Ankit Bathla is an Indian actor and model who is best known for portraying characters such as Madhav in the drama TV series Beta Hi Chahiye (2013), Dhruv Pandey in the TV series Thapki Pyar Ki (2015), Akshay in the TV soap opera Tu Sooraj, Main Saanjh Piyaji (2017-2018), and Rajat in the supernatural fiction TV series Naagin 4 (2019-2020).
Born Name
Ankit Bathla
Nick Name
Ankit
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
New Delhi, India
Residence
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Education
Ankit had attended the St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School, a co-educational English medium institution located in Meera Bagh, a residential colony in Paschim Vihar, New Delhi.
After his high school graduation, he had joined the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, a constituent college of the University of Delhi, a collegiate public central university in New Delhi. He had graduated from there with an Economics Honours degree.
Occupation
Actor, Model
Family
Father – Anil Kumar Bathla
Mother – Mugdha Bathla
Siblings – Nishtha Bathla (Younger Sister)
Manager
He is represented by WORD Talent, Influencer Collaboration Management and Booking Agency, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Giaa Manek (2018-2019) – Ankit had first met Indian actress Giaa Manek on the sets of a photoshoot for a brand in 2018. Thereafter, the duo was spotted spending time with one another on more than one occasion. However, in 2019, Giaa had quashed all speculations of romance and rubbished reports of a serious relationship by stating that the two were just good friends.
Nibedita Pal (2019) – Rumor
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Toned physique
Side-parted, slightly overgrown, wavy hair
Cheerful smile
Sports a trimmed beard
Religion
Hinduism
Brand Endorsements
Ankit has been featured in the TV commercials for major Indian corporations such as –
Bharti Airtel (telecommunications company)
Maruti Suzuki (automobile manufacturer) Ritz
Ankit Bathla Facts
Before joining the entertainment industry, he used to work as a customer excellence trainer at the New Delhi office of American Express, an American multinational corporation that specializes in payment card services.
During this time, to hone his acting skills, he used to act in several plays and theatre shows at the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts in New Delhi which is home to a repertory theatre company and also hosts dance/music performances.
He had once been rejected from a TV show just because the showrunners were not happy with his kundali (horoscope) and date of birth. They had asked him to attend an audition after which he was not called back. He had tried to get back in touch with them and it was then that they had asked him to submit his kundali after which he was rejected.
In May 2017, he had been featured in an Indonesian TV series called Cinta Di Pangkuan Himalaya. For the filming of his part, he had stayed in Indonesia for about 6 months and had learned how to speak Bahasa, the official language of Indonesia.
A polyglot, he is fluent in Hindi, English, Punjabi, and Bahasa. He can also speak a bit of Spanish.
His hobbies/interests include traveling and dancing.