Popular actress, Ankita Lokhande has suffered a huge personal loss, as she lost her father, Shashikant Lokhande. The actress is currently grieving as she was extremely close to her dad. Though the news hasn't been confirmed by Ankita or her family, her well-wishers have started pouring their condolences in these challenging times.
As per a report in India Today, it is stated that Ankita Lokhande’s father, Shashikant Lokhande, left for his heavenly abode on August 12, 2023. He breathed his last at the age of 68. While the cause of his death is not known yet, the report claimed that the actress' father was unwell for the past two months. Moreover, Shashikant Lokhande's last rites will be performed at Oshiwara Crematorium on August 13, 2023, at 11 am.
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On Father's Day 2023, Ankita Lokhande dedicated a heartfelt post to her father, Shashikant Lokhande. She dropped an adorable video with her daddy dearest and penned a heartwarming note. In the video, the actress was seen offering yellow flowers to her dad and wishing him good health. Her note can be read as:
"Happy Father’s Day to my first hero my daddy. I can’t express my true feelings what I feel for u but I love u bahut sara .. i hv seen u struggling for many things when I was a child but u made sure that your children doesn’t .. u always gave me my wings to fly and made me do whatever I wanted to become .. I’m what I’m it’s all your support and strength.. I remember when I started my journey in mumbai and sometimes when I had no rent to pay.. you made it happened no matter what was going on in your life because u believed in my dreams."
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Further, in her note, Ankita Lokhande expressed her emotions about being her father's daughter and revealed that her father was struggling with his health issues. Sharing that she is very proud to be his daughter, Ankita stated:
"I am and I will be always grateful and blessed to have u paa .. I have seen u struggling with your health but ur strong will what I saw that time was something else and ur smiling face during that period kept all of us going. I’m very very proud to be your daughter.. love u paa forever and ever and ever. Happy Father’s Day paa @skl644494. Your Rajarajeshwari."
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Rest in peace, Shashikant Lokhande!
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