Ankita Makwana (Swiss, Indian Actress) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Actress, Model, Producer, Writer, Director
Nationality	Swiss, Indian
Birthplace	Zurich, Switzerland

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School	Not Known
College	University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Arts in Law and Economics
Acting Training	KNK Film Institute, Mumbai, India (2010-2012)
Music Training	Opera Singing at Musikschule Maria Baumgartner, Zurich, Switzerland (2007-2016); Chorus Singing at Kinderchor- und Jugendchor Michael Gohl, Zurich, Switzerland (2002-2007)

Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Writing Dancing Watching cricket
Languages	English (fluent), German (fluent), Swiss German (fluent), French (fluent), Hindi (fluent), Urdu (fluent), Punjabi (good), Gujarati (good), Bengali (basic), Spanish (basic)

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Father	J.H. Makwana (Honorary Consul General of India to Zurich and State of the Vatican City)
Siblings	1

Debut

Film	Kidnap (2008)
TV	Euro Zindagi on Zee TV UK (1998, at age 11)

Facts

Ankita is the daughter of the Honorary Consul-General of India to Zurich and State of the Vatican City, J.H. Makwana.
Hosted an episode of TV Show Euro Zindagi on Zee TV UK when she was 11 years old.
Learned acting skills from Kishore Namit Kapoor in Mumbai in 2006.
Delivered a motivational speech at the TEDx conference in Zurich in October 2013.
Got her breakthrough role in the suspense thriller film Fever in 2016.
Loves watching the Indian cricket team in action.
She is a brand ambassador for brands like 495dm.
She was listed as one of the most influential people by the WW Who is Who Zurich 2014 magazine.
She founded two production companies, rebelmango and am films.
She started performing on stage as a dancer since the age of nine.
Zurich 8001 is the first international and English-speaking sitcom to be shot entirely in Zurich, Switzerland.
She is a voice-over artist, blogger, writer, producer, master of ceremonies, poetry reader, presenter, public debater, public speaker, and sports commentator.
She is a professional opera singer.

Production Companies

Favourite Food	Pizza and cupcakes
Favourite Actor	Aamir Khan Priyanka Chopra

1. Ankita Makwana does not smoke.
2. It is not known if Ankita Makwana drinks alcohol.
3. She is fluent in German, Swiss German, English, Hindi, and French.
4. She has acted in the South African film Rainbow Love as a main lead.
5. She has produced short film Verloren, youtube interactive movie Sad Santa, ad films for brands like Peter Nitz and BringBee with IKEA or company films for AXA Winterthur.
6. She is producing, writing, directing and acting in Zurich 8001, the first international sitcom to be shot entirely in Zurich, Switzerland.
7. She grew up in Switzerland and lived in Geneva, Paris, and Mumbai.
8. She recently launched a charity to help underprivileged children and single mothers have access to education.
9. She has worked as a cover girl for the Swiss magazine ANNABELLE in June 2010.