She is my sister, I love her to death: Ashmit on differences with Ameesha
The stories have been floating for I don’t know how long, I guess for over 15 years. What do you possibly explain? How much will you explain? People think what they want to.
ASHMIT PATEL ACTOR-DJ
Apart from his career as an actor and DJ, there’s much talk around Ashmit Patel’s personal life of late. While he and actor Maheck Chahal called off their engagement, there are also reports that Ashmit and his sister, actor Ameesha Patel, have mended their differences.
Ashmit, who prefers keeping his personal life private, insists that the reason he doesn’t usually feel like speaking about these rumours is because he feels that it won’t put an end to the speculations. Talking about Ameesha, he starts with how he would earlier get upset with news about their rift, but not anymore. “The stories have been floating for I don’t know how long, I guess for over 15 years. And what do you possibly explain? How much will you explain? People will think what they want to. Every day something new is being reported, so I don’t know what the new speculation is,” says the actor, who recently made his web debut and has two other web projects in the pipeline.
The Patel siblings were reportedly not on talking terms for quite some time. In 2004, Ameesha even dragged their father, Amit Patel, alleging that he mismanaged her hard-earned money. Later, they mended their ties, but in 2017, the siblings had a falling out once again.
Ashmit gets emotional talking about his sister. “She’s my sister and I love her to death and I would be there for her no matter what, through thick and thin. I have always been there for her, she can count on me, and hopefully, I can also count on her for anything, anywhere, and anytime,” adds the actor, known for films such as Murder (2004), Fight Club – Members Only (2006) and Jai Ho (2014).
Switch to the subject of his relationship status — Ashmit and Maheck got engaged in 2017 and were supposed to marry a year later. However, they pushed the wedding, given the differences that cropped up. In January this year, they called off their wedding.
Ask Ashmit if he’s in touch with Maheck and would they work together if an opportunity appears, the actor dodged the question saying, “It’s too fresh right now so let’s see… I don’t want to talk about it.”