Ankita Shrivastav is an Indian actor, writer and comedian. She is known for her stand-up comedy performances on the YouTube series Main, Meri Family & Lockdown (2021).
Wiki/Biography
Ankita Shrivastav was born in Kanpur into a prominent family and grew up in Mumbai, Bengal and Odisha.
Ankita Shrivastav’s childhood
She bounced from one school to another since she was a child. The frequent changes of place exposed Ankita to different cultures, which later helped her understand different people better. At the age of four, she performed on stage for the first time. Ankita developed an interest in acting at an early age and often participated in plays, speeches and presentations during her school and college years.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye Color: Brown
Family and caste
There is not much information about her parents. She has a younger brother named Akash.
Ankita Shrivastav and her mother
Ankita Shrivastav’s parents
Ankita Shrivastav and her brother
Profession
Ankita Shrivastav started her career as a theatre artist. She has acted in plays like Talli Tuesday.
Ankita Shrivastav in Talli on Tuesday
Shrivastav created her YouTube channel ‘Filmy Chokri’ in 2012 and uploaded her talk show videos on the channel. Her first talk show video ‘Bombay Girls, Local Trains’ received a great response from the audience. The video garnered more than 4 million views within a few days.
Ankita has acted in television commercials for many well-known brands like Dairy Milk, Dominos, LG, Tata Sky and New York Life Insurance. She has created and played characters like Billo Rani and Natasha which are very popular with the audience.
Her popular stand-up series on YouTube include Girls and Rains, Girls in the Gym and Main, Meri Family & Lockdown.
In 2016, she made her Bollywood debut in the film Sarbjit playing the role of ‘Poonam’ (Sarbjit’s daughter).
Ankita Shrivastav in Sarbjit
In theatre, she starred in a 90-minute English monologue, An Unsent Love Letter, which received positive reviews from audiences and critics.
Ankita Shrivastav in An Unposted Love Letter
In 2021, she starred in Amazon Prime’s comedy series LOL, Hasse Toh Phasse.
Favorite things
- Clothing brand: Forever21
- Film director: Woody Allen
Facts/Trivia
- Ankita loves to read in her free time and has a rich collection of books at home.
- She is the co-founder of KathaKids, an online collection of children’s bedtime stories.
KathaKids’ Books
- She is popularly known by the name Filmy Chokri.
- Ankita’s voice was unique. Her stories resonated with young Indians in both metropolitan cities and small towns.
- After shooting her first stand-up comedy video, Ankita went viral with “Ladki, jisetention bilkul pasand nahi hai” (a line from her stand-up comedy video Mumbai Girl, Local Train).
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Source: HIS Education