Earlier, rumours were doing the rounds that Ankita would be making her Bollywood debut with Bhansali's star-studded film.
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However, Pinkvilla.com quoted a film's spokesperson as saying, "Ankita has not been signed for the film. Hope this puts an end to the speculation."
This is not the first time when the name of ' Pavitra Rishta' star has been doing the rounds for a Bollywood movie. Earlier, it was said that she was considered for Salman Khan's 'Sultan' and Shah Rukh Khan's 'Om Shanti Om'.
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'Padmavati', which stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, will depict the love story of a ruthless ruler Alauddin Khilji, who loses his heart to Mewar's Rani Padmavati.
The film is slated to hit theatres on December 15, 2017.
ANI