Ankita Lokhande – Popular Hindi TV actress of ‘Pavitra Rishta’ fame

Ankita Lokhande is one of the highest paid actresses of Hindi television industry. She marked her small screen debut with Pavitra Rishta in 2009, co-staring Sushant Rajput Singh, and went on to establish as a huge star. She along with Sushant Rajput Singh participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4) in 2011, while they were dating, and also Comedy Circus. She later appeared in TV horror series, Ek Thhi Naayka. In 2019 she marked her screen debut with Manikarnika playing the supporting role of Jhalkaribai, Rani Laxmi Bai’s close aid and received praises for her performance. She is currently doing Pavitra Rishta 2.

Ankita Lokhande hails from Indore, Maharashtra and was born in 1984. Her father is a banker and her mother is a teacher. She has two younger siblings. After completing her graduation, she moved to Mumbai in 2005 to pursue a career as an actress. Her first small screen appearance was for a talent hunt show, Idea Zee Cinestars in 2006. In 2009 she signed her first TV role as an actress for Pavitra Rishta. She played the lead role in the show which had a successful run for 5 years, and it also established her career in Hindi television industry. She also remained in limelight when she dated actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Ankita Lokhande – Some interesting and less-known facts

1. She was a state level badminton player during her college days.

2. In 2013 she crossed Smriti Irani as the highest paid small screen actress.

3. In 2016 she was offered a role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat. Reportedly she didn’t accept the role as she was not prepared for big screen debut.

4. She was supposed to star opposite Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Happy New Year’, marking her big screen debut. However she was replaced by Farah Khan, reportedly of her demands, short temper and overall rude behaviour.

5. Her lead role in Pavitra Rishta earned her numerous television awards including Boroplus Gold Awards for best actress twice in 2011 and 2012.

6. She met Sushant Rajput Singh for the first time in the sets of Pavitra Rishta, and they dated for 7 long years before they called it quit in 2016.

7. Sushant proposed Ankita on the national television. They had a live-in relationship in Lokhandwala.

8. After breakup with Sushant, she dated businessman Vicky Jain. They got married in December, 2021.