New Delhi: Ankita Lokhande's father Shashikant Lokhande passed away on Saturday, August 12. He was 68. He had been ill for a couple of months. The cause of Ankita's father's death remains unknown. On August 13 at 11 am, the funeral ceremony will take place in the Oshiwara Crematorium. However, neither Ankita nor her husband Vicky Jain have made any announcements.
Ankita Lokhande used to frequently share pictures and videos of them together. Recently, The actor posted a long post on her Instagram account to wish her father on Father's Day.
''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.. I am and I will be always grateful and blessed to have u paa," she wrote.
"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. Happy Father’s Day paa @skl644494. Your Rajarajeshwari,'' the actor added.
Ankita Lokhande made her acting debut in 2009 with the Ekta Kapoor show 'Pavitra Rishta'. She featured alongside the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput in this show. Following this, Ankita appeared in numerous shows, including 'Comedy Circus', 'Ek Thi Nayaka', and 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'. With the movie 'Manikarnika', starring Kangana Ranaut, she made her Bollywood debut.
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