Ankita Lokhande is one of the best Indian television actresses who is working in Hindi serials and films. She made her television debut in Pavitra Rishta, which was aired on ZEE TV in 2009. Once, after her appearance on the popular TV show, she became one of the highest-paid actresses in the Indian television industry. Moreover, she appeared in the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 4. Ankita signed up to play Yamunabai’s role in the Swatantrya Veer Savarkar movie.
Her father is Shashikant Lokhande who is a Banker and her mother, Vandana Pandis Lokhande is a housewife and teacher as well.
Ankita was more passionate about acting, once after her graduation she moved from Indore to Mumbai and become an actress.
She was one of the state-level badminton players in her college days.
Ankita started her career in 2006 on television, where she participated in a talent-hunt reality show named Idea Zee Cinestars.
After a long gap of four years, she made her debut epic movie Manikarnika in this movie she appeared as The Queen of Jhansi here they portray Warrior Jhalkaribai.
Her Instagram account has over 5.2M followers (as of March 2024).
Movies
Year
Title
Role
2019
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
Jhalkaribai
2020
Baaghi 3
Ruchi Nandan Chaturvedi
2023
The Last Coffee
Iram Qureshi
2024
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar †
Yamunabai
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004
India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj
Contestant
Season 1
2009–2014
Pavitra Rishta
Archana Karanjkar Deshmukh
2013–2014
Pavitra Rishta
Ankita Deshmukh Karmarkar
2011
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4
Contestant
5th place
2011
Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur
Contestant
2013
Ek Thhi Naayka
Pragya
2022
Smart Jodi
Contestant
Winner
2023–2024
Bigg Boss 17
Contestant
3rd runner-up
Special Appearances
2024 – Dance Deewane 4 as Herself
Web Series
2021 to 2022 – Pavitra Rishta: It’s Never Too Late as Archana Deshmukh