Ankita Prabhu Walawalkar is a famous content creator, television personality, and influencer who gained popularity after appearing on Bigg Boss Marathi. She is also known as “Kokan Hearted Girl” by audiences for being emotionally honest, proud of her culture, and being relatable across her audience. The format of Ankita’s content showcases the tradition of the Konkan region as well as the lifestyle of the people of the Konkan. Ankita is known to be one of the most popular creators in Maharashtra.
Ankita was born in Konkan on February 17, 1994. She comes from two places, Malvan and Devbagh. Hence, as of October 2023, she is 31 years old. Her upbringing was not encouraging to her creativity when she was a kid; hence, it made her who she is now. From childhood until now, she has been linked to her locality due to various festivities and traditional foods from there. All this has provided her with the identity she is proud of now as an online content producer.
Growing up as part of a typical middle-class family from Maharashtrian culture, she has learned how to be humble and disciplined as well as how to express her emotions. She has shown a passion for sharing her rich culture through digital content to her audience using various social platforms.
Before pursuing her career in the entertainment field, she used to work hard academically. She attained her civil engineering degree from the state of Maharashtra.
She attended Dr. Datta Samant High School in Devbagh for her schooling and later studied at N.A.D. Topiwalla Junior College in Malvan. Following her graduation from the Metropolitan Institute of Technology and Management with an engineering degree, Ankita began her professional career as a Technical Engineer, but she was not truly happy. Although she had a great technical background, she eventually followed her dream to pursue her passion for communication and creating content.
Beginning her Rise as a Content Creator
As a content creator, Ankita started her journey on social media, creating various types of videos focused on Konkan culture/traditions, local lifestyle (food, fashion, etc.), comedy, and storytelling.
The openness and honesty of Ankita while communicating with people have enabled her to become popular with many followers because her content revolves around the authenticity of the culture of the region.
Ankita’s status as an influencer is unique compared to other influencers whose popularity lies more with the trend they follow than with creating something of their own. The genuine nature of Ankita has led to a connective emotion with her viewers.
Ankita gained popularity after becoming a contestant of Bigg Boss Marathi in the year 2024 due to her genuine personality, sincerity of emotions, and outspoken nature. Her honest, down-to-earth personality was well received by viewers.
Ankita gets married to Kunal Bhagat.
Ankita married Kunal Bhagat (a composer/musician) on February 14th, 2025, but before their wedding, there was very little coverage of the couple’s relationship, so the audience was curious about how their relationship developed.
Kunal and Ankita tied the knot after that, and now she has her own personal balance of life and also works in her professional field.
Social Media and Net Worth
Ankita is an active personality on all kinds of social networking sites, such as YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. She posts about personal experiences, lifestyle, travels, and culture on these social media websites, gaining a lot from various business promotions.
According to the latest figures, her net worth is estimated to be around ₹50 lakh.
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