags on social media. Many netizens also trolled Ankita for agreeing to be part of the show, News18 reported.
The 2009 show, backed by Ekta Kapoor, became a sensation, making late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita a household name.
Sushant and Ankita played Manav and Archana respectively. It ran for five years and clocked 1424 episodes. The official Instagram account of ALTBalaji posted a picture of Lokhande, 36, and Sheikh from the show’s shoot.
“Sometimes in most ordinary lives, we find the most extraordinary love stories. Witness the extraordinary love story of Manav and Archana. ‘Pavitra Rishta’ begins filming. Streaming soon on ALTBalaji,” the caption read. Sesson two of the show is titled “Pavitra Rishtait’s never too late”. While Ankita will continue to essay the role of Archana, Shaheer, 37, has come on board to portray the character of Manav.
Here’s what Sushant’s fans posted.
