Shah Rukh Khan's 'Happy New Year' heroine found..

Lokhande rose to fame in the Ekta Kapoor soap opera Pavitra Rishta. She also participated in the fourth series of celebrity dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Filmmaker Farah Khan is yet to officially confirm the casting of Lokhande.

However, the director previously said that rumours surrounding the casting of Indian actress Jennifer Winget as the female lead were false.

"Jennifer Winget is not the heroine of Happy New Year... never met her, haven't tested her. Who spreads these rumours?" tweeted Khan.

Lokhande is the long-term girlfriend of Kai Po Che! actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Happy New Year is due to begin filming in September.