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show '' Four More Shots Please'' (2019-2020).

Early life

Ankur was born in Hisar,

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. He graduated from

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where he trained under

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winner

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nominee Leigh Silverman, and Academy Award nominee Christina Lazaridi. He also briefly studied filmmaking at

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. After graduation, Ankur worked in

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for an advertising technology firm before quitting his job and pursuing acting full-time.

Career

As a student, Ankur was an active member of musical theater productions, a cappella groups, and dance companies. He began his professional acting career in New York City with short films and off-Broadway theater. In 2018, he found his way back to the stage, alongside

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and K. K. Raina, as the lead in Tammy Ryan's, Baby's Blues which premiered at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. However, it was his portrayal of Arjun Nair, the young intern opposite Kirti Kulhari, in Four More Shots Please! that first garnered him notable recognition. That same year he played Arjun Mathur’s gay love interest in another

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series, ''

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''. Ankur made his feature film debut with veteran actor

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in The Tashkent Files. In 2020, he was back on the big screen again with

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and with

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in Taish. Ankur went on to book his first lead roles with the crime thriller series, Undekhi, and the Marathi film, Nirmal En Route. He also portrayed the role of Indian freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, in the film Sarabha: Cry for Freedom.

Personal life

Ankur is married to actress Anuja Joshi since 2022, daughter of child artist, Master Alankar, and niece of

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. In the middle of the

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Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Films

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