Ankita Lokhande's father Shashikant Lokhande passes away at 68, last rites to be held today

Actress Ankita Lokhande’s father Shashikant Lokhande has passed away at 68. He was battling with health issues for quite some time now. According to a news report, the last rites are expected to be held in Mumbai’s crematorium today (August 13) at 11 am.

The Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi actress shared a heartwarming post on her father on the occasion of Father’s Day this year. She had shared an endearing video of her gifting a flower plant to her father along with which she penned an emotional message. Ankita Lokhande had stated, “Happy Father’s Day to my first hero my daddy. I can’t express my true feelings what I feel for u but I love u bahut sara .. i hv seen u struggling for many things when I was a child but u made sure that your children doesn’t .. u always gave me my wings to fly and made me do whatever I wanted to become .. I’m what I’m it’s all your support and strength.. I remember when I started my journey in mumbai and sometimes when I had no rent to pay.. you made it happened no matter what was going on in your life because u believed in my dreams.” Take a look at the post.

Ankita also mentioned her father struggling with his health during this period. She added, “ I am and I will be always grateful and blessed to have u paa .. I have seen u struggling with your health but ur strong will what I saw that time was something else and ur smiling face during that period kept all of us going. I’m very very proud to be your daughter.. love u paa forever and ever and ever.” Ankita Lokhande and her husband Vicky Jain have reportedly been unavailable for comment. On the work front, Ankita was last seen in Pavitra Rishta 2 opposite Shaheer Sheikh who had stepped into the shoes of the late Sushant Singh Rajput.