Ankur Garg (born 6 April 1982), is an

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film producer and

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who co-founded the production company

Luv Films Luv Films is an Indian film production company founded by childhood friends Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg. Based in Mumbai, Luv Films produces and distributes feature films and within a short span of time has established itself as one of the prom ...

with his childhood friend

Luv Ranjan Luv Ranjan is an Indian film director, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He was born in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. He has directed films such as '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 ...

in 2012. He is also the founder of iForIndia.org, a

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Early life

Ankur Garg was born in

Ghaziabad Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mun ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

, where he received his education. He did his

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(Information Technology) from the

University of Pune Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

Career

Ankur worked with

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...

for 7 years. In his last role at the company, he was the Lead – Customer & Partner Experience. He quit

in September 2012 to start a film production house, Luv Films with his childhood friend

, where Garg handles the business reigns of the company. In his role as a producer at

, he has produced the 2018 blockbuster

Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed and written by Luv Ranjan whose banner Luv Films co-produced it along with T-Series. The film was jointly distributed by T-Series, Amazon Prime Video and AA ...

starring

Kartik Aaryan Kartik Aaryan Tiwari (born 22 November 1990), is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in the ...

Nushrat Bharucha Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She has appeared in films like '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'', '' Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', '' ...

and Sunny Singh,

De De Pyaar De ''De De Pyaar De'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written by Luv Ranjan and directed by Akiv Ali in his directorial debut. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their resp ...

(2019) starring

Ajay Devgn Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...

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and

Rakul Preet Singh Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Gilli'' (2009). She has won several awards including a SIIMA Award with ...

, Jai Mummy Di (2020) starring Sunny Singh,

Sonnalli Seygall Sonnalli Seygall (born 1 May 1989) is an Indian actress whose film debut was 2011's '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', directed by Luv Ranjan. She played Rhea opposite Rayo Bakhirta playing Vikrant Chaudhary. Sonnalli was also seen in '' Pyaar Ka Punchna ...

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...

and

Poonam Dhillon Poonam Dhillon (born 18 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. A former Femina Miss India (1977), she is best known for her 1979 film '' Noorie.'' Some of her well-known films include '' Red Rose'' (1980), '' Dard'' (1981), ''Romance' ...

and Malang: Unleash The Madness (2020) starring

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, besides television and international films and television. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapo ...

Aditya Roy Kapur Aditya Roy Kapur (born 16 November 1985) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 2009 with the musical drama film ''London Dreams''. Kapur had his first commercial success came with the romantic mu ...

Disha Patani Disha Patani (; born 13 June 1992) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Hindi films. She began her acting career with the Telugu film '' Loafer'' (2015). She had her first Hindi film release with the biopic '' M.S. Dhoni: The Unto ...

and Kunal Khemu. After the successful run of Malang, its sequel has also been announced. In 2020, he produced Chhalaang, a social comedy directed by

Hansal Mehta Hansal Mehta (born 29 April 1968) is an Indian filmmaker. He started his career with television show '' Khana Khazana'' (1993–2000) and later moved on to directing films like ''Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!'' (2000), ''Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?'' (2002) an ...

starring

Rajkummar Rao Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...

and

. He also produced the popular digital sitcom

Life Sahi Hai ''Life Sahi Hai'' () is an Indian coming of age comedy series created by Tarun Jain. It is produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their company named Luv Films. Several staff members on the series had previously collaborated on the '' P ...

’ upcoming films includes the

directorial

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar ''Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar'' () is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Luv Ranjan. The film is written by Ranjan and Rahul Mody, and produced by Luv Films and T-Series Films. It stars Shraddha Kapoor and Ranbir Ka ...

starring

Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor (; born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Kapoor is the re ...

and Shraddha Kapoor, Aasmaan Bharadwaj directorial

Kuttey ''Kuttey'' () is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by debutante Aasmaan Bhardwaj. It is produced by Vishal Bhardwaj Films, T-Series Films and Luv Films. The film stars an ensemble cast of Tabu, Arjun Kapo ...

starring

Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance '' Ishaqzaade'' whic ...

, Konkana Sen Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah &

Radhika Madan Radhika Madan (born 1 May 1995) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. After graduating from the Jesus and Mary College, she began her acting career with the television soap opera ''Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi'' ( ...

is a co-production with

Vishal Bharadwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of seven National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bh ...

. In August 2013, Garg launched a social organization iForIndia.org which focuses on building accountability in Indian politics.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garg, Ankur 1982 births Living people People from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni Microsoft employees Indian social entrepreneurs Film producers from Mumbai Indian advertising people