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{{Infobox person
| name = Ankita Lokhande
| image = Ankita Lokhande at Animedh NGO (4) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Lokhande in 2018
| birth_date = <!--Birth date has been contested. Do not add without providing a reliable source.-->
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2006–present
| known_for = ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
| partner = [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] (2010-2016)
}}

'''Ankita Lokhande''' is an Indian actress. She made her debut in 2009 with [[Zee TV]]'s long-running drama ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''. Her appearance in the highly acclaimed series has made her one of the highest-paid and high-profile actresses on Indian television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/jennifer-winget-ram-kapoor-maniesh-paul-tvs-highest-paid-actors/jennifer-winget-ram-kapoor-maniesh-paul-tvs-highest-paid-actors/photostory/32607870.cms|title=Jennifer Winget, Ram Kapoor, Maniesh Paul: TV's highest paid actors {{!}} The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/indian-television-actors-salary-per-month-3037560/|title=11 television stars who earn more than Bollywood actors per month!|date=2016-09-18|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-10|language=en-US}}</ref> She also participated in celebrity dance reality show [[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa|''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' (Season 4)]], on [[Set india|Sony TV]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Sushant-proposes-Ankita-on-national-TV/articleshow/7481561.cms Sushant proposes Ankita on National Television]</ref><ref>[https://criticsunion.com/2017/03/31/10-tv-stars-earn-bollywood-actors/8/ Ankita dominated the front pages of renowned newspapers last year due to her separation from ex-husband, Shubhamraje Rajput]</ref>

==Early life==
Ankita Lokhande was born on December 19, 1984, in [[Indore]], India, in a Maharashtrian family. Her father Shashikant Lokhande is a banker, while her mother Vandana Pandis Lokhande is a housewife and a teacher. She has a younger brother and a sister name Sooraj Lokhande and Jyoti Lokhande. Ankita was always passionate about acting. After graduating from school and university, in 2005, she left Indore and move to [[Mumbai]] to become an actress. Ankita was a state level badminton player in her college life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biographywiki.net/ankita-lokhande-biography-wiki-age/|title= Ankita Lokhande|publisher= Biography Wiki}}</ref>

== Career ==
Lokhande initially started her television career in 2006 as a participant in talent-hunt reality show ''[[Idea Zee Cinestars]].'' In 2009, she started working for [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s romantic-drama series ''[[Pavitra Rishta]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/eight-years-of-pavitra-rishta-heres-what-the-cast-of-the-show-is-doing-now/photostory/58944139.cms|title=Eight years of Pavitra Rishta: Here's what the cast of the show is doing now {{!}} The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref> She played the dual roles of Archana and Ankita in the show until its conclusion in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Pavitra-Rishta-to-end-next-month/articleshow/42107266.cms|title=Pavitra Rishta to end next month - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref> Due to the immense popularity of the show, Lokhande became a household name.

In 2011, she participated in dance based reality show [[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 4)|''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 4'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shekhar-suman-renuka-shahane-among-jhalak..-participants/721940/|title=Shekhar Suman, Renuka Shahane among 'Jhalak..' participants - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref> In the same year, she also participated in another reality show ''[[Comedy Circus]]'' along with [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]].

In 2013, Ankita was a part of mini-series ''[[Ek Thhi Naayka]],'' created by [[Ekta Kapoor]] for the promotion of her film ''[[Ek Thi Daayan]].'' In the series, she played the role of Pragya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ankita-lokhande-avika-gor-aamna-sharif-famous-tv-celebs-who-have-gone-missing-from-the-small-screen/photostory/58341865.cms|title=Ankita Lokhande, Avika Gor, Aamna Sharif: Famous TV celebs who have gone missing from the small screen {{!}} The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref>

In 2016, it was rumored that she will be a part of [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s historical movie ''[[Padmaavat]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ankita-Lokhande-to-make-Bollywood-debut-with-Sanjay-Leela-Bhansalis-Padmavati/articleshow/52984908.cms|title=Ankita Lokhande to make Bollywood debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati? - Times of India ►|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref> However, she rejected the film and was replaced by [[Deepika Padukone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/ankita-lokhande-regrets-not-working-sanjay-leela-bhansali-movie-i-missed-out-opportunity-395848|title=Ankita Lokhande regrets not working in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie: I missed out on the opportunity|website=www.pinkvilla.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref> In 2017, there were reports that Lokhande has been signed for director Girish Malik's upcoming film ''[[Torbaaz]]'' opposite [[Sanjay Dutt]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ankita-lokhande-signs-her-second-film-with-sanjay-dutt/articleshow/59526018.cms|title=Ankita Lokhande signs her second film with Sanjay Dutt? - Times of India ►|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref> Anyhow, Malik denied this news and said that apart from Sanjay Dutt, no one else has been signed or even approached.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-ankita-lokhande-is-not-making-her-debut-in-this-sanjay-dutt-film-1723891|title=No, Ankita Lokhande Is Not Making Her Debut In This Sanjay Dutt Film|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref>

