Ankita Lokhande

Ankita Lokhande (born 19 Decmber 1984[2]) is an Indian actress who began her career in television with her breakthrough character in Balaji Telefilms's popular daily show Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV and won various awards for the same.[3] She was one of the highest paid actresses of television industry until she retired from there in 2018,[4] after her decision to plunge into film industry.

Ankita Lokhande
Lokhande in 2018
Born (1984-12-19) 19 December 1984
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesKumari
Years active2009–present[1]
Notable work
Pavitra Rishta

In 2019, Lokhande debuted her film career as brave warrior Jhalkaribai in the historical periodic movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.[5] She then appeared in Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment's 2020 moderately successful action thriller Baaghi 3.[6]

Early and personal life

Family background

Lokhande was born on 19 December 1984 in Indore to Shashikant (a banker) and Vandana Pandis (a teacher) and has two younger siblings namely Sooraj and Jyoti.[7] After graduating as a state level badminton player in her college, she moved to Mumbai in 2005 to pursue her passion for acting.[2]

Personal life

Lokhande co-starred with Sushant Singh Rajput in Pavitra Rishta where they began dating each other in 2010. However, they broke up and parted ways in 2016.[8]

In 2019, she announced her relationship with her boyfriend Vicky Jain, a businessman. They got engaged on 11 June 2020.[9]

Career

Television works (2006–2013)

After a participation in Idea Zee Cinestars (2006–07), Lokhande bagged the lead role of Archana in Ekta Kapoor's popular daily soap Pavitra Rishta (2009–14). Her performance and chemistry with Rajput received various television awards, making her a household name.[10]

Along with Pavitra Rishta, Lokhande contested on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 4 in 2011. That year, she also participated in Comedy Circus.[11] In 2013, she appeared in episodic of Kapoor's mini-series Ek Thhi Naayka as Pragya.[12]

Pavitra Rishta took a generation leap that same year later, after which Lokhande also began playing Archana's granddaughter Ankita too along with Archana, till the series ended in 2014 and she decided to quit television to focus on her life.[13]

Plunge into films (2016–present)

In 2016, it was rumored that she will be a part of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical movie Padmaavat.[14] However, she opted out of the project as she believed that she wasn't ready for a film debut.[15] In 2017, there were reports that Lokhande has been signed for director Girish Malik's upcoming film Torbaaz opposite Sanjay Dutt.[16] Later Malik denied this news and said that apart from Sanjay Dutt, no one else has been signed or even approached.[17]

After a hiatus of four years, she made her film debut in epic movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, in which she portrayed Warrior Jhalkaribai.[18]

She bagged a supporting role in Sajid Nadiadwala's film Baaghi 3, in which she played Shraddha Kapoor's elder sister. The action packed spiritual sequel was released in the first week of March 2020.[19]

In November 2019, Lokhande was offered to play the role of female lead in Rumi Jaffrey's Chehre after the original female lead Kriti Kharbanda opted out of the film.

Filmography

Films
Year(s) Film Character Ref
2019 Manikarnika: The QUEEN of Jhansi JhalkariBai
2020 Baaghi 3 Ruchi Nandan [19]

Television
Year(s) Show Characte Channel Ref
2009–2014 Pavitra Rishta Archana Karanjkar Deshmukh / Ankita Deshmukh Karmakar Zee TV
2011 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Participant; Partner Sushant Singh Rajput Colors TV
2011 Comedy Circus Participant; Partner Kapil Sharma Sony Entertainment Television
2013 Ek Thhi Naayka Pragya Life OK
2018 Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki Dancer on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on 17 & 18 September 2018 Colors TV
2019 Bigg Boss 13 Guest (To support Rashami Desai) Colors TV [20]

Awards and nominations
Television Awards
Year Show Award Category Result Ref.
2010 Pavitra Rishta 3rd Boroplus Gold Awards Gold Debut in a Lead Role (Female) Won

[21]

Indian Television Academy Awards GR8! Face of The Year (Female) Won [22]
2011 4th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won [23][24]
Star Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won [25]
2012 Indian Telly Awards Television Personality of The Year (Female) Won [26]
5th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won [27]
2014 Star Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won [28]

References
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  3. "Jennifer Winget, Ram Kapoor, Maniesh Paul: TV's highest paid actors | The Times of India". The Times of India. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. "11 television stars who earn more than Bollywood actors per month!". The Indian Express. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. "Sushant proposes Ankita on national TV – Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. Siddharth (31 March 2017). "10 TV Stars Who Earn More Than Bollywood Actors – CriticsUnion – Page 8".
  7. "Ankita Lokhande's boyfriend Vicky Jain proposes her by going down on knee, here's how 'Pavitra Rishta' actress reacted". DNA India. 2 July 2019.
  8. https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/actor--singh-rajput-commits-suicide-849423.html
  9. "Ankita Lokhande steals a kiss from boyfriend Vicky Jain at a friend's wedding - Video goes VIRAL". DNA India. 25 April 2019.
  10. "Eight years of Pavitra Rishta: Here's what the cast of the show is doing now | The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. "Shekhar Suman, Renuka Shahane among 'Jhalak..' participants – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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  15. "Ankita Lokhande regrets not working in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie: I missed out on the opportunity". www.pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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  17. "No, Ankita Lokhande Is Not Making Her Debut In This Sanjay Dutt Film". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  18. "Pavitra Rishta's Ankita Lokhande is all set for her Bollywood debut She debut in Manikarnika. – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  19. "Ankita Lokhande: The third instalment of 'Baaghi' is more about family bonding – Times of India". The Times of India.
  20. "Bigg Boss 13: Brother Krushna Abhishek advises Arti Singh to fight back". 6 October 2019.
  21. "Boro Plus Gold Awards '10". photogallery.indiatimes.com.
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  23. "Fourth Boroplus Gold Awards 2011". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  24. "indiantelevisionawards". indiantelevisionawards.
  25. http://www.bharatstudent.com/. "Ankita Lokhande wins Best Actress for Pavitra Rishta at 6th Apsara Film and TV Awards, 2011". Bharatstudent. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  26. "Ankita Lokhande wins Most Popular Personality of The Year at 11th Indian Telly Awards". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  27. "Ankita wins Best Actress for Pavitra Rishta at 5th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2012". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  28. "Star Guild Awards – Winners". starguildawards.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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