Ankita Lokhande and late Sushant Singh Rajput’s Pavitra Rishta completed 16 years on June 2, 2025. The actress made her debut with the TV show, which was also a hit because of veteran actress, Usha Nadkarni. The 79-year-old actress played the role of Ankita’s on-screen mother-in-law, ‘Savita Deshmukh’, who was shown to be strict towards Ankita’s character, ‘Archana’. Now, Ankita invited Usha to her home for the celebration of Pavitra Rishta completing 16 years, and Usha shared about how she is scared to stay alone at her age.
Usha Nadkarni becomes emotional, expresses her fear of staying alone in Mumbai at 79
Ankita and Sushant’s characters as ‘Archana’ and ‘Manav’ had a separate fan base. Their on-screen bond with Usha in the serial kept the audience hooked to the serial. Ankita had recently called Usha to her house in Mumbai, and both of them remembered fond memories from Pavitra Rishta’s shooting days. Usha did become emotional and shared that staying alone at the age of 79 in Mumbai has not been easy for her. She shared her fears and told Ankita and her husband, Vicky Jain, that:
“Ghar mein akeli hoon na, darr lagta hai mein girungi, kisko malum nahi padega. My brother passed away last year on June 30. If he had understood that I was going through something, he would have come running to me. Now, whom should I tell?