Ankit Raj
{{short description|Indian television actor}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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Ankit Raj is an Indian television and film actor and model. He has played a variety of characters in different television shows like Qubool Hai, Ishqbaaaz and Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardaani''.{{cite news |last= Times News Network |date=7 February 2014 |title=Ankit Raj |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/model-of-the-day/Ankit-Raj/articleshow/10053812.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=15 August 2015 }}
Career
Raj has made his footprints in the fashion world by walking for leading designers such as Manish Malhotra, Rohit Bal, Troy Costa, Wendell Rodricks, Karan Johar, Varun Bahl, and Tarun Tahiliani to name a few.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/In-Out-TV-celebs-onboard-quit-or-kicked-out/photostory/48329246.cms|title=Fresh Faces Ankit Raj and Randeep Malik to enter 'Qubool Hai'|last=Times News Network|newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 July 2015|access-date=12 August 2015}} He has been the pool model for Van Heusen for two seasons and has been on the cover of Wills Fashion magazine 2009. Colotmate, Sprite, Honda Jazz, Yamaha FZ, Peter England, Reebok, World player shirts, Kaiser Josh are some of the brands that Raj have been associated with in his fashion career. In 2014, he played the role of Goldie in the film Karle Pyaar Karle. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama, wrote of his performance "a few fill the bill Aham Sharma and Ankit Ra"{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/585340|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129095606/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/585340|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2013|title=Karle Pyaar Karle|author=Bollywood Hungama|date=17 January 2014|work=bollywoodhungama.com}} Raj was felicitated at the Asia Model Festival 2015 for his contribution to the modelling industry. In 2015, Raj made his debut to Indian television with Zee TV's Qubool Hai as Amaad Iqbaal Khan. In 2017, he appeared in the cameo role of Samar in Star Plus's series Ishqbaaaz alongside Additi Gupta.
Filmography
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=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Ref. | |||
| 2010 | Get Gorgeous | Contestant | |
| 2015–2016 | Qubool Hai | Amaad Iqbal Khan | |
| 2016 | Mastaangi: One Love Story Two Lifetimes | Veer Kapoor | |
| rowspan="2"|2017 | Khoonkhar | Prince Veer | {{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/240117/ankit-raaj-injured-during-horse-riding-sequence.html|title=Ankit Raaj injured during horse riding sequence|date=24 January 2017|access-date=8 June 2017}} |
| Ishqbaaaz | Samarjeet Malhotra | {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ankit-raj-enters-ishqbaaaz-as-the-new-hero/articleshow/59054902.cms|title=Ankit Raj enters 'Ishqbaaaz' as the new hero - Times of India|website=The Times of India |access-date=11 June 2017}} | |
| 2017–2018 | Laado 2: Veerpur Ki Mardaani | Ranveer Choudhary | |
| 2018 | Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai | Kartik Reddy | |
| 2018–2019
| Samrat Singh | | |||
| 2019 | Main Bhi Ardhangini 2 | Adhiraj | |
| 2021 | Qubool Hai 2.0 | Salmaan Ansari | |
| 2022 | |||
| 2024
|Vikram "Vicky" Sahariya | |
=Films=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
| 2014 | Karle Pyaar Karle | Goldie | |
| 2018 | Ascharyachakit | Karan | |
| 2023 | {{Pending film|italic=no|Pyar Mein Twist}} | Gopal | Theatre Play |
References
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External links
- {{Bollywood Hungama person}}
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Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Indian male television actors