MUMBAI: Ankita Lokhande had pictures of Sushant Singh Rajput up in her house even after they separated in 2016. She said that people would question her about it but she did not believe in running away from the situation.

The photographs were up until the actress felt that she was ‘done’ and could accommodate someone else in her life. She is now in a relationship with Vicky Jain.

In an interview, Ankita said that people would urge her to take down his pictures. “Give me time, yaar. I need my time. I am not somebody… Main 2.5 saal tak unke saath rahi hoon (I have lived with him for two-and-a-half years). I have lived my life with those pictures.”

Ankita said that her reasoning behind letting the photographs remain was to strengthen herself so that she could face Sushant if they ever crossed paths. “I am not somebody who will run away from the situation. I was getting up and facing that thing every day so that agar Sushant kabhi mere saamne aaye toh (if Sushant ever comes in front of me) I face him strongly. That was my thought process,” she said.

She added, “I faced it every single day. Ek din aaya (There came a day) when I realised that now I am done, now I need to remove the pictures. And I removed it. I felt that ek jagah khali hogi tabhi toh doosri pictures aayegi (only when I create space by removing those pictures that I can accommodate new pictures). I met Vicky and he is in my life. I am very, very, very happy with him."

Credits: Hindustan Times