Ankit Gera

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Ankit Gera
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Gera in 2015
Born (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 38)
New Delhi, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Television host
Years active2009–present
Known for
Spouse
Rashi Puri
​
(m. 2021)​
[1]
Children1 [2]

Ankit Gera (born 1 September 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television dramas. [3] He was a contestant on Bigg Boss 9 . [4]

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Personal life

Gera completed his studies in Delhi. [5]

He was in a relationship with the actress Adaa Khan, but they broke up in 2013. Later, he was in a relationship with his Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke co-star Roopal Tyagi before they broke up in 2015. [6] In 2019, he began dating the actress Sara Khan with whom he did a guest appearance in Santoshi Maa . [7]

In 2021, Gera married Rashi Puri, a NRI Nigerian, in a private Hindu wedding ceremony. [1] The following year, Puri gave birth to their son. [2]

Career

After completing his studies, Gera began his acting career in Hindi television with the rom-com Mahi Way on Sony Entertainment Television.[ citation needed ]

His first big part was in 2009 in the television show Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya as Adarsh Saxena which he left in 2011 and was replaced by Aniruddh Singh. [8]

His first lead role came opposite Roopal Tyagi in 2012 in Zee TV's soap opera Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke as Mayank Garg, [9] for which he received several nominations. The show ended in 2015. [5]

In 2015, he took part in Killer Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah. [10] That year he appeared as Bhasmasur in the fantasy action series Maharakshak: Devi on Zee TV that failed commercially. [11]

In October 2015, Gera was a celebrity contestant in the 9th season of popular Indian reality game show Bigg Boss. [12] He was evicted on Day 7. [13]

In 2006, he was seen as Atish in an episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui with Pooja Sharma. [14] In the same year, he gave a guest appearance in &TV's mythological drama Santoshi Maa produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms with his girlfriend, Sara Khan. [15]

In March 2017, Gera began as the main character alongside Yukti Kapoor and Simraan Kaur in the TV series Agniphera as MBA graduate Anurag Singh. [16] He left the show in 2018, after his character's death.

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2009 Mahi Way Nikhil
2009–2011 Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Adarsh Saxena [17]
2012–2015 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Mayank Garg [18]
2015 Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah Contestant
Maharakshak: Devi Bhasma [19]
Bigg Boss 9 ContestantEvicted Day 7 [13]
2016 Yeh Hai Aashiqui AatishSeason 4, episode 15 - "Trafficking" [14]
Santoshi Maa NikhilGuest appearance [20]
2017–2018 Agniphera Anurag SinghProtagonist [21]
2018 XXX BuntyWeb series
2021 Choti Sarrdaarni Sameer ShastriCameo Role
Molkki Daksh Singh Shekhawat [22]
2022Hara SindoorBhuvan
2023 Nath – Zewar Ya Zanjeer Captain Aditya Rathore

References

  1. 1 2 The Indian Express (8 June 2021). "TV actor Ankit Gera ties the knot". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 The Times of India (13 June 2022). "Exclusive! You can't imagine the level of happiness until you experience fatherhood, says Ankit Gera who has been blessed with a baby boy". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Ankit Gera biography
  4. ↑ "Ankit Gera: Maintaining sanity amid negativity inside the Bigg Boss house was difficult". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 "No one knows the truth about my relationships: Ankit Gera". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bidaai actress Sara Khan confirms dating Ankit Gera; a look at their romantic pictures". The Times of India. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Sara Khan calls Ankit Gera 'forever mine', here's looking back at their cute photos". DNA India . 8 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. ↑ Maheshwari, Neha (20 January 2012). "Pratigya gets a new brother". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Maheshwari, Neha (11 January 2015). "Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke to end this month?". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
    - Ankit Gera biography
  10. ↑ "Sara Khan calls Ankit Gera 'forever mine', here's looking back at their cute photos". DNA India . Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "No one knows the truth about my relationships: Ankit Gera". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ankit Gera in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble". Times of India.com. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    - "Ankit Gera: Maintaining sanity amid negativity inside the Bigg Boss house was difficult". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Ankit Gera evicted from Bigg Boss 9, hopes for wild card entry". Hindustan Times. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Ankit Gera to be seen opposite Pooja Sharma in 'Yeh Hai Aashiqui'". The Times of India. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Bidaai actress Sara Khan confirms dating Ankit Gera; a look at their romantic pictures". The Times of India. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
    - "Bigg Boss fame Ankit Gera & Sara Khan on 'Jai Santoshi Maa'". The Times of India. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
    - Razzaq, Sameena (14 March 2017). "Ankit Gera to play the lead in upcoming show". The Asian Age. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Pratigya gets a new brother". Times of India.
  18. ↑ "Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke to end this month?". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "Bigg Boss fame Ankit Gera & Sara Khan on 'Jai Santoshi Maa'". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  21. ↑ Razzaq, Sameena (14 March 2017). "Ankit Gera to play the lead in upcoming show". The Asian Age. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  22. ↑ Maheshwari, Neha (8 August 2021). "Ankit Gera to play the new hero opposite Priyal Mahajan in Molkki - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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