{"id":16456,"date":"2025-09-30T03:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T03:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/30\/ankita-lokhande-has-not-quit-acting-as-she-turns-producer-it-remains-my-first-love-television-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T03:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T03:56:07","slug":"ankita-lokhande-has-not-quit-acting-as-she-turns-producer-it-remains-my-first-love-television-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/30\/ankita-lokhande-has-not-quit-acting-as-she-turns-producer-it-remains-my-first-love-television-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ankita Lokhande Has Not Quit Acting As She Turns Producer: ‘It Remains My First Love’ | Television News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ankita Lokhande to relaunch cult film ‘Chandni Bar’. (Photo Credits: Instagram)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Actress Ankita Lokhande claimed that \u201cActing will always remain my first love” as she embarks on a new journey as a producer. Ankita has added a new feather to her cap \u2013 a producer. The \u2018Pavitra Rishta\u2019 actress is stepping into production under her home banner, Legend Studios, alongside Sandeep Singh and Vicky Jain.<\/p>\n

Talking about taking on the new challenge and if it means stepping back from acting, Ankita<\/a> shared, \u201cActing will always remain my first love, but producing is my way of giving back”.<\/p>\n

For her, producing is not a replacement for acting but an extension of her creative journey. \u201cMy first single-lead film came from Sandeep, and today, he has also brought me my first film as a producer. And with Vicky by my side, I feel like everything has come full circle,” Ankita added.<\/p>\n

However, Ankita definitely does not take lightly the responsibility of relaunching a cult film like \u201cChandni Bar”.\u00a0Expressing the same, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s a huge responsibility to recreate the magic of such an iconic film. But with Legend Studios, I believe we are going to make it truly special.”<\/p>\n

Ankita believes producing is about carrying forward a legacy, creating new opportunities, and giving back to the very industry that made her who she is today. Made under the direction of Madhur Bhandarkar, \u201cChandni Bar” stars Tabu and Atul Kulkarni in lead roles, along with Ananya Khare, Rajpal Yadav, Minakshi Sahani, and Vishal Thakkar in supporting roles, among others.<\/p>\n

The movie shares a heartbreaking story involving the Mumbai underworld, prostitution, dance bars, and gun crime. Released on September 28th, 2001, \u201cChandni Bar” turned out to be both a box office and a critical success.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Ankita\u2019s businessman husband, Vicky Jain, is all set to make his Bollywood debut with \u201cHaq”, co-starring Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi.<\/p>\n

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – IANS<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n

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Chirag Sehgal works as a Senior Sub-Editor in the Entertainment team at News18.com. With an experience of five years in the media industry, he largely focuses on Indian television coverage. Apart from bringing …Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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