Ankita Lokhande is an Indian film and television actress known for playing Archana in Zee TV’s Pavitra Rishta as well as participating in Colors TV’s reality dance series, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4. In January 2019, her first film , the war drama of the Manikarnika era: The Queen of Jhansi, in which she played the warrior Jhalkaribai, was released and performed fairly well at the box office. Lokhande is one of the highest paid actresses on Indian television. She appeared in the 2020 action thriller Baaghi 3.

Ankita Lokhande was born on December 19, 1984 in Indore, India, to a Maharashtrian family. His father Shashikant Lokhande is a banker, while his mother Vandana Pandis Lokhande is a teacher. She has a younger brother and a sister named Sooraj Lokhande and Jyoti Lokhande. Ankita has always been passionate about theater. After graduating from school and university in 2005, she left Indore and moved to Mumbai to become an actress. Ankita was a state-level badminton player in her university life.

Lokhande was in contact with his co-star Sushant Singh Rajput from 2010 to 2016. Ankita was engaged to the businessman Vicky Jain