Revealed: Ankita Lokhande and Asha Negi's cold-war on the sets of Pavitra Rishta

There is a saying that ‘no two women can get along well’. And this many a times holds good in this industry wherein there is a lot at stake for every known celebrity, when it comes to their shows doing well and they being accepted by the public. A lot of factors such as a shift in paradigm and popularity might give rise to such tussles which might turn ugly after a given point of time!! Well, not many know that two talented ladies Ankita Lokhande and Asha Negi who shared screen space in Balaji Telefilms’ Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV experienced the same when they met eye to eye on the sets of the show that catapulted both of them to fame. So what are we arriving at? Well, we have got to hear tales of Ankita and Asha’s major tiffs on the sets of Pavitra Rishta, that left one and all in disarray. A reliable source states that all began when the popularity of the younger generation stars of Pavitra Rishta, Rithvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi took the viewers by surprise. The Jodi was so very well-accepted by the public (who were used to seeing Ankita and Sushant romance on-screen) that they managed to make a place in viewers’ hearts in quick time. And this apparently did not go down well with Ankita. Our source states, “Ankita always had problems with Asha and used to taunt her with ‘girly’ comments of how her beauty will always be above par to Asha’s simple, down-to-earth appearance. All this resulted in Asha deciding to stay away from the ‘good or bad’ books of Ankita. When things went beyond a point, Asha simply refused to share screen space with Ankita, and in fact requested the creative team to make the possible changes in the track so that they are not required to shoot together.” And with the generation leap taking place, Rithvik who did not want to play a father on-screen, that too at a phase where his popularity rocketed sky-high decided to quit Pavitra Rishta. And Asha too put down her papers as it had become problematic for her to stay put on the sets. However, the creative team somehow convinced both Rithvik and Asha to carry on with the show even post the leap, till a point where they succeed in establishing the new characters. Rithvik and Asha did accept this, and stayed on for four months post which they bid adieu. Accepted, that Ankita has always remained the ‘star face’ of Pavitra Rishta from the time of its inception. However, nobody can take away the credit that the chemistry of Rithvik and Asha created when the show went for its first generation leap. And most importantly, Asha (along with Rithvik) did manage to create a storm on the sets of Nach Baliye, by going on to win the trophy with her unassuming and smiling nature. We tried contacting Ankita Lokhande to hear her side to this story, but she remained out of reach. However, Asha did reply to our text message saying, “There is nothing like that, I am fond of Ankita. I think she is the prettiest actress on television. And she is not the reason for me quitting Pavitra Rishta.” We dropped a text message to Ekta Kapoor too, but did not get any revert till the time we filed the story. Guess every person enjoys his/her share of limelight, and Ankita and Asha have equally got their due and recognition in the industry, courtesy Ekta’s trendsetter Pavitra Rishta. We simply hope both the ladies try to ‘kiss and make-up’ and forget the bygones. Well, this is not all… as we will bring you yet another ‘spicy and interesting’ read from the sets of Pavitra Rishta in some time. Stay tuned.