When Elvish Yadav asked Ankita Lokhande why Kapil Sharma chose Sumona Chakravarti over her for his show?; latter says 'we aren't friends'

etimes.in | May 16, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
When Elvish Yadav asked Ankita Lokhande why Kapil Sharma chose Sumona Chakravarti over her for his show?; latter says 'we aren't friends'
Elvish Yadav shares a fun bond with Ankita Lokhande and Vicky Jain, when the vlogger started with his podcast, the duo were one of the firsts to shoot with him. During the conversation, Elvish had some interesting questions for Ankita Lokhande as they discussed about the shows and opportunities she had in Bollywood and TV.

Elvish recalled that Ankita was a part of Comedy Circus and had partnered with Kapil Sharma on the show. In the podcast, Elvish asked Ankita about her reaction when Kapil chose to work with Sumona Chakarvarti on his show and not her. What had happened? Ankita replied, "Kapil and I did work together but I don't share that bond with him. We aren't friends, we were colleagues and that's about it. Sumona did great with the show and it has been so many years."

Elvish even asked Ankita about her experience with Manikarnika and revealed that she hadn't charged for that film. Ankita replied, "Yes, I didn't charge for that film and it was an amazing experience to have Kangna as our director. I got to learn many new things on the set with the film."

Earlier, Elvish received flak when he asked Ankita whether she would be Alia Bhatt's mother if offered, Ankita replied, "Kyun? 40 saal ki lady buddhi ho jaati hai? Main kahi se bhi 40 saal ki lagti hoon?" She also added, "Nahi. Kyuki main nahi lagti Alia Bhatt ki maa." Ankita also said that she has already played mother to older kids in Pavitra Rishta.


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