Ankit Narang

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|04|03|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/tv/hindi/pavitra-rishta-actor-ankit-narang-to-get-married-soon/videoshow/50919599.cms|title='Pavitra Rishta' actor Ankit Narang to get married soon|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021}}

| birth_place = Surat, Gujarat, India

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| occupation = Actor

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| years active = 2011–present

| known_for = {{ubl|Pavitra Rishta|Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Valentina Chopra|2022}}

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Ankit Narang (born 3 April 1989) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing the character of Soham Deshmukh in the popular soap opera Pavitra Rishta which aired on Zee TV. He was last seen in Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana.

Life and family

Narang was born on 3 April 1989 in Surat, Gujarat. On 18 Jan 2023, Narang married his girlfriend Valentina Chopra, who is a casting director / in-house creative in Rajshri Productions.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ankit-narang-aka-pavitra-rishtas-soham-to-tie-the-knot/articleshow/50903761.cms|title=Ankit Narang aka Pavitra Rishta's Soham to tie the knot|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021}}

Career

Narang started his acting career in 2011 with Life OK series Tum Dena Saath Mera.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/are-sonarika-and-ankit-new-love-birds/articleshow/12652304.cms|title=Are Sonarika and Ankit new love birds?|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021}} He then played prominent roles in several popular hindi television serials such as Pavitra Rishta, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Bhaage Re Mann and Divya Drishti.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actor-ankit-narang-gained-weight-for-a-new-show-which-eventually-got-shelved/articleshow/69515560.cms|title=Actor Ankit Narang gained weight for a new show, which eventually got shelved|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021}}

In 2021, he was seen playing the parallel lead role of Angad Sakhuja opposite Chestha Mehta in Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana.{{cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/angad-sakhuja-from-zindagi-mere-ghar-aana-is-the-most-difficult-character-i-have-ever-played-ankit-narang/2021/10/04|title=Angad Sakhuja from Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana is the most difficult character I have ever played: Ankit Narang|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021}}

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" \| Year(s) ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\| 2011–2012 \| Tum Dena Saath Mera \| Manan Sharma \|
scope="row"\| 2012–2014 \| Pavitra Rishta \| Soham Manav Deshmukh / Vishnu Lala / Ragghav Mahatre \|
scope="row"\| 2013–2014 \| Bade Achhe Lagte Hain \| Khush Ram Kapoor \|
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 2014 \| Love by Chance \| Harsh \|
Box Cricket League 1 \| Contestant \| Players in Rowdy Bangalore
scope="row"\| 2015–2016 \| Bhaage Re Mann \| Ashutosh / Ass-U-Tosh \| {{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actors-from-bhaage-re-mann-celebrate-sankranti-on-the-sets/articleshow/50581503.cms\|title=Actors from Bhaage Re Mann celebrate Sankranti on the sets\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=14 October 2021}}
scope="row"\| 2019 \| Divya Drishti \| Sunny Shergill \| {{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ankit-narang-to-play-a-young-carefree-guy-in-divya-drishti/articleshow/68630809.cms\|title=Ankit Narang to play a young, carefree guy in Divya Drishti\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=14 October 2021}}
scope="row"\| 2020 \| Ek Anokhi Rakshak – Naagkanya \| Krish \|
scope="row"\| 2021–2022 \| Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana \| Angad Sakhuja \|
scope="row"\| 2022 \| Rajjo \| Vicky \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

scope="col" | Year(s)

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"| 2011–2012

| Tum Dena Saath Mera

| Manan Sharma

scope="row"| 2012–2014

| Pavitra Rishta

| Soham Manav Deshmukh / Vishnu Lala / Ragghav Mahatre

scope="row"| 2013–2014

| Bade Achhe Lagte Hain

| Khush Ram Kapoor

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2014

| Love by Chance

| Harsh

Box Cricket League 1

| Contestant

| Players in Rowdy Bangalore

scope="row"| 2015–2016

| Bhaage Re Mann

| Ashutosh / Ass-U-Tosh

| {{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actors-from-bhaage-re-mann-celebrate-sankranti-on-the-sets/articleshow/50581503.cms|title=Actors from Bhaage Re Mann celebrate Sankranti on the sets|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021}}

scope="row"| 2019

| Divya Drishti

| Sunny Shergill

| {{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ankit-narang-to-play-a-young-carefree-guy-in-divya-drishti/articleshow/68630809.cms|title=Ankit Narang to play a young, carefree guy in Divya Drishti|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2021}}

scope="row"| 2020

| Ek Anokhi Rakshak – Naagkanya

| Krish

scope="row"| 2021–2022

| Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana

| Angad Sakhuja

scope="row"| 2022

| Rajjo

| Vicky

References

External links

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Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Indian male soap opera actors

Category:Indian male television actors

Category:Male actors from Mumbai

Category:21st-century Indian male actors