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{{short description|Indian actor and model|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ankur Bhatia
| image = Ankur Bhatia.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|02|28}}
| birth_place = [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| height = 6 ft 3 in
| years_active = 2010–present
| homepage =
}}

'''Ankur Bhatia''' (born February 1985) is an Indian actor and model. He grew up in Bhopal, India. He made his acting debut in 2010 in Payal Sethi's [https://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi2772895513 Grant St. Shaving Co] which was produced by [[Mira Nair]]. In 2012, he won the Best Actor Commendation Award at the [[NYU]] [[Tisch School of the Arts]] Film Festival for Coconut Grove. In 2013, Ankur played a negative role in a [[Bollywood]]/[[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] film ''[[Zanjeer (2013 film)]]''/''[[Toofan (2013 film)|Toofan]]'', remake of ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]].'' He appeared in Apoorva Lakhia's [[Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai|''Haseena'']], starring [[Shraddha Kapoor]], which was released in the theatres on 18 August 2017. In 2020, he plays a pivotal role in [[Disney+ Hotstar]] show [[Aarya (Indian TV series)]], starring [[Sushmita Sen]] and directed by [[Ram Madhvani]].

==Early life==
Ankur Bhatia was born to parents Sateesh Bhatia and Kiran in Bhopal, India. He moved to United States to pursue a master's degree in [[Mathematics]] and worked as an [[Actuary]] for top tier consulting firms. He changed his path to Acting as he wanted to become an actor from a very young age. Ankur attended the [[New York Film Academy]] to learn Filmmaking and Acting.

==Acting career==
Ankur Bhatia's film debut came in 2010 in Payal Sethi's "''Grant St. Shaving Co''." which was produced by [[Mira Nair]]. The film was selected in over 10 film festivals worldwide, including [[Cannes Film Festival]] Short film Corner in France and [[River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival]] in Italy. It won best film awards in [[River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival]], Smalls Film Festival, London and Mexico International Film Festival, California.

In 2012, he won the Best Actor Commendation Award at the [[NYU]] [[Tisch School of the Arts]] Film Festival for the movie "''Coconut Grove''", where he plays a funny, street-smart waiter. Ankur recently finished shooting for an untitled film based on insider trading, inspired by [[Galleon Group]] Scandal involving South Asian bankers and consultants in [[New York City]]. The film also stars [[Poorna Jagannathan]].

In 2013, Ankur Bhatia played a negative role in a remake of 1973 Bollywood film ''Zanjeer'', directed by [[Apoorva Lakhia]] in [[Hindi]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].

In 2016, he played the role of Baldev, husband of Dalbir Kaur, essayed by [[Aishwarya Rai|Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] in [[Sarbjit (film)|''Sarabjit'']] directed by [[Omung Kumar]].

In 2017, he played [[Shraddha Kapoor]]’s husband in [[Apoorva Lakhia]]’s film ''[[Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai|Haseena]].''

In 2020, he plays a pivotal role in [[Disney+ Hotstar]] show [[Aarya (Indian TV series)]] alongside [[Sushmita Sen]] directed by [[Ram Madhvani]].

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''Rendered'' || Riyaz ||
|-
|''Grant St. Shaving Co.''|| Bunty ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011 || ''Coming Home'' || Lover ||
|-
| ''Coconut Grove''|| Raj ||
|-
| 2012 || ''A Dirty Business''||Dev Kohli||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Zanjeer (2013 film)|Zanjeer]]'' || Bosco||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sarbjit (film)|Sarbjit]]'' ||Baldev||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Haseena Parkar]]'' ||Ibrahim Parkar||
|-
|2021 || ''[[Bhavai (film)|Bhavai]]'' || ||
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Platform !!Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|2020 || ''[[Aarya (Indian TV series)|Aarya]]'' || Sangram Singh || [[Hotstar]]||
|-
|''[[Crackdown (web series)|Crackdown]]''||Tariq||[[Voot]]||
|-
|}

==External links==
{{commons category|Ankur Bhatia}}
*{{IMDb name|3752137}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120807022909/http://www.ankurbhatia.com/ Ankur Bhatia official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120509133855/http://blog.squarekey.com/squarekey/2012/04/as-south-asian-actors-like-dev-patel-freida-pinto-and-archie-panjabi-captivate-the-imagination-of-hollywood-directors-and.html Squarekey]
*[http://filmiholic.com/saiff-2010-friday-night Filmiholic]
*[https://archive.today/20121209143033/http://blog.thesmalls.com/meet-the-2010-winners-payal-sethi The Smalls Film Festival]
*[http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/101295210-qs-gandu-world-premiere-payal-sethis-grant-st-shaving-co-north-american-premiere-2 Press]
*{{Instagram | ankurbhatia }}
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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male models]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Bhopal]]
[[Category:University of Connecticut alumni]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:American male actors of Indian descent]]
[[Category:People from Bhopal]]

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