Ankit Gera

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Ankit Gera
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Gera in 2015
Born (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 37)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Television host
Years active2009–present
Known for
Spouse
Rashi Puri
(m. 2021)
[1]
Children1 [2]

Ankit Gera (born September 1, 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. [10]

In 2015, he took part in Killer Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah. [11] That year he appeared as Bhasmasur in the fantasy action series Maharakshak: Devi on Zee TV that failed commercially. [12]

In October 2015, Gera was a celebrity contestant in the 9th season of popular Indian reality game show Bigg Boss. [13] He was evicted on Day 7. [14]

In 2006, he was seen as Atish in an episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui with Pooja Sharma. [15] 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. [16]

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. [17] 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 [18]
2012–2015 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Mayank Garg [19]
2015 Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah Contestant
Maharakshak: Devi Bhasma [20]
Bigg Boss 9 ContestantEvicted Day 7 [21]
2016 Yeh Hai Aashiqui AatishSeason 4, episode 15 - "Trafficking" [15]
Santoshi Maa NikhilGuest appearance [22]
2017–2018 Agniphera Anurag SinghProtagonist [23]
2018 XXX BuntyWeb series
2021 Choti Sarrdaarni Sameer ShastriCameo Role
Molkki Daksh Singh Shekhawat [24]
2022Hara SindoorBhuvan
2023 Nath – Zewar Ya Zanjeer Captain Aditya Rathore

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