Ankitta Sharma Explained

Ankitta Sharma
Birth Date:	31 May 1994
Birth Place:	Chandigarh, India
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2011–now
Television:	Lajwanti Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman
Height:	5 ft 4 in

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.

Filmography

Television

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

Films

!Year!Film!Role!Language!Notes

2013	Udeek	Rajjo	Punjabi	Short film
2014	Baaz			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
		Favourite Pati-Patni Rishta (with Sid Makkar)
		Favourite Nayi Jodi (with Sid Makkar)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ankitta Sharma enjoys home-made food in Chandigarh - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2019-07-26.
2. Web site: Ankita Sharma keen on doing dance shows. 2018-03-02. The Statesman. en-US. 2019-07-26.
3. Web site: Such a Long Journey: 'Lajwanti' to premiere soon. 2015-09-28. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-07-26.
4. Web site: 'Lajwanti' is a proper story with a finite end: Sid Makkar on his new show based on partition. 2015-09-23. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-07-26.
5. Web site: TV adaptation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's 'Lajwanti' launched. 2015-09-15. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-07-26.
6. News: Ankita Sharma to mirror Vivaah character. 2016-11-29. asianage.com. 2017-01-14.
7. News: Ek Shringaar Swabhimaan Review: The show is engaging and fast-paced keeping you hooked to the screen . Iyengar . Anusha . en-US . 2017-01-14.
8. Web site: Behind-the-Scenes: From the Sets of Ticket To Bollywood. NDTV.com. 2019-07-26.
9. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle. www.tribuneindia.com. 2019-07-26.
10. News: We share a good chemistry: Sid Makkar. 2015-10-18. Deccan Chronicle. 2017-02-11. en.
11. Web site: Ankita Sharma bags role in Zee TV's 'Ye Vaada Raha' - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2019-07-26.
12. Web site: Exclusive: Colors' Ek Shringaar – Swabhimaan to go off air. 2017-09-26. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-07-26.
13. Web site: Mishkat Verma and Ankitta Sharmaa in &TV's Laal Ishq. Rajesh. Author: Srividya. 2018-06-28. IWMBuzz. en-US. 2019-07-26.
14. Web site: Review of ZEE5 series Ishq Aaj Kal: Interesting thriller with a storyline that impacts. Merani. Author: Anil. 2019-07-10. IWMBuzz. en-US. 2019-07-23.