Ankita Lokhande Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Full name: Ankita Lokhande Nickname: Anki, Minty Birth Date: December 19, 1984 Birth place: Indore, India Occupation: Actress Years active: 2009-present Boyfriend: Sushant Singh Rajput Religion: Hindu Zodiac sign: Sagittarius Ankita Lokhande is an Indian popular television actress. She is most known to her fans for Archana, a character of the daily soap ‘Pavitra Rishta’ aired on Zee TV. Ankita also showed off her excellent performance in different shows and won the audience’s hearts. She is one of the highest payable actresses of the small screen and now her focus is to be one of the top celebrities in India. Ankita Lokhande Early Life: Ankita Lokhande was born on December 19, 1984, in Indore, India to a Maharashtrian family. Her father is a banker while the mother is a respectable teacher. She is not highly educated as she had a great passion for acting. After completing school and college education, she left Indore for Mumbai to become an actress. Ankita auditioned for Salman Khan’s movie ‘Sultan’ but she was not selected. In her student life, she was good at badminton. Ankita Lokhande Career: The sensational actress Ankita Lokhande selected to play the lead role in the reality show ‘NDTV Imagine’s Bali Umar Ko Salaam’ opposite of Jay Soni, but due to some unknown reasons, the show never went on air. However, she kicked off her acting career with the serial ‘Pavitra Rishta’ on Zee TV in 2009. The actress came to limelight for playing the role Archana with Sushant Singh Rajput and Hiten in that serial.


In 2011, Ankita appeared in dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 4’, along with Sushant Singh Rajput aired on Sony TV. At the same year, she also took part another show ‘Comedy Circus’ on Sony Entertainment TV. Then the actress starred on horror thriller miniseries ‘Ek Rhhi Naayka’ as Pragya which telecasted on Life Ok in 2013. It was a 16 episode series in which each episode featured a new female protagonist who fought against witches, demonic entities and devils, signifying the triumph of good over evil. The series became popular all over India. In 2015, Akita appeared in the drama serial ‘Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan’ with a supporting role aired on Star Plus. It was a love and friendship based serial ended after 83 episodes. Personal Life: The beautiful actress Ankita Lokhande is still single but she is dating with Sushant Singh Rajput. Though initially, she did not like Rajput, gradually both fell in love after appearing in the serial Pavitra Rishta. As per a report, she has left Rajput but another source informs that she married him secretly in 2015. Ankita Lokhande Height Weight and Body Measurement: Height: 5 feet 6 inches Weight: 58kg Bra size: 34B Hip Size: 34 inches Waist Size: 26 inches Body measurement: 34-26-34 inches Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Light Brown Body Shape: Hourglass Shoe size: 8

Ankita Lokhande Social Media Profile

Instagram : @lokhandeankita

Twitter : @anky1912

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ankita Lokhande

Does Ankita Lokhande drink alcohol?: Yes

Ankita Lokhande is an Indian actress who rose to fame by playing the role of ‘Archana Deshmukh’ in the TV serial, “Pavitra Rishta.”

Ankita was born into a middle-class Marathi family residing in Indore; with no film background.

She was active in sports in her childhood and was a state-level badminton player.

She always wanted to become an actress but had to give up her acting dreams and had to join Frankfinn academy, but her acting aspirations took her to Mumbai in 2005.

In 2006, while she was struggling in Mumbai, she took part in the talent hunt reality show ‘Idea Zee Cinestars,’ where she couldn’t reach the top 5, however, she made a mark in the show with her dancing skills.

She was supposed to make her TV debut with NDTV Imagine’s serial ‘Bali Umar Ko Salaam,’, but the show got shelved.

Her first salary was ₹10,000.

In 2009, she made her acting debut with Zee TV’s ‘Pavitra Rishta’ and became an overnight sensation with her character of “Archana.”
She also participated in the reality show, “Comedy Circus.”.”

Lokhande played the role of ‘Pragya’ in the TV serial, “Ek Thhi Naayka.”

She didn’t like Sushant Singh Rajput initially on the sets of ‘Pavitra Rishta.’ However, with the passage of time, they both fell in love and were in a live-in relationship for around 6 years before they split in 2016.

She bought more than 300 saris for her role in ‘Pavitra Rishta.’

She is good friends with many TV celebrities including Rashami Desai, Nandish Sandhu, Jay Bhanushali, Mahhi Vij, and Ragini Khanna.

She auditioned for Salman Khan‘s film Sultan, however, Anushka Sharma bagged the role.

She was approached for Shah Rukh Khan‘s ‘Happy New Year’ (2014). However, she was later replaced by Deepika Padukone.

She loves to buy make-up kits, shoe, and diamond.

She made her Bollywood debut with a historical biographical film on the life of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi,’ where she played the pivotal role of a women soldier, Jhalkari Bai.

Lokhande has also featured in the Bollywood film, “Baaghi 3.”

In 2020, Ankita posted a picture on her Instagram account flaunting a diamond ring after which there were rumours of her engagement with her boyfriend, Vicky Jain.