Ankit Bathla (born 10 October 1988 in New Delhi, India) is an Indian television actor who started his journey in American Express as a trainer and moved to acting thereafter. He is best known for playing the role of Ayush Parekh in the television serial Hamari Saass Leela produced by Neela Telefilms and Madhav in the show Beta Hi Chahiye that focuses on the social stigma that currently plagues various parts of India - the need for a male offspring.