Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's debut television show 'Pavitra Rishta' completed 12 years on Tuesday.


Recalling shooting for the project, Ankita Lokhande, who was paired opposite Sushant in the show, took to her Instagram account and shared a clip featuring her and Sushant.


Created by Ekta Kapoor, the show revolved around Manav (Sushant) and Archana (Ankita), a married couple. The two became a household favourite with their stint on the Hindi drama.


"12 years! Oh, yes... yes, it's 12 years of Pavitra Rishta, time flies really quickly. With more than 66 awards, Pavitra Rishta remains to be one of the most loved show on Indian Television. Here's to 12 glorious years of this iconic show... Which not only gave me Archana but love all across the globe and made me who I'm today," Ankita posted.


In the video, we can see glimpses of Sushant and Ankita from their iconic show. Ankita also thanked Ekta for giving her the opportunity to play Archana in the show.


"Thank you @balajitelefilmslimited @ektarkapoor for making me Archana and thank you to all the cast and crew.Thank you maa and paa for always supporting me", she concluded.


Reposting Ankita's clip, Ekta wrote, "12 years and a million memories later. Pain love and angst make this show the purest bond ever! #pavitrarishta you resurrected my career gave me life long bonds ! Thankuuuuuu."



As Pavitra Rishta completed 12 years, Ankita also went live on Instagram for her fans to celebrate this special occasion and also cut a beautiful fan made cake. She shared several memories associated with the show and thanked her fans and Ekta Kapoor for letting her be Archana Deshmukh.


During the live session, Ankita Lokhande remembered Sushant Singh Rajput and got emotional. The actress cried and said, "Sushant aaj hamare beech nahi hai, uske bina Pavitra Rishta adhoora hai. Archana ka Manav sirf Sushant tha. (Sushant is not with us and Pavitra Rishta is incomplete without him. Only Sushant was Archana's Manav). I'm sure vo jahaan bhi hai vahaan dekh raha hai. I hope he is happy wherever he is."



The actress cut the cake and dedicated it to Sushant and Pavitra Rishta's fans.


Ankita’s posts made Sushant's fans nostalgic. They flooded the post with a string of emotional messages.


Sushant breathed his last on June 14, 2020. Early investigations by the Mumbai Police concluded that he had died by suicide. The case is still under investigation.


With inputs from ANI