Ankit Gupta
Born (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materIPEC Engineering College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2012–present
Notable work

Ankit Gupta (born 6 November 1988) is an Indian actor and model who is known for working in Hindi television. He is best known for his role as Parth Kashyap in Sadda Haq, Garv Priyom Thakur in Begusarai, Fateh Singh Virk in Colors TV's Udaariyaan and Jahaan Mehta in Junooniyatt. In 2022, he appeared in Bigg Boss 16 as a contestant.

Early life

Gupta was born on 6 November 1988 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He completed his education at IPEC Engineering College.[2][3]


Career

He started his career by doing a job at a call center and later moved to Mumbai,[4] where he did many commercials and music videos before he started acting.[1]

Gupta made his acting debut in 2012, as Dr. Abhishek Kumar in Colors TV series Balika Vadhu. The same year, he was seen as Nalender Yadav in the Hindi film Tutiya Dil. In 2014, he rose to fame playing Parth Kashyap in Channel V India's show Sadda Haq.

Gupta was seen playing recurring roles in Begusarai as Garv Thakur, Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi as Jatin Roy, Mayavi Maling as Chegu and, Kundali Bhagya as Pawan Malhotra. He has also been part of the web series Illegal - Justice, Out of Order, Bekaboo 2, and Main Hero Boll Raha Hu. From 2021 to 2022, Gupta was seen playing the male lead, Fateh Singh Virk, in Colors TV's popular drama Udaariyaan.[5][6] In 2022, he was seen participating in the Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 16, and got evicted on day 84.[7]

From February to November 2023, Gupta was seen playing Jahaan Mehta, a musician, in Colors TV's romantic musical drama Junooniyatt.[8][9][10]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Tutiya Dil Nalender Yadav [11]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Balika Vadhu Dr. Abhishek Kumar [12]
2013 Oye Jassie Rodney Kapoor
2014–2016 Sadda Haq Parth Kashyap [12]
2016 Begusarai Garv Priyom Thakur Recurring role [13]
2017 Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi Jatin Roy
2018 Mayavi Maling Chegu [13]
2020–2021 Kundali Bhagya Pawan Malhotra Recurring role [14]
2021–2022 Udaariyaan Fateh Singh Virk [15]
2022 Bigg Boss 16 Contestant 14th place [16]
2023 Junooniyatt Jahaan Mehta [17]

Special appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Laal Ishq Keshav/Raghav/Surya Episodes 132/138/180
2021 Bigg Boss 14 Fateh Singh Virk
Namak Issk Ka
2022 Parineetii
2023 Udaariyaan Jahaan Mehta

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Illegal - Justice, Out of Order Neeraj Shekhawat [18]
2021 Bekaaboo (Season 2) [19]
Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu Inspector Sachin Kadam [20]

Music videos

Year Title Singer Ref.
2021 Ladeya Na Kar Deedar Kaur [21]
2023 Kuch Itne Haseen Yasser Desai [22]
Baarish Aayi Hai Rito Riba [23]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 21st Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actor - Drama Udaariyaan Nominated [24]
Popular Actor - OTT Bekaaboo 2 Nominated
22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actor - Drama Udaariyaan Nominated [25]
2023 Indian Telly Awards Best Onscreen Couple (with Priyanka Choudhary) Nominated [26]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Happy Birthday Ankit Gupta: 8 Lesser-known facts about Bigg Boss 16 star". PINKVILLA. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ankit Gupta: From working at a call centre to being the Silent Hero in Bigg Boss 16; a look at Ankit Gupta's journey". The Times of India. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ankit Gupta's journey from working at a call center to TV superstar". India TV News (in Hindi). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ankit Gupta: How a former call-centre employee is now winning hearts in Bigg Boss 16". Firstpost. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Ankit Gupta to play cameo in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Udaariyaan: खून के आंसू रोने के मजबूर हुई जैस्मिन, फतेह को हो गया है तेजो से इश्क". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ankit Gupta reacts to Bigg Boss eviction". News18. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Has Ankit Gupta bagged Sargun Mehta-Ravi Dubey's next show?". PINKVILLA. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "6 TV shows to watch in 2023, from Ishq Mein Ghayal to Junooniyatt". PINKVILLA. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  10. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/confirmed-junooniyatt-to-end-on-november-3/articleshow/104583381.cms
  11. ↑ "Tutiya Dil Cast List | Tutiya Dil Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Ankit Gupta on his first stint with Balika Vadhu: I was badly treated, my director would never take my shot". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Vishal Karwal and Ankit Gupta in Nissar Parvez's historical fantasy". Times of India. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Prithvi's Brother, Pawan From Kundali Bhagya - Zee5 News". ZEE5. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "'Udaariyaan' Makes Splashing Entry In List Of Top-Rated Shows". news.abplive.com. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. ↑ Sehgal, Chirag (1 October 2022). "Bigg Boss 16: Udaariyaan Couple Priyanka Choudhary-Ankit Gupta To Make Grand Entry On Nach Punjaban". News18. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Bigg Boss contestant Ankit Gupta return to Colors with new show Junooniyatt, co-starring Neha Rana and Gautam Singh Vig". Bollywood Hungama. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Illegal review: Shattering courtroom drama stereotypes". The Indian Express. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Bekaaboo". GQ India. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Main Hero Boll Raha Hu: Meet The Cast And Characters Of This Upcoming Gangster Drama - Zee5 News". ZEE5. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Deedar Kaur ft. Isha Malviya and Ankit Gupta's 'Ladeya Na Kar' brings a tale of undeniable chemistry - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "Priyanka Choudhary-Ankit Gupta's new music video 'Kuch Itne Haseen' OUT; Priyankit fans have a meltdown". PINKVILLA. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "Baarish Aayi Hai: 5 things you wouldn't want to miss in Ankit Gupta-Shivangi Joshi's music video". PINKVILLA. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "The 21st ITA Awards". www.theita2021.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "The 22nd ITA Awards". Indian Television Academy. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "Indian Telly Awards 2023: Check Out The List Of Nominees For Fan Favorites". Indian Telly Awards. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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