Ankita Jhaveri is an Indian actress, who has worked primarily in

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along with some

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and

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films.

Personal life

In March 2016, Ankita married Vishal Jagtap, a

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-based

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, who is VP of applications at CITI Bank.

Career

Ankitha started as a child actor in the advertising campaign for juice drink product '' Rasna'' in 1984 in India on national TV and was known as the "Rasna baby" as a child actor. Her breakthrough in films came with '' Simhadri'' starring NTR Jr. In 2005, she appeared in back-to-back Tamil films directed by

Sundar C Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1968), known professionally as Sundar C, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has directed over 30 films and received the Kalaimamani#2009, Kalaim ...

, featuring alongside

Prashanth Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor, businessman, playback singer and film producer known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in f ...

in ''

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'' and then in ''

Thaka Thimi Tha ''Thaka Thimi Tha'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Sundar C., who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars newcomers Yuva Krishna and Ankitha. Plot Krishna (Yuva Krishna) works at an eatery own ...

'' with newcomer Yuvakrishna.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{authority control Indian film actresses Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people)