Ankit Bathla (born 10 October 1988) is an Indian

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known for his portrayal of Madhav in '' Beta Hi Chahiye'', Dhruv Pandey in ''

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'' and Akshay Khanna in '' Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji''. He was last seen playing Rajat in '' Naagin: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel''. He played the double role of Siddhanth Sinha and Advocate Vedant Sinha in

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, India. He completed his schooling from

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. He later completed his graduation in Economics (Hons) from

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Career

Ankit Bathla began working as a trainer with

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before moving into acting. His first television appearance was on

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in ''Sammaan Ek Adhikaar'' where he played an anti-hero. Later he acted in ''

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'', playing the pivotal character Abhigyan on

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, followed by ''

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'' as Arjun on

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, and ''Hamari Saass Leela'' as the youngest son, Ayush, of Leela Parekh (

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) on

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. In 2010 he played the role of Gaurav in ''Hum'' on

opposite

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. Later he acted in ''Haar Jeet (TV series)'' as Abhigyan on

Imagine TV Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi. The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, '' Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', ''M ...

. In 2013, Ankit worked on the TV show '' Beta Hi Chahiye'' as Madhav on Big Magic opposite Garima Tiwari; it was the first daily soap opera launched on BIG Magic by

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. After '' Beta Hi Chahiye'', Ankit played the role of Karan Khanna who was the love interest of Veera (

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) in '' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'' on

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. In the fifth episode of '' Love by Chance'' (airing on

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) he played the role of

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Kanishka Mehta. In November 2014, Bathla joined the cast of the show Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai (Red Dot Productions) on Big Magic playing the role of Krishna. In March 2015, Bathla appeared in an episode of Red Dot Productions's show Halla Bol on

. He appeared in

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's mythological show

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which premiered on 4 May 2015. Currently Ankit is part of serial

. In

Ankit essayed the lead role of Dhruv who is an owner of a news channel and makes serious faces. In September 2016, Ankit hosted Benadryl Big Golden Voice Season 4 Finale in Mumbai. In May 2017, he appeared in an Indonesian Series Cinta Di Pangkuan Himalaya on antv. On 17 March 2018, he played in a web series Love, lust and confusion by VIU India starring Tara Alisha Berry

Commercial ads

Ankit has done big banner ads for

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and

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Ritz.

Television

Filmography

References

1988 births Living people Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors Indian male models Male actors from New Delhi People from Delhi

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