Mumbai: Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan today posted a comment on his Facebook account to say that Sussanne "is and always will be the love of my life for the rest of my life."
Hrithik, whose announcement of separation from his wife shocked Bollywood fans, wrote on Facebook: "This is my greatest tribute to love. Sussanne is and always will be the love of my life for the rest of my life. If her smiles are brighter without me my love for her must accomplish that. Unconditional,"
His comment came hours after wife Sussanne sought privacy from the media, saying their two children are the priority right now.
Sussanne, in a separate statement, described the separation as the outcome of "our own individual choices".
"We are two individuals who respect and care for each other and have made our own individual choices. We are parents to two wonderful kids and our responsibility remains to protect and take care of them. Nothing can change that.
"Would appreciate if we are given our privacy in such a time. Thank you for your warmth and concern for both of us and the family," she said.
39-year-old Hrithik and 35-year-old designer Sussanne were childhood friends and had tied the knot in 2000 after a four-year relationship. Sussanne has moved out of the Roshan residence and is staying with her parents Sanjay Khan and Zarine. .
They have two sons – Hrehaan, seven and Hridhaan, five.
Sussanne's father Sanjay Khan, however, said it was not the end of the road for his daughter's marriage to Hrithik.
"Like any other normal couple they also have some issues. Just because Hrithik is a superstar, doesn't mean he will not have personal issues.
"They both are intelligent and wonderful people. It's just that they need space. Of course this is not a closure. They respect each other. To resolve issues, may be this is what they thought was good," Khan told PTI.
Sussanne's sister Farah too echoed her father in her tweet: "Sometimes a couple needs space to work things out without the concern others are most keen to show. Everything in this world is as permanent or as temporary as we see it. Would like to request the media/friends to be sensitive to the fact that there are two innocent children involved and no one can predict the future."
