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It's official! Another B-Town's fairytale marriage has hit the rocks. One of Bollywood's much-adored couple Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan have decided to call off their 13-years of marriage.

In a terse statement, Hrithik revealed, "Sussanne has decided to separate from me and end our 17-year-long relationship.”

While this came as a shocker to his legions of fans and well-wishers, Bollywood insiders were pretty much aware of the distance brewing up between Sussanne and Hrithik for quite sometime now.

Sussanne had apparently walked out of Hrithik's home with her two sons - Hridhaan and Hrehaan - four months back. However, both the Roshans and the Khans kept the matter under wraps until now, citing her absence from home and other functions to her father's ailing health.

However, very few know that Sussanne moved out of Sanjay Plaza to her own flat in Andheri just 10 days after she left Roshans Palazzio in Juhu.

So what led to to the distance between two hearts? While a few friends blame it on Sussanne's terminal boredom with her husband who, she felt, was too obsessed with his career and his undeniable good looks to pay any attention to her.Again some other blame it on Barbara Mori and Arjun Rampal for creating a rift between the two loving hearts. And then there is the 'saas-bahu' friction.

Close friends reveal that Sussanne wanted Hrithik to move out of the family home but the star was reluctant to leave his parents and his divorced sister. Although, the couple had their own independent floor, the escalating tensions between Pinky and Sussanne got too hot to handle, leading to this denouncement.

A source says, "The marriage has had it's share of ups and downs in the past when Hrithik was linked to his Kites costar Barbara Mori. Sussanne had moved into a plush five-star hotel in the vicinity saying that their home was infested with termites. But she went back home that time after Barbara returned to Mexico. But this time the cracks went deeper, particularly after their friendship with another star couple turned sour."

Sussanne was working till late and has been partying solo, say friends, is "seriously unhappy" with her in-laws.

Despite Sanjay, Zarine and sisters Farah and Simone counselling her, Susanne was adamant not to return to Palazzio and Hrithik was in no mood to move in with her.

Sanjay Khan dismissed the troubles between the couple saying, "They just need space, and this is not closure."

While Sussane Roshan texted: "We are two individuals who respect and care for each other and have made our individual choices. We are parents to two wonderful kids and our responsibility remains to protect and take care of them. Nothing can change that. I would appreciate if we are given our privacy in such a time."

AW: Suchorita Dutta Choudhury