Ankita Lokhande | |
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Born | Tanuja Lokhande [1] 19 December 1984 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Other names | Ankita Lokhande Jain [2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009-present [3] |
Notable work | Pavitra Rishta Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Bigg Boss 17 |
Spouse | Vicky Jain (m. 2021) |
Ankita Lokhande Jain (born Tanuja Lokhande; 19 December 1984) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and television. She made her acting debut with an award-winning role in Pavitra Rishta (2009-2014). Lokhande is a recipient of three Gold Awards, one ITA Award, Indian Telly Award each. [4] [5] [6]
Lokhande made her film debut with Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), receiving a nomination for the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut and then appeared in Baaghi 3 (2020). [7] [8] In 2023, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 17 , where she finished as the 3rd runner-up. [9] She has since starred in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (2024).
Lokhande was born as Tanuja Lokhande, on 19 December 1984 in Indore [10] She was born in a Marathi family, to Shashikant Lokhande and Vandana Phadnis Lokhande, a teacher. [1] [11] She also has two brothers Sooraj and Arun, and a sister Jyoti. After graduating she moved to Mumbai in 2005 to pursue a career in acting. She has been a badminton champion, during her early days. [10] [1]
After participating in India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj (2007–09), Lokhande bagged the lead role of Archana Deshmukh in Ekta Kapoor's daily soap Pavitra Rishta . She portrayed Archana opposite Sushant Singh Rajput and Hiten Tejwani from 2009 to 2014. [12] [13] Pavitra Rishta took a generation leap in 2013 and Lokhande also began playing Archana's granddaughter Ankita Karmarkar, opposite Karan Veer Mehra, until the series ended in 2014. [14] [15]
Lokhande participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 , where she was ranked 5th [16] and Comedy Circus ka Naya Daur . She did two episodes for Ek Thhi Naayka , opposite Sachin Shroff. [17] [18]
After a two-year hiatus from acting and her separation from Rajput, there were reports that Lokhande was set to make her film debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama Padmaavat (2018). [19] However, she left the film, stating that she was not ready for films at that time. [20] The following year, speculation spread that she had been signed for Girish Malik's film Torbaaz along with Sanjay Dutt. [21] However, rumours proved to be untrue after Malik stated that Lokhande was not going to be involved with the film. [22]
In 2018, Lokhande announced that she would make her film debut in 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. The film was released on the eve of Republic Day 2019 and emerged as a hit at the box office. [23] [7] Bollywood Hungama noted, "Lokhande as Jhalkari Bai is excellent and leaves a tremendous mark in her limited screen time." [24]
Lokhande next starred in Sajid Nadiadwala's action thriller film Baaghi 3 in 2020, the third part of the Baaghi trilogy, alongside Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh. She played the role of Kapoor's elder sister married to Deshmukh's character. [25] [26] The film was released prior to the shutdown of theatres owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, which affected the box office performance. Filmfare stated, "The two girls Shraddha and Ankita, despite the build-up about them both being fiery characters, have nothing to do really in the film." [27]
Lokhande reprised her role as Archana Deshmukh in the web series Pavitra Rishta: It's Never Too Late along with Shaheer Sheikh from 2021 to 2022. [28] In her review, Archika Khurana said, "As Archana, Ankita gives a well-balanced and likeable performance. She makes us believe that this role was custom-made for her." [29] In February 2022, Lokhande participated in StarPlus' Smart Jodi with her husband, Vicky Jain, subsequently becoming the winner of the season. [30] [31]
In 2023, she played a woman going through a divorce in the film The Last Coffee. Times of India wrote, "Lokhande looks stunning and shines brightly in emotional scenes." [32] From 2023 to 2024, Lokhande appeared as a contestant on the reality TV show Bigg Boss 17 . She joined the show alongside her husband, Vicky Jain. Lokhande was placed as the 3rd runner-up of the show. [33] [34]
In 2024, Lokhande appeared in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar , playing Yamunabai Savarkar opposite Randeep Hooda. [35] Sana Farzeen of India Today stated, "Ankita Lokhande gives an honest performance even though she doesn't have much to do." [36]
Lokhande co-starred with Sushant Singh Rajput in Pavitra Rishta, and they began dating in 2010, when Rajput proposed to her in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 . In a 2016 interview, the couple even spoke of marrying each other. However the same year, the couple parted their ways. [37] She later said in an interview that Rajput wanted to focus on his career and hence they parted ways. [38]
In 2019, Lokhande announced her relationship with Vikas Jain, a businessman. [39] Lokhande married Jain on 14 December 2021 in a traditional ceremony in Mumbai. [40] [41]
Lokhande has established herself as one of the most popular and highest-paid television actresses in India. [4] [5] She was placed 7th in Rediff.com 's "Top 10 Television Actresses" list of 2014. [42] In UK-based newspaper Eastern Eye 's "50 Sexiest Asian Women" list, Lokhande was placed 29th in 2013. [43] In 2024, she was featured on the Times Square's billboard. [44]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | Jhalkaribai | [45] | |
2020 | Baaghi 3 | Ruchi Nandan Chaturvedi | ||
2023 | The Last Coffee | Iram Qureshi | [46] | |
2024 | Swatantrya Veer Savarkar | Yamunabai Savarkar | [47] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2004 | India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj | Contestant | Season 1 | |
2009–2014 | Pavitra Rishta | Archana Karanjkar Deshmukh | [48] | |
2013–2014 | Ankita Deshmukh Karmarkar | [49] | ||
2011 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 | Contestant | 5th place | [16] |
Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur | ||||
2013 | Ek Thhi Naayka | Pragya | ||
2022 | Smart Jodi | Contestant | Winner | |
2023–2024 | Bigg Boss 17 | 3rd runner-up | ||
Year | Show | Role | Ref. |
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2024 | Dance Deewane 4 | Herself |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021-22 | Pavitra Rishta: It's Never Too Late | Archana Deshmukh | [50] |
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