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{{Infobox person
| name = Ankit Raj
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Ankit Raj
| birth_name = Ankit Raj
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1988}}
| birth_place = [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<ref name=raj>{{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 }}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Model, Actor
| years_active = 2011–present
}}

'''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 (TV series)|''Laado 2 '''–''' Veerpur Ki Mardaani'']]''.''

==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.<ref name="raj"/><ref name=qubool>{{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}}</ref> He has been the pool model for [[Van Heusen (brand)|Van Heusen]] for two seasons and has been on the cover of Wills Fashion magazine 2009.<ref name="raj"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Madhura F&L |date=26 August 2011 |title=Seventeen debutant models to scorch the ramp at Van Heusen India Men's Week |url=http://www.madurafnl.com/media/press_releases/van_heusen/20110830_debutant_models.html |publisher=Madhura F&L |access-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816045419/http://www.madurafnl.com/media/press_releases/van_heusen/20110830_debutant_models.html |archive-date=16 August 2015 }}</ref> Colotmate, [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]], [[Honda Jazz]], [[Yamaha FZ]], [[Peter England (Apparels)|Peter England]], [[Reebok]], World player shirts, Kaiser Josh are some of the brands that Raj have been associated with in his fashion career.<ref name="raj"/> 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]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/585340|title=Karle Pyaar Karle|author=Bollywood Hungama|date=17 January 2014|work=bollywoodhungama.com}}</ref> Raj was felicitated at the Asia Model Festival 2015 for his contribution to the modelling industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nrinews24x7.com/india-dazzles-at-the-asia-model-festival-2015/|title=India dazzles at the Asia Model Festival 2015|work=NRInews24x7}}</ref> In 2015, Raj made his debut to Indian television with [[Zee TV]]'s ''[[Qubool Hai]]'' as Amaad Iqbaal Khan.<ref name="amaad"/> In 2017, he appeared in the cameo role of Samar in [[Star Plus]]'s series ''[[Ishqbaaaz]]'' alongside [[Additi Gupta]].

==Filmography==

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Serial
! Role
! Ref(s)
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Get Gorgeous]]'' || Contestant ||
|-
| 2015–2016 || ''[[Qubool Hai]]'' || Amaad Iqbal Khan || <ref name=amaad>{{cite web|url=http://urbanasian.com/featured/2015/08/what-made-ankit-raj-say-qubool-hai-an-insider-on-his-smashing-debut/|title=What made Ankit Raj say Qubool Hai – An insider on his smashing debut! - UrbanAsian|last=Diana|first=Lydia|work=UrbanAsian|date=26 August 2015|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Mastaangi - One Love Story Two Lifetimes|Mastaangi: One Love Story Two Lifetimes]]'' || Veer Kapoor || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/qubool-hai-fame-ankit-raj-the-new-parallel-lead-channel-vs-mastaangi-160413|title=Qubool Hai fame Ankit Raj, the new parallel lead in Channel V's Mastaangi|author=Tellychakkar Team|date=13 April 2016|work=Tellychakkar|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Supercops vs Supervillains|Khoonkhar]]'' || Prince Veer || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://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}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ishqbaaaz]]'' || Samarjeet Malhotra || <ref>{{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|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017–2018 || ''[[Laado 2 (TV series)|Laado 2: Veerpur Ki Mardaani]]'' || Ranveer Choudhary ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai]]'' || Kartik Reddy || <ref name="Tellydhamaal">{{cite web|url=https://www.tellydhamaal.com/yeh-pyaar-nahi-toh-kya-hai-cast-wiki-story-character-real-name-promo-timings-hd-pics/|title=Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai Cast|website=www.tellydhamaal.com|date=23 February 2018|publisher=Tellydhamaal Admins|access-date=10 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| 2018–2019 || ''[[Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara]]'' || Samrat ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Main Bhi Ardhangini|Main Bhi Ardhangini 2]]'' || Adhiraj ||
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable" text-align:center;"
! Year
! Movie
! Role
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Karle Pyaar Karle]]'' || Goldie
|-
| 2018 || ''Ascharyachakit'' || Karan
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Bollywood Hungama person}}
* {{IMDb person}}

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[[Category:People from Jabalpur]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
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[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male models]]
[[Category:1988 births]]

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