Sushant Singh Rajput appreciated his ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhande’s first look from her upcoming film Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi and said that she is looking “great” in it. Ankita is making her debut in Bollywood with Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi and has been cast as Jhalkari Bai, a woman soldier in Rani Laxmibai’s army. Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi casts Kangana Ranaut in the titular role.

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Casting director Mukesh Chhabra shared Ankita’s first look from the film on Instagram and on the comments section of the post, we spotted Sushant’s comment as he wrote, “It looks absolutely great Ankita. I am extremely happy to see this. May God bless you with lots of success and happiness.” Ankita, in fact, also responded to Sushant, saying, "Thank you Sushant. I wish you the same."

See for yourself:

[caption id="attachment_182396" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Screenshot from Mukesh Chhabra's Instagram.[/caption]

Ankita and Sushant appeared together in the principal roles in the hit television series Pavitra Rishta and dated for six years before separating in 2016.

[caption id="attachment_81986" align="aligncenter" width="750"] File photo of Sushant and Ankita.[/caption]

Sushant made his debut in Bollywood with Kai Po Che in 2013 and subsequently appeared in the films Shuddh Desi Romance, PK, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story and Raabta. His new film Kedarnath released last week.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, meanwhile, is scheduled to release on January 25, 2019.