Pankit Thakker was born in
Mumbai, India, into a prominent business family. His father, a second-generation
stockbroker, achieved significant success in his field. Thakker's family has a substantial global presence, with relatives in
Australia, the
United States,
Dubai,
Singapore,
Hong Kong, and
Canada. This international exposure broadened his perspective. Growing up, Thakker demonstrated a keen interest in acting. He earned recognition for his dramatic skills in school and actively participated in school plays, theatre, and dramas. Notably, Thakker made a deliberate decision in eighth standard to choose
Hindi as a language subject over
Gujarati, despite being a
Gujarati himself. This choice reflected his early ambition to become an actor. ==Personal life==