Ankita Lokhande (born 19 December 1984) is an Indian actress who earned fame with her debut award-winning breakthrough role in Balaji Telefilms's popular daily show Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV. She was one of the highest paid actresses of television industry until she retired from there in 2018 to plunge into Indian film industry.In 2019, Lokhande debuted her film career as brave warrior Jhalkaribai in the historical periodic movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. She then appeared in Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment's 2020 action thriller Baaghi 3.