After a hiatus of four years, she will be making her film debut with upcoming epic movie ''[[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]]'', in which she will portray [[Jhalkaribai|Warrior Jhalkaribai]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/pavitra-rishtas-ankita-lokhande-is-all-set-for-her-bollywood-debut/articleshow/59419877.cms|title=Pavitra Rishta's Ankita Lokhande is all set for her Bollywood debut - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Sushant Singh Rajput with Ankita Lokhande at KAI PO CHE's premiere.jpg|thumb|Lokhande with her former partner [[Sushant Singh Rajput]], in 2013]]
Lokhande was in a [[Cohabitation|live-in releationship]] with actor [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] who was her co-star in ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''. The couple split up in 2016 after having a six year relationship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/do-ankita-lokhandes-tweets-confirm-break-up-with-boyfriend-sushant-singh-rajput-2772269/|title=Do Ankita Lokhande’s tweets confirm break-up with Sushant Singh Rajput?|date=2016-04-27|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year(s)
!Show
!Character
!Channel
!Notes
|-
|2009–2014
|''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
|Archana Manav Deshmukh/ Ankita Naren Karmarkar
|[[Zee TV]]
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 4)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4)]]''
|Participant
|[[Colors TV]]
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Comedy Circus]]''
|Participant
|[[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony Entertainment Television]]
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Ek Thhi Naayka]]''
|Pragya
|[[Life OK]]
|
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
! released
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]]''
|[[Jhalkaribai]]
| August 2018
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="6" |Television Awards
|-
!Year
!Show
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan=2 |2010
| rowspan="7" |''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
|[[Gold Awards|3rd Boroplus Gold Awards]]
|Gold Debut in a Lead Role (Female)
|{{Won}}
|
<ref>[http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/awards-and-honours/boro-plus-gold-awards-10/articleshow/6070450.cms 3rd Boroplus Gold Awards, 2010]</ref>
|-
|[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
|GR8! Face of The Year (Female)
|{{Won}}
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820113113/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2010 Ankita wins Gr8! Face of The Year (Female) at 10th Indian Television Academy Awards]</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|[[Gold Awards|4th Boroplus Gold Awards]]
|[[Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role|Best Actress in a Lead Role]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/336764/photos-4th-boroplus-gold-awards-2011 4th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://indiantelevisionawards.webs.com/boroplus-gold-awards Winners List:4th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2011]</ref>
|-
|[[Star Guild Awards]]
|[[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in Drama Series]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/photo_gallery_2-Hindi-Events-6th_Apsara_Film_Television_Producers_Guild_Awards-photo-galleries-1,8,9017.php|title=Ankita Lokhande wins Best Actress for Pavitra Rishta at 6th Apsara Film and TV Awards, 2011|last=http://www.bharatstudent.com/|website=Bharatstudent|language=en|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2 | 2012
|[[Indian Telly Awards]]
|Television Personality of The Year (Female)
|{{Won}}
|<ref>[http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k11/poll/winners.php#PO8 Ankita Lokhande wins Most Popular Personality of The Year at 11th Indian Telly Awards]</ref>
|-
|[[Gold Awards|5th Boroplus Gold Awards]]
|[[Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role|Best Actress in a Lead Role]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>[http://indiascanner.com/5th-boroplus-gold-awards-2012-winners-71716 Ankita wins Best Actress for Pavitra Rishta at 5th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2012]</ref>
|-
|2014
|[[Star Guild Awards]]
|[[Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in Drama Series]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://starguildawards.org/9th_apsara_awards_winners.html|title=Star Guild Awards - Winners|website=starguildawards.org|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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Revision as of 21:34, 24 July 2018

Ankita Lokhande
Lokhande in 2018
Born
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Known forPavitra Rishta
PartnerSushant Singh Rajput (2010-2016)

Ankita Lokhande is an Indian actress. She made her debut in 2009 with Zee TV's long-running drama Pavitra Rishta. Her appearance in the highly acclaimed series has made her one of the highest-paid and high-profile actresses on Indian television.[1][2] She also participated in celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4), on Sony TV.[3][4]

