Ankit Raaj

Ankit Raaj 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.

Ankit Raj
Born
Ankit Raj

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationModel, Actor
Years active2011–present

Early life

Born and brought up in Jabalpur, he attended the St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School.

Career

Raaj 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.[1][2] He has been the pool model for Van Heusen for two seasons and has been on the cover of Wills Fashion magazine 2009.[1][3] 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.[1] 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 Raj]"[4] Raj was felicitated at the Asia Model Festival 2015 for his contribution to the modelling industry.[5] In 2015, Raj made his debut to Indian television with Zee TV's Qubool Hai as Amaad Iqbaal Khan.[6] In 2017, he appeared in the cameo role of Samar in Star Plus's series Ishqbaaaz alongside Additi Gupta.

Filmography

Television
Year Serial Role Ref(s)
2015–2016Qubool HaiAmaad Iqbal Khan[6]
2016Mastaangi: One Love Story Two LifetimesVeer Kapoor[7]
2017KhoonkharPrince Veer[8]
IshqbaaazSamarjeet Malhotra[9]
2017–2018Laado 2: Veerpur Ki MardaaniRanveer Choudhary
2018Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya HaiKartik Reddy[10]
2018–2019Vish Ya Amrit: SitaraSamrat
2019Main Bhi Ardhangini 2Adhiraj

Film
Year Movie Role
2014Karle Pyaar KarleGoldie
2018AscharyachakitKaran

References
  1. Times News Network (7 February 2014). "Ankit Raj". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. Times News Network (15 July 2015). "Fresh Faces Ankit Raj and Randeep Malik to enter 'Qubool Hai'". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. Madhura F&L (26 August 2011). "Seventeen debutant models to scorch the ramp at Van Heusen India Men's Week". Madhura F&L. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. Bollywood Hungama (17 January 2014). "Karle Pyaar Karle". bollywoodhungama.com.
  5. "India dazzles at the Asia Model Festival 2015". NRInews24x7.
  6. Diana, Lydia (26 August 2015). "What made Ankit Raj say Qubool Hai – An insider on his smashing debut! - UrbanAsian". UrbanAsian. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. Tellychakkar Team (13 April 2016). "Qubool Hai fame Ankit Raj, the new parallel lead in Channel V's Mastaangi". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. "Ankit Raaj injured during horse riding sequence". 24 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. "Ankit Raj enters 'Ishqbaaaz' as the new hero - Times of India". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  10. "Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai Cast". www.tellydhamaal.com. Tellydhamaal Admins. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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