Ankit Gera

Ankit Gera (born 1 September 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television dramas. He was a contestant on Bigg Boss 9.

Personal life Gera completed his studies in Delhi.

He was in a relationship with the actress Adaa Khan, but they broke up in 2013. Later, he was in a relationship with his Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke co-star Roopal Tyagi before they broke up in 2015. In 2019, he began dating the actress Sara Khan with whom he did a guest appearance in Santoshi Maa.

In 2021, Gera married Rashi Puri, a NRI Nigerian, in a private Hindu wedding ceremony.

His first lead role came opposite Roopal Tyagi in 2012 in Zee TV's soap opera Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke as Mayank Garg, for which he received several nominations. The show ended in 2015. That year he appeared as Bhasmasur in the fantasy action series Maharakshak: Devi on Zee TV that failed commercially.

In October 2015, Gera was a celebrity contestant in the 9th season of popular Indian reality game show Bigg Boss. He was evicted on Day 7.

In 2006, he was seen as Atish in an episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui with Pooja Sharma. In the same year, he gave a guest appearance in &TV's mythological drama Santoshi Maa produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms with his girlfriend, Sara Khan.

In March 2017, Gera began as the main character alongside Yukti Kapoor and Simraan Kaur in the TV series Agniphera as MBA graduate Anurag Singh. He left the show in 2018, after his character's death.

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref(s) 2009 Mahi Way Nikhil 2009–2011 Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Adarsh Saxena 2012–2015 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Mayank Garg 2015 Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah Contestant Maharakshak: Devi Bhasma Bigg Boss 9 Contestant Evicted Day 7 2017–2018 Agniphera Anurag Singh Protagonist 2018 XXX Bunty Web series 2021 Choti Sarrdaarni Sameer Shastri Cameo Role Molkki Daksh Singh Shekhawat 2022 Hara Sindoor Bhuvan 2023 Nath – Zewar Ya Zanjeer Captain Aditya Rathore