EXCLUSIVE: Ankita Lokhande reveals not getting film offers post-Manikarnika: I did not have any Godfather

Nayandeep Rakshit

March 8, 2023
1:49 pm
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Popular actress Ankita Lokhande in an interview with us opened up on not getting many offers post-Manikarnika as she did not have a godfather nor she belonged to any camp.

Ankita Lokhande on Manikarnika

On being asked about post-Manikarnika did she get any good projects in Bollywood? The actress replied, “Very frankly I want to tell you after Manikarnika I never got any scripts in my hand. The reason was that I did not have any Godfather to push me to that level. I was talented I know that, but you know you should receive certain things to say no to. But I never received any such thing, it was never so I am receiving a number of scripts and I am reading it. The market outside is quite different, nobody is coming to you and giving you scripts. I can’t go to people and please them and ask I can’t do that.”

Speaking about no work post-Manikarnika, Ankita Lokhande added, “Today I feel that whatever is coming to me I want to do that wholeheartedly. That’s my thing because I cannot go to people and ask for work. Also, people don’t have time to give talent importance as there are some other things too. I am very talented I know that it’s better where I feel I will get work, where I will also receive respect. I don’t want to do small roles in any film. Or to stand beside some heroine I don’t want to do so. I want to do my film, no matter if it is small, or if it is a television series that is mine, I don’t mind doing that as it is mine and my talent is appreciated there. So I will work, where I am valued. I know how to make my own value and maybe that is the reason I am standing on my own doing my own things. I do not want to work with any big production house, it’s ok I really don’t want to work. As everyone has their own camp and I want to make my own camp and will work in that.“

Ankita Lokhande on turning producer

The Pavitra Rishta actress reveals her future plans, “I am playing a lead in my next film and I got this film The Last Coffee, it’s an independent cinema where people might not value it much as it is not a big production and known actors are not a part of this. The actors in this film are from different categories. as I wanted to do like this for independent cinema as maybe tomorrow I might turn to an independent producer. Would love to launch real talent in this lifetime. I will really want that the opportunities that I never received would love to give people those opportunities. Genuinely I want to give a big launch with a nice story and good actors. Today the industry needs some good and talented actors, who are currently not there. I want to make my own camp where I can genuinely give people a chance. A place where there will be no corruption things will be quite clear and only talent will be there. I feel I can do this and I will do it.“

Watch the entire interview with Ankita Lokhande here: