Ankit Gera (born 1 September 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television dramas. He was a contestant on ''
Bigg Boss 9''.
Personal life
Gera completed his studies in
Delhi
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.
He was in a relationship with the actress
Adaa Khan
Adaa Khan (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian people, Indian television actress and model. She is known for portraying Akashi in ''Behenein'', Amrit in ''Amrit Manthan'' and Shesha in ''Naagin (2015 TV series), Naagin''. In 2020, she participated i ...
, 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. In 2019, he began dating the actress
Sara Khan with whom he did a guest appearance in ''
Santoshi Maa''.
In 2021, Gera married Rashi Puri, a
NRI Nigerian, in a private Hindu wedding ceremony.
The following year, Puri gave birth to their son.
Career
After completing his studies, Gera began his acting career in
Hindi television with the
rom-com ''
Mahi Way'' on
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (abbreviated as SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel that was launched in 1995 and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a division of Sony Pictures.
History
This chann ...
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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.
His first lead role came opposite
Roopal Tyagi in 2012 in
Zee TV
ZEE TV also known as Z TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 1 October 1992 as the oldest privately owned television channel in India.
History ...
's soap opera ''
Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'' as Mayank Garg, for which he received several nominations. The show ended in 2015.
In 2015, he took part in ''Killer Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah''. That year he appeared as
Bhasmasur in the fantasy action series ''
Maharakshak: Devi'' on Zee TV that failed commercially.
In October 2015, Gera was a celebrity contestant in the
9th season of popular Indian reality game show ''Bigg Boss''. He was evicted on Day 7.
In 2006, he was seen as Atish in an episode of ''
Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' with Pooja Sharma.
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.
In March 2017, Gera began as the main character alongside
Yukti Kapoor and Simraan Kaur in the TV series ''
Agniphera'' as
MBA
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graduate Anurag Singh.
- He left the show in 2018, after his character's death.
Television
References
External links
Ankit Gera news at
Oneindia
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Indian male television actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)