Hyderabad: Balika Vadhu fame actor Pratyusha Banerjee's name is again in the headlines after five years of her demise as television producer Vikas Gupta has claimed that he briefly dated the actor in past.
Vikas in a recent interview has said that he once dated Pratyusha for a very short span of time. He also said that Banerjee was not aware of him being bisexual and got to know about it after they parted ways. The revelation by Vikas has irked Rahul Raj Singh who was in a relationship with the actor when she committed suicide and was accused of abetment of suicide.
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Revealing the other side of the story, Rahul in his interview with a webloid has said that Pratyusha was aware of Vikas' sexuality and they were not even on talking terms.
Slamming Vikas for using someone's name who is not even alive to be in the spotlight, Rahul has said, "Pratyusha never dated Vikas, so the question of them parting ways doesn’t arise. In fact, they weren’t even on talking terms after a point. He shouldn’t cook up stories for publicity. Pratyusha would have slapped him had she been alive."
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Rahul has also accused Vikas of damaging Pratyusha's professional life. He also said that Vikas has been instrumental in many television couples near him going splitsville.
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"Vikas Gupta is insane. He is someone who can go down to any level. I do not understand even if he had dated Pratyusha, why and what's the need to reveal it to the world now? Pratyusha and I had shared a great rapport and had no secrets between us. Vikas could never date her. I agree that once Vikas and Pratyusha were good friends but their friendship got over after Vikas damaged her work profile. She was replaced by some other actress after begging for a lead role. Vikas ne uska kaam cheena tha. One thing is sure about this person. If you are friends with him, you're not allowed to make your own decisions. He wants people to completely depend on him. He can't see you being more successful than him. He is actually the reason behind breakups of many couples around him," said Rahul.
For unversed, Pratyusha committed suicide by hanging from a fan at her residence in Mumbai's Goregaon area. Rahul took her to the hospital, where she died on April 1, 2016.
