Ankur Nayyar is an Indian television and film actor. He has worked in many shows like Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kashmeer and Jeet. He is also known for playing the lead role of Samman Chaudhary in Sahara One's show Ghar Ek Sapnaa and playing roll of Sub Inspector Abbas with Ajay Devgan in Singham.
Ankur Nayyar | |
|---|---|
 Nayyar at the launch of ITA School of Performing Arts | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Children | 1 |
He was little seen in 2013–2014, but he returned in 2015 in Sony TV's show Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap as Acharya Raghvendra. He was also seen as Coach Rajveer Rana in Meri Durga [1] and Tej Singh in Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta. In July 2018, he went to play a cameo role of Mridul Rathod in Nazar (TV series). In 2018, he played the role of Randhir Ahluwalia in the Colors TV's popular show Tu Aashiqui. As of March 2019, he appeared in the Colors TV's historical drama Jhansi Ki Rani as Gangadas.
Career
editHis acting career took off, with the TV series Kashmeer, where he played the character of Aamir Bhatt, a parallel lead.
In 2014, Ankur joined the cast of Ek Boond Ishq as the parallel lead. He was also seen in Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki, Yahaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli and Maharana Pratap.[2]
In 2017 he working on two shows - Meri Durga, where he essays the role of Coach Rana, and Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta, where he plays Tej Singh.[1][3] He recently finished his role as Humayun in Akbar.[4] In 2018, he played the role of Randhir Ahluwalia in the Colors TV's popular show Tu Aashiqui.[5] As of March 2019, he appeared in the Colors TV's historical drama Jhansi Ki Rani as Gangadas.[6]
Personal life
editNayyar is married and has a daughter.[7]
He was born in Pathankot, Punjab, India. [citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Yakeen | Siddharth Thakur | Guest appearance[8] |
| 2009 | Detective Naani | CID Inspector Bhatia | Supporting role[9] |
| 2011 | Singham | Inspector Abbas | Supporting role[10] |
Television
edit| Year | Serial | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Subroto Basu | |
| 2003 | Kashmeer | Aamir Bhatt | |
| 2003–2004 | Jeet | Vikram Mall | |
| 2004 | Krishna Arjun | Rajat (Episode 100 to Episode 102) | Episodic role |
| 2004–2005 | Reth | Shekhar Pandey | |
| 2004–2005 | Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand | Rajveer Kapoor | |
| 2005 | Kohinoor | Samar Khanna | |
| 2006–2007 | Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki | Rohit Mehra | |
| 2006–2007 | Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye | Yuvraj | |
| 2007 | Viraasat | Dr. Raj Malhotra | |
| Durgesh Nandinii | Kshitij | ||
| 2007–2008 | Left Right Left | Captain Gunraj "Gunny" Singh Randhawa | |
| 2008–2009 | Ghar Ek Sapnaa | Samman Chaudhary | |
| 2010–2011 | Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Sanskar | |
| 2011–2012 | Humse Hai Liife | Coach Karanveer | |
| 2012 | Arjun | Chess Grandmaster Hiten Saxena (Episode 25) | Episodic role |
| 2013 | Lakhon Mein Ek – Sushant Jhala | Sushant (Episode 23) | Episodic role |
| 2013–2014;2015 | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap | Acharya Raghvendra | |
| 2014 | Savdhaan India | Prince Adhiraj Singh (Episode 664) / Rana Rao (Episode 1278) | Episodic role |
| 2014 | SuperCops Vs SuperVillains – Koko Robo Special | Episode 4 | |
| Ek Boond Ishq | Omkar Agnihotri | ||
| Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | Krauncha Giri | ||
| 2016 | Siya Ke Ram | Meghanad | |
| 2017 | Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta | Tej Singh | |
| Akbar – Rakht Se Takht Ka Safar | Humayun | ||
| Vighnaharta Ganesha | Parshuram, Gorakhnath | ||
| 2017–2018 | Meri Durga | Coach Rajveer Rana | |
| 2018 | Zindagi Ke Crossroads | Episode 5 | Episodic role |
| Nazar | Mridul Rathore | Cameo | |
| Tu Aashiqui | Randhir Ahluwalia | ||
| 2019 | Jhansi Ki Rani | Gangadas | |
| Chandragupta Maurya | Ambhiraj | ||
| Crime Alert – Ladies Tailor | Host (Episode 282) | Episodic role | |
| Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush | King Dasaratha | ||
| Laal Ishq | ACP Verma (Episode- Khagraz) | Episodic role | |
| Randhir (Episode- Preth Pari) | |||
| 2020 | Savdhaan India – F.I.R. | Inspector Gurmeet Singh Randhawa | |
| 2022 | Chikoo - Yeh Ishq Nachaye | Sameer Khaitan | |
| Swaraj | Pazhassi Raja (Episode 16) | Episodic role | |
| 2023–2024 | Pandya Store | Amrish Makwana |
References
edit- ^ a b "Ankur Nayyar replaces Rajesh Shringarpure in 'Meri Durga'". Times of India. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Ankur Nayyar in Ek Boond Ishq". DNA. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Ankur Nayyar is the new Tej Singh in 'Prem Ya Paheli Chandrakanta'". Times of India. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Ankur Nayyar confident about replacing Rajesh Shringarpure in show". Asian Age. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Ankur Nayyar to enter Colors' Tu Aashiqui". 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Ankur Nayyar: This is the time to make ourselves strong". The Times of India. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Ankur Nayyar Does "Ganesh Arti" With Family at His Home | Ganesh Chaturthi 2017 | Interview". Indian Wiki Media. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Yakeen Movie: Reviews | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "'Detective Naani' lazy weekend viewing with kids". Zee News. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Singham Movie: Reviews | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
