Sushant wasn’t a depressed guy: Ankita Lokhande

Over a month after Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise, actor and his former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande has ended her silence over what has transpired so far. Deeply impacted by the loss of Sushant, she had secluded herself from the public eye but now she is ready to speak. In an interview with Republic TV, Ankita has busted the belief that Sushant was depressed.

Calling him a happy-golucky person, Ankita said that she refuses to believe Sushant was depressed. They were in a relationship for seven years. She saw him maintain a diary where he penned down his 5-year plans. Exactly after 5 years, he has achieved all of it.

She added that depression is a very big word to use. He might have been upset about certain things but he wasn’t depressed. People have even gone ahead to call him bi-polar but it is not true at all. He was a very passionate person.

“How much ever I know him, he wasn’t a depressed guy. I have not seen a person like Sushant, a guy who used to write his own dreams, he had a diary… He had his 5-year plan — what he wants to do, how he will look, etc. And exactly after 5 years, he had fulfilled them. And when things like ‘depression’ are used after his name… it is heartbreaking. He might be upset, anxious, yes, but depression is a big word. Calling someone ‘bipolar’ is a big thing,” said Ankita. “He (Sushant) came from a small town. He established himself on his own. He has taught me so many things, he taught me acting. Kisi ko pata bhi hai Sushant kaun aur kya tha? Everyone is writing their own portrayal of how ‘depressed’ he was, it hurts reading all of this.”

She continued, “He found happiness in small things. He wanted to do farming, I know this for sure… He told me, ‘agar kuch nai hua to main apni short film bana lunga’. He was not a depressed guy, not at all. I don’t know what the situation was… but I will keep repeating this. I don’t want people to remember him as a depressed guy, he was a hero. He was an inspiration.”

Soon after Sushant’s father filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty and her family members under various sections including abetment of suicide and fraud, Ankita shared a cryptic post on her Instagram that read, “Truth Wins”. Sushant’s sister Shweta responded to the post by commenting, “God is always with the truth.” The Bihar police questioned Ankita in connection with the case on Thursday.