Early life

Ankita Lokhande was born on December 19, 1984, in Indore, India, in a Maharashtrian family. Her father Shashikant Lokhande is a banker, while her mother Vandana Pandis Lokhande is a housewife and a teacher. She has a younger brother and a sister name Sooraj Lokhande and Jyoti Lokhande. Ankita was always passionate about acting. After graduating from school and university, in 2005, she left Indore and move to Mumbai to become an actress. Ankita was a state level badminton player in her college life.[5]

Career

Lokhande initially started her television career in 2006 as a participant in talent-hunt reality show Idea Zee Cinestars. In 2009, she started working for Ekta Kapoor's romantic-drama series Pavitra Rishta.[6] She played the dual roles of Archana and Ankita in the show until its conclusion in 2014.[7] Due to the immense popularity of the show, Lokhande became a household name.

In 2011, she participated in dance based reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 4.[8] In the same year, she also participated in another reality show Comedy Circus along with Kapil Sharma.

In 2013, Ankita was a part of mini-series Ek Thhi Naayka, created by Ekta Kapoor for the promotion of her film Ek Thi Daayan. In the series, she played the role of Pragya.[9]

In 2016, it was rumored that she will be a part of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical movie Padmaavat.[10] However, she rejected the film and was replaced by Deepika Padukone.[11] In 2017, there were reports that Lokhande has been signed for director Girish Malik's upcoming film Torbaaz opposite Sanjay Dutt.[12] Anyhow, Malik denied this news and said that apart from Sanjay Dutt, no one else has been signed or even approached.[13]

After a hiatus of four years, she will be making her film debut with upcoming epic movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, in which she will portray Warrior Jhalkaribai.[14]

Personal life

Lokhande with her former partner Sushant Singh Rajput, in 2013

Lokhande was in a live-in releationship with actor Sushant Singh Rajput who was her co-star in Pavitra Rishta. The couple split up in 2016 after having a six year relationship.[15]

Filmography

Television

Year(s) Show Character Channel Notes
2009–2014 Pavitra Rishta Archana Manav Deshmukh/ Ankita Naren Karmarkar Zee TV
2011 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4) Participant Colors TV
2011 Comedy Circus Participant Sony Entertainment Television
2013 Ek Thhi Naayka Pragya Life OK

Film

Year Film Role released Notes
2018 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Jhalkaribai August 2018

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

[16]

Indian Television Academy Awards GR8! Face of The Year (Female) Won [17]
2011 4th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won [18][19]
Star Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won [20]
2012 Indian Telly Awards Television Personality of The Year (Female) Won [21]
5th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Won [22]
2014 Star Guild Awards Best Actress in Drama Series Won [23]

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer Winget, Ram Kapoor, Maniesh Paul: TV's highest paid actors | The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "11 television stars who earn more than Bollywood actors per month!". The Indian Express. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ Sushant proposes Ankita on National Television
  4. ^ Ankita dominated the front pages of renowned newspapers last year due to her separation from ex-husband, Shubhamraje Rajput
  5. ^ "Ankita Lokhande". Biography Wiki.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Pavitra Rishta to end next month - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Shekhar Suman, Renuka Shahane among 'Jhalak..' participants - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Ankita Lokhande, Avika Gor, Aamna Sharif: Famous TV celebs who have gone missing from the small screen | The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Ankita Lokhande to make Bollywood debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati? - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Ankita Lokhande regrets not working in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie: I missed out on the opportunity". www.pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Ankita Lokhande signs her second film with Sanjay Dutt? - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  13. ^ "No, Ankita Lokhande Is Not Making Her Debut In This Sanjay Dutt Film". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Pavitra Rishta's Ankita Lokhande is all set for her Bollywood debut - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Do Ankita Lokhande's tweets confirm break-up with Sushant Singh Rajput?". The Indian Express. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  16. ^ 3rd Boroplus Gold Awards, 2010
  17. ^ Ankita wins Gr8! Face of The Year (Female) at 10th Indian Television Academy Awards
  18. ^ 4th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2011
  19. ^ Winners List:4th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2011
  20. ^ http://www.bharatstudent.com/. "Ankita Lokhande wins Best Actress for Pavitra Rishta at 6th Apsara Film and TV Awards, 2011". Bharatstudent. Retrieved 19 January 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  21. ^ Ankita Lokhande wins Most Popular Personality of The Year at 11th Indian Telly Awards
  22. ^ Ankita wins Best Actress for Pavitra Rishta at 5th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2012
  23. ^ "Star Guild Awards - Winners". starguildawards.org. Retrieved 19 January 2018.