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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name =  Ankita Jhaveri
| nickname = Rasna girl<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krishnankutty |first1=Pia |title=The Rasna girl who stole hearts one '80s ad at a time |url=https://theprint.in/feature/the-rasna-girl-who-stole-hearts-one-80s-ad-at-a-time/431411/ |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
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| birth_name = Ankita Jhaveri<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10853.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114230522/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10853.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2016 |title=Bollywood Cinema News &#124; Bollywood Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Bollywood}}</ref>
| birth_date = 27 May<ref>{{cite web |title=Birthday 2007 - Ankita |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/birthday2007-ankita.html |access-date=29 May 2012}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Breach Candy]], [[Mumbai]], India
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| yearsactive = 2003–2012
| spouse = {{marriage|Vishal Jagtap | 2016}}
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| occupation = Actress ; Producer
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'''Ankita Jhaveri''' is an Indian actress, who has worked primarily in [[Telugu cinema]] along with some [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Kannada]] films.
==Personal life==
In March 2016, Ankita married to Vishal Jagtap, a [[Mumbai]]-based [[businessman]] in [[New Jersey]], who is VP of applications at CITI Bank.<ref>{{Cite web |last=kavirayani |first=suresh |date=8 November 2015 |title=Rasna girl Ankita to tie the knot |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151108/entertainment-tollywood/article/rasna-girl-ankita-tie-knot |access-date=15 October 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
==Career==
Ankitha started as a child actor in the advertising campaign for juice drink product ''[[Rasna (drink)|Rasna]]'' in 1984 in India on national TV and was known as the "Rasna baby" as a child actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=When I love you, Rasna became the Mantra of Indian Summers |url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/advertising/when-i-love-you-rasna-became-the-mantra-of-indian-summers/90603228 |access-date=2023-07-24}}</ref> Her breakthrough in films came with ''[[Simhadri (2003 film)|Simhadri]]'' starring [[NTR Jr]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actress Ankitha engaged - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Actress-Ankithaengaged/articleshow/49701280.cms |access-date=15 October 2020 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> In 2005, she appeared in back-to-back Tamil films directed by [[Sundar C]], featuring alongside [[Prashanth]] in ''[[London (2005 Tamil film)|London]]'' and then in ''[[Thaka Thimi Tha]]'' with newcomer Yuvakrishna.
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film!! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2002 || ''[[Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo]]'' || Priya ||rowspan="3"| Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Dhanalakshmi, I Love You]]'' || Dhanalakshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Premalo Pavani Kalyan]]'' || Pavani ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Sri Ram (film)|Sri Ram]]'' || Aishwarya || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Simhadri (2003 film)|Simhadri]]'' || Kasturi  ||rowspan="4"| Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004 ||  ''[[Andaru Dongale Dorikithe]]'' || Usha ||
|-
| ''[[Vijayendra Varma]]'' || Venkatalakshmi ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005 || ''[[Manasu Maata Vinadhu]]'' || Anu ||
|-
| ''[[London (2005 Tamil film)|London]]'' || Anjali ||rowspan="2"| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thaka Thimi Tha]]'' || Gayathri ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006 || ''[[Raraju (2006 film)|Raraju]]'' || ||rowspan="3"| Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Khatarnak (2006 film)|Khatarnak]]'' ||  || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Seetharamudu]]'' || Anjali ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2007 || ''[[Thiru Ranga]]'' || Shri || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thiru Ranga|Julayi]]'' || Shruthi ||rowspan="6"| Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Nava Vasantham]]'' || Priya ||
|-
| ''[[Anasuya (film)|Anasuya]]'' || ||
|-
|2008 || ''[[Raja Raja ]]'' || Sravani ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009 || ''[[Tsunami 7x]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Police Adhikari]]'' || ||
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2156217}}
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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]