Ankitta Sharma

Ankitta Sharma
Ankitta Sharma
Born	31 May 1996 (age 28); Chandigarh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–now
Television	Lajwanti; Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)

Ankitta Sharma is an Indian television actress. She is the winner of Ticket to Bollywood. She made her television debut with Lajwanti (TV series). Ankitta is best known for portraying the role of Naina Chauhan in Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman. She has also appeared in Yeh Vaada Raha (TV series) as the antagonist and in Laal Ishq (2018 TV series). She played the lead role in ZEE5 series Ishq Aaj Kal and recently appeared in The Whistleblower.

Early life and career

Sharma hails from Chandigarh^[1] and entered acting after winning the reality show Ticket to Bollywood in 2014.^[2] She made her television debut with the Zee TV's historical show Lajwanti playing the lead role.^[3]^[4]^[5]

She gained attention after playing the female lead in the Colors TV family drama Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman opposite Samridh Bawa.^[6]^[7]

In 2021, she is cast as the lead role in the Sony Liv OTT webseries - The Whistleblower.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2012	PTC Miss Punjaban 2012	Contestant	PTC Punjabi	Pageant
2014	Ticket to Bollywood	Contestant	NDTV India	Winner^[8]^[9]
2015-2016	Lajwanti	Lajwanti Kaur Bhardwaj	Zee TV	Female Lead^[10]
2016	Bigg Boss 10	Herself	Colors TV	Celebrity guest
2016	Yeh Vaada Raha (TV series)	Meher Khanna	Zee TV	Antagonist^[11]
2016–2017	Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman	Naina Solanki Singh Chauhan	Colors TV	Main Female Lead^[12]
2017	Rising Star	Herself		Celebrity guest
	Sasural Simar Ka	Naina Solanki		Special appearances
	Dil Se Dil Tak	Naina Solanki		Crossover Episodes
2018	Laal Ishq	Radhika	&TV	Episodic Role^[13]

Films


Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2013	Udeek	Rajjo	Punjabi	Short film
2014	Baaz		Punjabi	Female lead’s younger sister

Web series


Year	Series	Role	Platform	Notes
2019	Ishq Aaj Kal	Alia Jaffri	ZEE5	^[14]
2021	The Whistleblower	Dr. Pragya	Sony LIV
2022	Wrong Way	Ankita	Hotstar

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result
2015	Zee Rishtey Awards	Favourite Beti	Lajwanti	Nominated
		Favourite Pati-Patni Rishta (with Sid Makkar)		Nominated
		Favourite Nayi Jodi (with Sid Makkar)		Won

References

^ "Ankitta Sharma enjoys home-made food in Chandigarh - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "Ankita Sharma keen on doing dance shows". The Statesman. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "Such a Long Journey: 'Lajwanti' to premiere soon". The Indian Express. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "'Lajwanti' is a proper story with a finite end: Sid Makkar on his new show based on partition". The Indian Express. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "TV adaptation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's 'Lajwanti' launched". The Indian Express. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "Ankita Sharma to mirror Vivaah character". asianage.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ Iyengar, Anusha. "Ek Shringaar Swabhimaan Review: The show is engaging and fast-paced keeping you hooked to the screen". Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "Behind-the-Scenes: From the Sets of Ticket To Bollywood". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "We share a good chemistry: Sid Makkar". Deccan Chronicle. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ "Ankita Sharma bags role in Zee TV's 'Ye Vaada Raha' - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "Exclusive: Colors' Ek Shringaar – Swabhimaan to go off air". The Indian Express. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ Rajesh, Author: Srividya (28 June 2018). "Mishkat Verma and Ankitta Sharmaa in &TV's Laal Ishq". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 26 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ Merani, Author: Anil (10 July 2019). "Review of ZEE5 series Ishq Aaj Kal: Interesting thriller with a storyline that impacts". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 23 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

External links

Ankitta Sharma at IMDb
Ankitta Sharma on Facebook

[1] "Ankitta Sharma enjoys home-made food in Chandigarh - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[2] "Ankita Sharma keen on doing dance shows". The Statesman. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[3] "Such a Long Journey: 'Lajwanti' to premiere soon". The Indian Express. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[4] "'Lajwanti' is a proper story with a finite end: Sid Makkar on his new show based on partition". The Indian Express. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[5] "TV adaptation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's 'Lajwanti' launched". The Indian Express. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[6] "Ankita Sharma to mirror Vivaah character". asianage.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

[7] Iyengar, Anusha. "Ek Shringaar Swabhimaan Review: The show is engaging and fast-paced keeping you hooked to the screen". Retrieved 14 January 2017.

[8] "Behind-the-Scenes: From the Sets of Ticket To Bollywood". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[9] "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[10] "We share a good chemistry: Sid Makkar". Deccan Chronicle. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

[11] "Ankita Sharma bags role in Zee TV's 'Ye Vaada Raha' - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[12] "Exclusive: Colors' Ek Shringaar – Swabhimaan to go off air". The Indian Express. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[13] Rajesh, Author: Srividya (28 June 2018). "Mishkat Verma and Ankitta Sharmaa in &TV's Laal Ishq". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 26 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[14] Merani, Author: Anil (10 July 2019). "Review of ZEE5 series Ishq Aaj Kal: Interesting thriller with a storyline that impacts". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 23 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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