Bigg Boss season 17 contestant Ankita Lokhande: All you need to know about the Pavita Rishta star
The Salman hosted Bigg Boss season 17 is all set to launch it’s grand premier tonight and the show will be graced by various controversial as well as popular contestants.
Updated : October 20, 2023 05:28 PM ISTThe Salman hosted Bigg Boss season 17 is all set to launch it’s grand premier tonight and the show will be graced by various controversial as well as popular contestants.
Ankita Lokhande
Ankita Lokhande Jain was born on December 19, 1984. She is a very popular TV actress. Her acting debut started with an award-winning role in Pavitra Rishta (2009–2014). She is also one of the highest-paid television actors in India.
In the TV serial Pavitra Rishta, Ankita played the role of Archana opposite Sushant Singh Rajput and Hiten Tejwani from 2009 to 2014. 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.
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Ankita and Sushant even started dating; Sushant proposed to her on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhlaja 4. In one of the interviews that took place, the couple even spoke of marrying each other. However, destiny had other plans; the same year, the couple broke up. Ankita later addressed the breakup in an interview, saying that Sushant wanted to focus on his career, which is why they broke up.
Later, Ankita Lokhande moved on in life and tied the knot with Vicky Jain. In 2019, Ankita announced that she was in a relationship with Vicky Jain, who is a businessman. The couple got married on December 14, 2021, in Mumbai.
Ankita is known to be one of the most popular as well as one of the most established TV actors. She has also been a part of several movies, apart from TV serials like ”Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi” and ”Baaghi 3”. According to various reports, it’s said that she earns around Rs 3–4 crores from movies alone. She also makes money from concerts, events, and business, apart from movies and TV shows, and her investments contribute to Rs 2–3 crore in her wealth annually. If various reports are to be believed, her net worth is estimated to be around a whopping Rs 25 crore.
This Bigg Boss season, Ankita Lokhande will be entering not alone but with her husband, Vicky Jain. Are you excited? Do let us know.