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{{short description|Swiss model}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ankita Makwana
| image = Ankita Makwana.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|05|29}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[Swiss people|Swiss]]
| other_names =
| occupation = Model, actress, producer, writer, speaker
| alma_mater = [[University of St. Gallen]]
| known_for = Motivational speech at [[TED (conference)|TEDx conference]], Acting in [[Bollywood]] movies.
}}
'''Ankita Makwana''' (born 29 May 1991) is a Swiss and [[Indian people|Indian]] celebrity, model and actress. She made her acting debut with the [[Bollywood]] thriller film [[Fever (2015 film)|Fever]].<ref>Isabelle Riederer, [http://view.txtbear.com/267392 "Schweizerin dreht mit Ronaldo's Ex"], ''20 Minuten, p. 21'', 15 May 2013</ref><ref>Angelika Meier, [http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/bollywood-fieber-an-der-eth-id2755127.html "Zürcher Filmstar Ankita Makwana: Bollywood-Fieber an der ETH"], ''BLICK Online'', 26 March 2014</ref><ref name=Fournier>{{cite web|last=Fournier |first=Herve |url=http://hfidc.blogspot.ch/2013/05/bollywood-fever-party-at-thermes-parc.html |title=Herve Fournier IDC Switzerland: Bollywood Fever Party at Thermes Parc Val d'Illiez |publisher=Hfidc.blogspot.ch |date=27 February 2004 |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> She is founder of two film production companies, ''Rebelmango'' and ''Am films''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Order of certified commercial register extracts|url=http://zh.powernet.ch/webservices/net/HRG/HRG.asmx/getHRGHTML?chnr=CH-020.1.062.746-1&amt=020&toBeModified=0&validOnly=0&lang=1&sort=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140218114337/http://zh.powernet.ch/webservices/net/HRG/HRG.asmx/getHRGHTML?chnr=CH-020.1.062.746-1&amt=020&toBeModified=0&validOnly=0&lang=1&sort=|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2014|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
Makwana is daughter of the Honorary Consul-General of India to Zurich and State of the Vatican City J.H. Makwana.<ref name=Fournier /><ref>Angelika Meier, [http://epaper.blick.ch/flipbook/baa.html?doc=BAA260314ZH&issue=zeitung&region=ZH#17 "Zürcherin erobert Bollywood"]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Blick am Abend, p. 17'', 26 March 2014</ref> She grew up in [[Zurich]] and lived in [[Geneva]], [[Paris]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Ankita Makwana">{{cite web|title=Ankita Makwana |url=http://www.tedxzurich.com/speaker/ankita-makwana/ |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301051146/http://www.tedxzurich.com/speaker/ankita-makwana/ |archive-date=1 March 2014 }}</ref> She studied Bachelor of Arts in Law and Economics at the [[University of St. Gallen]] in [[Switzerland]].<ref name="Ankita Makwana"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bollywood fever at the ETH|url=http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/bollywood-fieber-an-der-eth-id2755127.html|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
In her childhood Makwana hosted one episode of TV Show ''Euro Zindagi'' on ''[[zee tv|Zee TV UK]]''. Before acting in movies, she took formal training at the ''Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Lab'' in Mumbai in 2010. After that she started with small movies and ad films for companies like ''Ford Ikon'' or ''Universal Mobile'' where she shared screen space with renowned Bollywood actor [[R. Madhavan]]. She appeared in a friendly appearance in [[Sanjay Gadhvi]]'s film ''[[Kidnap (2008 film)|Kidnap]]'' as Tisha. She has been a cover model for the Swiss women's magazine ''Annabelle''. She has also modelled for ''495dm'' and other brands. She was featured in the ''WW Who is Who Zurich 2014'' magazine, and several other Swiss-German papers as such [[20 Minuten]] and [[Schweizer Illustrierte]]. According to the media Makwana is also writing a script for a Bollywood movie which will be produced in [[Switzerland]].<ref>Silvan Grütter, [http://issuu.com/schweizer-illustrierte.ch/docs/si_2013_02 "Von der Uni nach Bollywood"], ''Schweizer Illustrierte, p. 9'', 07.01.2013</ref> In October 2013 Makwana was invited as a motivational speaker at the ''[[TED (conference)|TEDx conference]]'' in Zurich<ref name="Ankita Makwana"/> Makwana is also producing, writing, directing and acting in the sitcom ''Zurich 8001''. ''Zurich 8001'' is the first international and English speaking sitcom to be shot entirely in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]].<ref>Angelika Meier, [http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/fuer-bollywood-zuerich-kriegt-seine-erste-sitcom-id3953940.html "Für Bollywood: Zürich kriegt seine erste Sitcom"], ''BLICK Online, 09.07.2015</ref><ref>meg, [https://reader.ringier.ch/ZH/20150709#14 "Zurich 8001" - Zürich kriegt seine erste Sitcom"], ''Blick am Abend, p. 14'', 9 July 2015</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes
|-
|2008
!scope="row"|''[[Kidnap (2008 film)|Kidnap]]''
|Tisha
|Friendly appearance
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"|''[[Fever (2016 film)|Fever]]''
| Grace Soni
| Acting Debut
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[The Writer]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Grace Soni
| Post-Production
|-
! scope="row"|''Zurich8001''
| Amisha Shroff
| Main lead<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/schweiz-indische-tv-produktion-zurich-8001-zuerich-ist-der-naechste-bollywood-star-id4362969.html/|title= Schweiz-Indische TV-Produktion 'Zurich8001' Zürich ist der nächste Bollywood Star|work=BLICK|date=17 November 2015|access-date=17 November 2015}}</ref>
|
| Sitcom
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Saat des Terrors''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Lamia Davis
| Post-Production<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/film/themenabend-saat-des-terrors/film/index.html|title= Saat des Terrors|work=ARD|date=23 October 2018|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Ankita Makwana}}
* {{IMDb name|nm6834406}}

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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Swiss female models]]
[[Category:Swiss motivational speakers]]
[[Category:People from Zürich]]
[[Category:Swiss people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:University of St. Gallen alumni]]

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