Shashikant Lokhande was the father of actor Ankita Lokhande. A prayer meeting for him was held in Mumbai, and many famous people from film and TV came to show their support for Ankita after her father died. A few days after Shashikant Lokhande died on Saturday morning, the event took place.
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Paparazzi shared videos of the prayer meet, which was attended by a number of famous people, such as actors Mrunal Thakur, Mouni Roy, Nia Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Aly Goni, Jasmin Bhasin, and Tejasswi Prakash, singer Ankit Tiwari, and music producers Meet Bros.
During the prayer meeting, Ankita and her mother Vandana were seen leaving the place together. She thanked both the media and the people who had helped her for their support. Ankita, her mother, and her husband, Vicky Jain, had already said their last goodbyes to her father on Sunday afternoon.
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Famous people like Arti Singh, Shraddha Arya, Omkar Kapoor, Rajesh Khattar, and Kushal Tandon also came to pay their respects and comfort the family.
During the funeral on Sunday, Ankita was seen using her shoulder to help hold up her father's coffin. Reports said that Shashikant Lokhande had been sick for a long time. Neither Ankita nor Vicky have said anything public about his health, though. His body was burned up at the Oshiwara mortuary.