Akshay Kapoor

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Akshay Kapoor
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Born (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980 (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–2013
Spouse(s)Cynthia Jacob[1]

Akshay Kapoor (born: Swapnil Gohil) (born 18 September 1980) is an Indian actor.

Biography[]

Akshay was born on 18 September 1980 in India and immigrated to the United States when he was 6 months old. He spent his childhood and teens in Pittsgrove, New Jersey and trained as a theatre actor having appeared in some Broadway plays.[2] He has since tried his luck in Bollywood.

He made his Bollywood film debut with the teen romantic comedy, Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao which was released in 2004. In 2006, he starred in his second Bollywood film, Alag, a remake of the American film Powder. In it, he played the role of a man with extraordinary supernatural powers and with no hair on his entire body. Although, both of the films failed at the box office, he got good reviews for his performances in both films.[3][4]

He has also appeared in a Short film called A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator which is a spoof of the Oscar-winning films A Beautiful Mind and Gladiator. In 2009, he played a small role in Kal Kissne Dekha and played the lead in the thriller, Three and the dance film, Fast Forward.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao Rahul
2004 A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator Boyfriend Short film
2006 Alag Tejas Rastogi
2008 Spring Broke Frank
2008 Mujhe Rang De
2009 Ek: The Power of One Puran Singh Voiced by Yudhvir Dahiya
2009 Fast Forward Sunny
2009 Kal Kissne Dekha Kabir (cameo)
2009 Three – Love, Lies and Betrayal Rajeev Dutt
2012 It's Rocking: Dard-e-Disco Rocky Singh
2013 Enemmy Ram Govardhan (RG)

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