# Ankit Gupta

Ankit Gupta (born 6 November 1988) is an Indian actor and model known for his work in Hindi television. He is best known for his roles as Parth Kashyap in Sadda Haq, Garv Priyom Thakur in Begusarai, Fateh Singh Virk in Udaariyaan, Jahaan Mehta in Junooniyatt, and Ranvijay Rana in Maati Se Bandhi Dor. He was also a contestant on Bigg Boss 16.

## Early life

Gupta was born on 6 November 1988 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his education at IPEC Engineering College. He initially worked at a call center and later moved to Mumbai, where he appeared in numerous commercials and music videos before venturing into acting.

## Career

Gupta made his acting debut in 2012 as Dr. Abhishek Kumar in Colors TV's Balika Vadhu. That same year, he portrayed Nalender Yadav in the Hindi film Tutiya Dil. In 2014, he gained recognition for his role as Parth Kashyap in Channel V India's show Sadda Haq.
Gupta was seen playing recurring roles in various television shows, including 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 appeared in several web series such as Illegal - Justice, Out of Order, Bekaboo 2, and Main Hero Boll Raha Hu.
From 2021 to 2022, Gupta portrayed the male lead, Fateh Singh Virk, in Colors TV's popular drama Udaariyaan. In 2022, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 16 on Colors TV and was eliminated on day 84.
From February to November 2023, Gupta portrayed Jahaan Mehta, a musician, in Colors TV's romantic musical drama Junooniyatt.
Since May 2024, he has been starring as Rannvijay in the romantic drama Maati Se Bandhi Dor opposite Rutuja Bagwe on StarPlus.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2012 | Tutiya Dil | Nalender Yadav | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012–2013 | Balika Vadhu | Dr. Abhishek Kumar | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Oye Jassie | Rodney Kapoor | |
| 2014–2016 | Sadda Haq | Parth Kashyap | |
| 2016 | Begusarai | Garv Priyom Thakur | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi | Jatin Roy | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Mayavi Maling | Chegu | |
| 2019 | Laal Ishq | Keshav/Raghav/Surya | Episodes 132/138/180 |
| 2020–2021 | Kundali Bhagya | Pawan Malhotra | Recurring role |
| 2021–2022 | Udaariyaan | Fateh Singh Virk | |
| 2022 | Bigg Boss 16 | Contestant | 14th place |
| 2023 | Junooniyatt | Jahaan Mehta | |
| 2024–2025 | Maati Se Bandhi Dor | Rannvijay Rana | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2020 | Illegal - Justice, Out of Order | Neeraj Shekhawat |
| 2021 | Bekaaboo (Season 2) | |
| 2021 | Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu | Inspector Sachin Kadam |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Singer |
| 2021 | Ladeya Na Kar | Deedar Kaur |
| 2023 | Kuch Itne Haseen | Yasser Desai |
| 2023 | Baarish Aayi Hai | Rito Riba |
| 2024 | Baar Baar | Sukhwinder Singh, Renuka Panwar |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2023 | Indian Telly Awards | Fan Favourite Actor | Udaariyaan | Nominated |
| 2023 | Indian Telly Awards | Fan Favourite Jodi (with Priyanka Chahar Choudhary) | Udaariyaan | Nominated |
| 2024 | Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards | Most Stylish TV Couple (with Priyanka Chahar Choudhary) | — | Won |