Ankita Lokhande celebrates 13 years in television industry; expresses gratitude to her fans

Ankita Lokhande has been acting on Indian television for 13 years now. On the small screen, she soared to stardom with Pavitra Rishta (2009). In the show, she played Archana. She was seen alongside Sushant Singh Rajput who essayed the role of Manav. The actress recently cut a two-tier cake to commemorate her 13 years in the industry. She also expressed gratitude to her followers for sending gifts on her special day.

The Baaghi 3 (2020) actress took to Instagram to share two photos, the first of which was a gift she received from her fans in the form of customised fridge magnets, depicting the journey of her debut daily soap Pavitra Rishta. A lovely greeting card was included with the fridge magnets. Ankita also included a picture of a two-tiered magnificent cake with the message "Happy 13 Archana" in the second picture.

She captioned the pictures, "Today I complete 13 years in this beautiful and creative industry. Happy 13 years to me and Happy 13 years my dear #pavitrarishta Thanku everyone for making this day so memorable. I loved each and every edit u guys have made .. I promise to have a live session soon with all of u I love each and every one and am so grateful for all the love u give #happy13pavitrarishta #archanadeshmukh #ankuholics. (sic)."

Ankita returned as Archana and Shaheer Sheikh played Manav Deshmukh in the digital version of Pavitra Rishta on ZEE5.