Ankitta Sharma

{{Infobox person

| name = Ankitta Sharma

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|05|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Chandigarh, India

| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2011–present

| television = Lajwanti
Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman

}}

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{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/chandigarh/ankitta-sharma-enjoys-home-made-food-in-chandigarh/articleshow/63684489.cms|title=Ankitta Sharma enjoys home-made food in Chandigarh - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=9 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-26}} and entered acting after winning the reality show Ticket to Bollywood in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/ankita-sharma-keen-dance-shows-1502594666.html|title=Ankita Sharma keen on doing dance shows|date=2018-03-02|website=The Statesman|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-26}} She made her television debut with the Zee TV's historical show Lajwanti playing the lead role.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/such-a-long-journey-14/|title=Such a Long Journey: 'Lajwanti' to premiere soon|date=2015-09-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-07-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/love-in-the-time-of-partition/|title='Lajwanti' is a proper story with a finite end: Sid Makkar on his new show based on partition|date=2015-09-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-07-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/tv-adaptation-of-rajinder-singh-bedis-lajwanti-launched/|title=TV adaptation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's 'Lajwanti' launched|date=2015-09-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-07-26}}

She gained attention after playing the female lead in the Colors TV family drama Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman opposite Samridh Bawa.{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/entertainment/tv/291116/ankita-sharma-to-mirror-vivaah-character.html|title=Ankita Sharma to mirror Vivaah character|date=2016-11-29|newspaper=asianage.com|access-date=2017-01-14}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/ek-shringaar-swabhimaan-review-the-show-is-engaging-and-fast-paced-keeping-you-hooked-to-the-screen/ |title=Ek Shringaar Swabhimaan Review: The show is engaging and fast-paced keeping you hooked to the screen |last=Iyengar |first=Anusha |language=en-US |access-date=2017-01-14}}

In 2021, she is cast as the lead role in the Sony Liv OTT webseries - The Whistleblower.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Filmography

= Television =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Show

!Role

!Channel

!Notes

2012

|PTC Miss Punjaban 2012

| rowspan="2" |Contestant

|PTC Punjabi

|Pageant

2014

|Ticket to Bollywood

|NDTV India

|Winner{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/behind-the-scenes-from-the-sets-of-ticket-to-bollywood-17660|title=Behind-the-Scenes: From the Sets of Ticket To Bollywood|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-07-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140614/ttlife1.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2019-07-26}}

2015-2016

|Lajwanti

|Lajwanti Kaur Bhardwaj

|Zee TV

|Female Lead{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151017/entertainment-tvmusic/article/we-share-good-chemistry-sid-makkar|title=We share a good chemistry: Sid Makkar|date=2015-10-18|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2017-02-11|language=en}}

rowspan="2" |2016

|Bigg Boss 10

|Herself

|Colors TV

|Celebrity guest

Yeh Vaada Raha (TV series)

|Meher Khanna

|Zee TV

|Antagonist{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ankita-Sharma-bags-role-in-Zee-TVs-Ye-Vaada-Raha/articleshow/51482017.cms|title=Ankita Sharma bags role in Zee TV's 'Ye Vaada Raha' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=20 March 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-26}}

2016–2017

|Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman

|Naina Solanki Singh Chauhan

| rowspan="4" | Colors TV

|Main Female Lead{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/colors-ek-shringaar-swabhiman-to-go-off-air-4861610/|title=Exclusive: Colors' Ek Shringaar – Swabhimaan to go off air|date=2017-09-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-07-26}}

rowspan="3"|2017

|Rising Star

|Herself

|Celebrity guest

Sasural Simar Ka

|rowspan="2"|Naina Solanki

|Special appearances

Dil Se Dil Tak

|Crossover Episodes

2018

|Laal Ishq

|Radhika

|&TV

|Episodic Role{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/news/mishkat-verma-ankitta-sharma-tvs-laal-ishq/2018/06/28|title=Mishkat Verma and Ankitta Sharmaa in &TV's Laal Ishq|last=Rajesh|first=Author: Srividya|date=2018-06-28|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-26}}

= Films =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Film

!Role

!Language

!Notes

2013

|Udeek

|Rajjo

| rowspan="2" | Punjabi

|Short film

2014

|Baaz

|Female lead’s younger sister

= Web series =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Series

!Role

!Platform

!Notes

2019

|Ishq Aaj Kal

|Alia Jaffri

|ZEE5

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/editorial-digital/review-of-zee5-series-ishq-aaj-kal-interesting-thriller-with-a-storyline-that-impacts/2019/07/10|title=Review of ZEE5 series Ishq Aaj Kal: Interesting thriller with a storyline that impacts|last=Merani|first=Author: Anil|date=2019-07-10|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-23}}

2021

|The Whistleblower

| Dr. Pragya

| rowspan="1" | Sony LIV

2022

|Wrong Way

| Ankita

| rowspan="1" | Hotstar