Akshay Kapoor (born 18 September 1980) is a foreign 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.IndiaGlitz – Audience is the best judge: Akshay Kapoor He has since tried his luck in Bollywood.
He made his Bollywood film debut with the teen romantic comedy, Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao, 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 paranormal 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.Alag: Movie Review by Taran AdarshPopcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao: Movie Review by Taran Adarsh He made his debut in the Telugu film Atu America Itu India (2001).
He has also appeared in a Short film called A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator, 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 2001 Atu America Itu India Vikas Telugu film; credited as Sunny 2004 Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao Rahul Malhotra 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 2009 Fast Forward Sunny 2009 Kal Kissne Dekha Kabir 2009 Three – Love, Lies and Betrayal Rajeev Dutt 2012 It's Rocking: Dard-e-Disco Rocky Singh 2013 Enemmy Ram Govardhan (RG) 2023 P I Meena News Anchor TV Series on Prime Video
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Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film Alag Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film debut