Akshay Kapoor

Akshay Kapoor
Born (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence Pittsgrove, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–2013
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 released in 2004. In 2006 he starred in his second Bollywood film, Alag, a remake of the American film Powder. In it he played 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho JaoRahul
2004A Beautiful Mind... of a GladiatorBoyfriend
2006AlagTejas Rastogi
2008Spring BrokeFrank
2008Mujhe Rang De
2009Ek: The Power of OnePuran Singh
2009Fast ForwardSunny
2009Kal Kissne DekhaKabir (cameo)
2009Three – Love, Lies and BetrayalRajeev Dutt
2013EnemmyRam Govardhan (RG)

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