Ankita Lokhande Jain (; born Tanuja Lokhande; 19 December 1984) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films and television. She made her acting debut with the role of Archana Manav Deshmukh in Pavitra Rishta (2009–2014) and is the recipient of 3 Gold Awards, 1 ITA Award, and 2 Indian Telly Award. She also appeared in the films (2019), Baaghi 3 (2020) and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (2024). In 2023, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 17.
Lokhande participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4, where she was ranked 5th and Comedy Circus. She did two episodes for Ek Thhi Naayka, opposite Sachin Shroff.
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). However, she left the film, stating that she was not ready for films at that time. The following year, speculation spread that she had been signed for Girish Malik's film Torbaaz along with Sanjay Dutt. However, rumours proved to be untrue after Malik stated that Lokhande was not going to be involved with the film.
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. 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."
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. 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." In February 2022, Lokhande participated in StarPlus' Smart Jodi with her husband, Vicky Jain, subsequently becoming the winner of the season.
In 2024, Lokhande appeared in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar , playing Yamunabai Savarkar opposite Randeep Hooda. Sana Farzeen of India Today stated, "Ankita Lokhande gives an honest performance even though she doesn't have much to do."
In 2019, Lokhande revealed her relationship with Vicky Jain, a businessman. Lokhande married Jain on 14 December 2021 in a traditional ceremony in Mumbai.
2019 | Jhalkaribai | ||
2020 | Baaghi 3 | Ruchi Chaturvedi | |
2023 | The Last Coffee | Iram Qureshi | |
2024 | Swatantrya Veer Savarkar | Yamunabai Savarkar |
2004 | India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj | Contestant | ||
2009–2014 | Pavitra Rishta | Archana Karanjkar Deshmukh / Ankita Deshmukh Karmarkar | ||
2011 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 | Contestant | 5th place | |
Comedy Circus | ||||
2013 | Ek Thhi Naayka | Pragya | ||
2022 | Smart Jodi | Contestant | Winner | |
2023–2024 | Bigg Boss 17 | 4th place | ||
2024–2025 | Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment | Season 1–2 |
2009 | Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar | Archana | |
Chotti Bahu | |||
2020 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Herself | |
2023 | |||
2022 | Lock Upp | ||
2024 | Dance Deewane 4 | ||
Bigg Boss 18 |
2021–2022 | Pavitra Rishta: It's Never Too Late | Archana Deshmukh | ||
2024 | Amrapali | Amrapali | Filming |
+ ! Year ! Title ! Singer ! class="unsortable" | Ref. | ||
2024 | Laa Pila De Sharaab | Vishal Mishra |
2009 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actress (Popular) | Pavitra Rishta | ||
Indian Telly Awards | Fresh New Face - Female | ||||
2010 | Best Actress in a Lead Role | ||||
Gold Awards | Debut in a Lead Role - Female | ||||
Best Actress in a Lead Role | |||||
Indian Television Academy Awards | GR8! Face of The Year | ||||
Best Actress (Popular) | |||||
2011 | |||||
Gold Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | ||||
Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actress in Drama Series | ||||
2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | |||
Best Onscreen Couple (with Sushant Singh Rajput) | |||||
Best Television Personality of the Year | |||||
Gold Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | ||||
2013 | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actress in Drama Series | |||
2014 | |||||
2020 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Female Debut | |||
2023 | Iconic Gold Awards | Power TV Couple (with Vikas Jain) | |||
2024 | Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards | Most Stylish TV Actress |
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