Published By: Dishya Sharma
Last Updated: March 12, 2024, 19:15 IST
Ankita Lokhande’s father passed away in 2022. (Photo Credits: Instagram)
“I miss you every moment of my life, and I miss the way you used to say- I’m proud of you, bacche,” she wrote.
Ankita Lokhande was quite close to her father. During her stint in the Salman Khan-hosted reality television show Bigg Boss 17, viewers witnessed her commitment to her familial members. During one of the episodes, she did not even hesitate to take a stand for her late dad when her mother-in-law brought up an issue regarding her parents. Recently, Ankita Lokhande walked down memory lane remembering her father on the occasion of her parents’ marriage anniversary. She penned a special “miss you” message for him on her Instagram Stories and dropped a throwback picture featuring her mother and father.
The photograph captured Ankita Lokhande’s parents sharing the same frame. They looked happy, wrapping their arms around each other. Ankita also added her father’s favourite Kishore Kumar song — Pal Bhar Ke Liye in the background. Her elaborate write-up accompanying the post read, “Papa, your favorite song!! Happy marriage anniversary, maa and paa. I miss you every moment of my life, and I miss the way you used to say, ‘I’m proud of you, bacche.’ Really, paa, don’t worry about Maa or Arpan (her brother). I promise I’m there. I love you, maa and paa.” She tagged her mother, brother and husband Vicky Jain in the post.
Ankita Lokhande’s father, Shashikant Lokhnade, passed away on August 12, 2022. He was 68. According to reports, he had been suffering from ill health for the past couple of months and ultimately succumbed to the disease. Earlier, on her father’s 1-month death anniversary, Ankita shared a picture with her parents from an event. She was seen leaning onto her father and sharing a warm hug with him as her mother looked at them affectionately.
“Paa I can’t believe it’s been a month already today. Miss you every moment paa and I love you so much Daddy. Take care of yourself till we meet again dadda,” read her heartwarming caption.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Ankita Lokhande is geared up for the release of her upcoming film Swatantra Veer Savarkar. Directed by Randeep Hooda, who also plays the titular character in the upcoming biopic of Indian freedom fighter and reformer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the movie is slated to hit the big screens on March 22.
