Ankur Garg

Ankur Garg
Garg presenting at Asia Liberty Forum held in Kathmandu, Nepal - Jan 2015
Born (1982-04-06) 6 April 1982
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence Mumbai, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater University of Pune
Occupation Partner/Producer – Luv Films
Founder – iForIndia
Known for Luv Films & iForIndia

Ankur Garg (born 6 April 1982) is a partner and producer at Luv Films and an entrepreneur[1]. He is also the founder of iForIndia.org, a social organization[2].

Early life

Garg was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education. He did his Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology) from the University of Pune and a management development program at IIM Ahmedabad[3].

Career

Garg worked with Microsoft for 7 years. In his last role at the company, he was the Lead – Customer & Partner Experience. He quit Microsoft in September 2012[4] to start a film production house, Luv Films with his childhood friend Luv Ranjan, where Garg handles the business reigns of the company[5].

In his role as a producer at Luv Films, he has produced the 2018 blockbuster Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety starring Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Sunny Singh[6] [7] [8] . He also produced the popular digital sitcom Life Sahi Hai[9][10][11][12][13].

Luv Films’ upcoming films include De De Pyaar De, an urban rom-com starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rakul Preet Singh, directed by Akiv Ali and produced by Luv Ranjan and him[14]. Also on the cards is an untitled film starring Ajay Devgn and Ranbir Kapoor which is expected to go on the floors in 2019 and release on 25th December, 2020[15].

In August 2013, Garg launched a social organization iForIndia.org which focuses on building accountability in Indian politics[16]. Garg also takes keen interest in the digital medium and is an advisor and strategist for various Indian celebrities, which is managed under his company IFI TechSolutions.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2015 Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Associate Producer
2016 Life Sahi Hai Producer Sitcom
2016 Shivaay Special Thanks
2018 Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Producer
2018 De De Pyaar De Producer
2019 Turram Khan Producer
2020 Untitled Film Producer Ranbir Kapoor & Ajay Devgn’s next

References

  1. ↑ "Luv Films". Luv Films – Meet The Team. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26.
  2. ↑ "iForIndia". People Behind iForIndia.
  3. ↑ www.ankurgarg.com
  4. ↑ www.ankurgarg.com
  5. ↑ "Luv Films". Luv Films – Meet The Team. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26.
  6. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-success-party-kartik-aaryan-sunny-singh-nushrat-bharucha-5096361/3/
  7. ↑ https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-completes-100-cr-run-on-box-office-118032000607_1.html
  8. ↑ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/120318/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-box-office-collection-1.html
  9. ↑ "Pyaar Ka Punchnama director Luv Ranjan to launch digital sitcom Life Sahi Hai". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  10. ↑ "Pyaar ka Panchnama's Luv Ranjan & Ankur Garg to launch digital sitcom 'Life Sahi Hai'". Indian Television Dot Com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  11. ↑ "Life Sahi Hain Episode 1 Goes on Air and it's Super Funny". www.pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  12. ↑ "Life Sahi Hai's first episode hits the internet waves - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  13. ↑ "Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 boys introduce Life Sahi Hai cast". The Indian Express. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  14. ↑ "De De Pyaar De".
  15. ↑ "Untitled film starring Ajay Devgn and Ranbir Kapoor".
  16. ↑ Naidu, Prashant (13 September 2013). "Initially Indian Politicians Might Not Be Bothered About iForIndia But Eventually They Will, Says Founder Ankur Garg". lighthouseinsights. Retrieved 30 September 2013.


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