Ankit Gupta is one of the renowned Television personalities who became popular with Bigg Boss 16. However, he got from the show, and soon after the actor bagged a new show. Ankit shot to fame with the show Udaariyaan, and his chemistry with Priyanka Chahar Choudhary in the show grabbed many eyeballs and fans had already begun to trend them before they entered the Bigg Boss 16 house together.
Ankit Gupta will be soon returning to screens with his show Junooniyat as Jahaan. The show is a musical drama. During the conversation with Media. Ankiy Gupta revealed his casting couch experience. The udaariyan actor recalled how he was asked by one of the casting agents to have relationship with a Guy. He said, “I said ‘no- I am not into guys’ and even if I am, I cannot do this. It was my worst experience. Okay, it is getting adult now. Someone said, 'Okay, you don't want to do it but at least let me touch it. Upar se hi hai.’ I was shocked and said to myself 'What is happening?'"
He even recalled people advising him to go ahead with it because it was ‘normal’ in the entertainment industry. He said, "Yaha to compromise karna padta hai (You have to compromise here). A lot of people, who wanted me to compromise, used to say 'See Ankit aise toh kaam milta nahi hai industry mein (See Ankit, this is how things work in this industry). We have launched several people'. They used to take names of biggies, stating that the celebs were launched by him."
On the work front, Ankit Gupta is one of the most prominent faces of the television industry. The actor is currently marking his second collaboration with Ravi Dubey and Sargun Mehta’s production house Dreamiyata productions. He will essay the role of a singer alongside his co-Bigg Boss 16 contestant Gautam Vig and actress Neha Rana in the forthcoming show Junooniyatt on Colors.
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