From making a comeback with Bigg Boss 17 to talking about planning a baby with hubby Vicky Jain: Times when Ankita Lokhande made headlines

Bigg Boss 17 is grabbing major eyeballs with its entertaining episodes and amazing line up of contestants. Ankita Lokhande is one of the most popular contestants of the controversial reality show. The actress, who made her debut with TV show Pavitra Rishta, has made headlines several times over the years. From an ugly fallout with Sushant Singh Rajput, to making a comeback on television, planning a baby and more, a look at times when Ankita Lokhande made headlines:-

Ankita Lokhande made her debut with TV show Pavitra Rishta. There she played the role of Archana and became a household name. Her chemistry with co-star Sushant Singh Rajput was widely loved by the audience as well. The show went on for almost 5 years with around 1500 episodes. She made major headlines for her performance in the TV show and chemistry with Sushant a.k.a. Manav.

Ankita and Sushant a.k.a., Archana and Manav had a great on screen as well as of screen bond. They became good friends on the sets of the TV show and later developed feelings for each other. Ankita and Sushant had a fairytale love story and dated for almost 6 years.

Ankita and Sushant became one of the most loved TV couples of all time. Audience praised them for their love, story and on-screen chemistry. However, the two called it quits in 2016 after dating for almost 6 years. The news came out as a major shock for the audience and it even seemed unbelievable to many. The couple had even planned to get married but postponed it several times before calling it quits. According to some of the reports, the two had to go on different career paths, and due to that they ended up their relationship.

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra flat on June 14, 2020. The Mumbai Police concluded that he had died due to suicide by hanging, based on the early investigations and a preliminary post-mortem report. During the time, Ankita made headlines several times for accusations made against her. Some of the accusation said that the actress was staying at a flat where the EMI was being paid by Sushant Singh Rajput. However, the actress refuted all the claims and confirmed that she has been paying the EMI is on her own. She made it to eat that read, “Here i cease all the http://speculations.As transparent as I could http://be.My Flat's Registration as well as my Bank Statement's(01/01/19 to 01/03/20)highlighting the emi's being deducted from my account on monthly basis.There is nothing more I have to say.”

The actress stayed away from TV shows for many years. However, when she appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show as a guest, she revealed working working for 148 hours straight. She said, “I was wearing a Navari that time for my wedding and I was shooting for 148 hours in it continuously. We used to sleep on the set but those were the days and now I have so much to remember. It was my life’s best moment and I have learned so much from Pavitra Rishta. That time the Ganpati festival was going on when I had just begun doing the show and I wanted to go to Siddhivinayak temple for darshan. People saw me and said that they would help me get darshan immediately but they just wanted one photo. And that was when I realized that I had become famous.”

Ankita Lokhande made a comeback with reality show Bigg Boss 17 which premiered on October 15. The actress has participated in the reality show with her husband Vicky Jain. She has been entertaining fans on the reality show and has been serving the audience with her true personality. Fans are already rooting for her in Bigg Boss 17.

Pavitra Rishta actress Ankita Lokhande and husband Vicky Jain participated in reality show Smart Jodi together and won it. The couple participated in the show days after tying the knot. They won the trophy and ₹25 lakh cash prize. Balraj Syal and Deepti Tuli were declared runner up during the grand finale

In a recent chat with housemates Ankita opened up about the reason behind doing the show this year and also about starting a family. She said, "Vicky has always watched the show and wanted to be a part of it.” She further revealed that the couple might plan a baby next year.