Ankita Lokhande

Ankita Lokhande (born 19 December, 1984) is an Indian actress who earned fame with her debut award-winning role in Balaji Telefilms's daily show Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV.[2] She was one of the highest paid actresses of television industry until she retired in 2018 to plunge into films.[3]

Ankita Lokhande
Lokhande in 2019
Born (1984-12-19) 19 December 1984
Indore, Madhya Pradesh,India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present[1]
Notable work
Pavitra Rishta
Partner(s)Sushant Singh Rajput(2010-2016)

In 2019, Lokhande debuted her film career as Jhalkaribai in the historical periodic movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.[4] She then appeared in 2020 action thriller Baaghi 3, which was directed by Ahmed Khan.[5]

Early and personal life

Family background

Lokhande was born on 19 December 1984 in Marathi family of Indore to Shashikant (a news reporter) and Vandana Pandis (a teacher) and has a brother Arpa.[6] After graduating she moved to Mumbai in 2005 to pursue her passion for acting.[7]

Personal life
Sushant Singh Rajput with Ankita Lokhande at KAI PO CHE's premiere

Lokhande co-starred with Sushant Singh Rajput in Pavitra Rishta where they began dating each other in 2010.[8] However, they broke up and parted ways in 2016.[9]

In 2019, she announced her relationship with her boyfriend Vicky Jain, a businessman. They got engaged on 11 June 2020.[10]

Career

Television works (2006–14)

After a participation in Idea Zee Cinestars (2006–07), Lokhande bagged the lead role of Archana in Ekta Kapoor's daily soap Pavitra Rishta (2009–14). Her performance and chemistry with Rajput received various television awards, making her a household name.[11]

Along with Pavitra Rishta, Lokhande contested on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 4 in 2011. That year, she also participated in Comedy Circus.[12] In 2013, she appeared in episodic of Kapoor's mini-series Ek Thhi Naayka as Pragya.[13]

Pavitra Rishta took a generation leap in 2013, after which Lokhande also began playing Archana's granddaughter Ankita too along with Archana, till the series ended in 2014.[14]

Films (2016–present)

After a two year gap from acting and then her split up with Rajput, there were reports that Lokhande is set to debut into big screen with a role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama Padmaavat (2018).[15] However she left the movie, replying that she isn't ready for film debut.[16]

The following year, speculations were spread that she has been signed for Girish Malik's film Torbaaz along with Sanjay Dutt.[17] However, these rumours turned out to be untrue with Malik's statement that Lokhande isn't a part of it.[18]

In 2018, she finally announced that she will plunge into films with the role of Jhalkaribai, a warrior in Krish and Kangana Ranaut's joint directorial venture Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, an epic drama based on the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai that got theatrical premiere during the eve of Republic day 2019 and did quite very well at box-office and became her first commercial success.[19]

Lokhande next starred in Sajid Nadiadwala's action packed production Baaghi 3 (2020)–third part of Baaghi trilogy–alongside Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh, wherein she portrayed Kapoor's elder sister married to Deshmukh's character. The film was released prior to the shut down of theatres owing to Coronavirus pandemic in India, which affected the box office performance.[20]

Filmography

Films
Year(s) Film Character Ref
2019 Manikarnika: The QUEEN of Jhansi JhalkariBai
2020 Baaghi 3 Ruchi Nandan [20]

Television
Year(s) Show Character 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 [21]

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

[22]

Indian Television Academy Awards GR8! Face of The Year (Female) Won [23]
2011 4th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won [24][25]
Star Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won [26]
2012 Indian Telly Awards Television Personality of The Year (Female) Won [27]
5th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won [28]
2014 Star Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won [29]

References
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  2. "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.
  3. "11 television stars who earn more than Bollywood actors per month!". The Indian Express. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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  5. Siddharth (31 March 2017). "10 TV Stars Who Earn More Than Bollywood Actors – CriticsUnion – Page 8".
  6. "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.
  7. "Ankita Lokhande birthday". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. "These holiday pictures of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande are totally unmissable!".
  9. https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/actor--singh-rajput-commits-suicide-849423.html
  10. "Ankita Lokhande steals a kiss from boyfriend Vicky Jain at a friend's wedding - Video goes VIRAL". DNA India. 25 April 2019.
  11. "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.
  12. "Shekhar Suman, Renuka Shahane among 'Jhalak..' participants – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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  19. "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.
  20. "Ankita Lokhande: The third instalment of 'Baaghi' is more about family bonding – Times of India". The Times of India.
  21. "Bigg Boss 13: Brother Krushna Abhishek advises Arti Singh to fight back". 6 October 2019.
  22. "Boro Plus Gold Awards '10". photogallery.indiatimes.com.
  23. "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010.
  24. "Fourth Boroplus Gold Awards 2011". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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  26. 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.
  27. "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.
  28. "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.
  29. "Star Guild Awards – Winners". starguildawards.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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