Ankita Makwana

Ankita Makwana is an actress, model, producer, writer and director from Switzerland. She grew up in Zurich and graduated in Law & in Economics at the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. She is Swiss of Indian origin and her father is the Honorary Consul General of India to Zurich, Mr. J.H. Makwana. Makwana started at an early age in the entertainment industry. As a dancer she started performing on stage since the age of nine. In her teens Makwana hosted an episode of the TV Show Euro Zindagi on ZEE TV UK. As a model she gained experience in several ad films for companies like Ford Ikon, Nivea or Universal Mobile with Indian actor R. Madhavan, or as cover girl for Swiss magazines like Annabelle in 2010. Makwana studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Lab in Mumbai. She acted in Sanjay Gadhvi 's Kidnap (2008) and in the South African film Rainbow Love as a main lead. The film was directed by the South Indian director T.L.V. Prasad. Makwana is a brand ambassador of brands like 495dm. She is listed as one of the most influential people by the WW Who is Who Zurich 2014 magazine. As a producer Makwana founded two production companies rebelmango and am films. 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. Makwana is also known for speaking at various occasions. She was invited to speak at the TEDx conference in Zurich in 2013. Makwana is producing, writing, directing and acting in Zurich 8001. Zurich 8001 is the first international sitcom to be shot entirely in Zurich, Switzerland.