Ankur Vikal is an award winning film and stage actor of Indian Origin. He was drawn to acting during his working class upbringing in Gujarat, India, where he grew up listening to his grandfathers stories. His childhood sensitized him to the narratives around him, and drew him to the power of inspiring storytelling. He graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi, in 2000, after studying architecture at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He has worked as a multi-lingual stage actor with the Motley Theatre Company and is highly regarded among critics and theater goers.