Aakanksha Singhis an Indian actress who primarily works in

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and

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films and television. She started her career with theatre and made her acting debut with the television series ''

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'' (2012–2014). She made her film debut with ''

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'' (2017). Singh made her Telugu film debut with ''

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'' (2017), for which she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination. Post this, she earned success with the Telugu film '' Devadas'' (2018), Kannada film ''

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'' (2019) and Hindi film ''

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'' (2022). She has been part of web series including, '' Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti'' and ''

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'' (both 2022). Singh is a recipient of an

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. In addition to her acting career, Singh is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.

Early and personal life

Singh was born on 30 July 1990 in

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. Her mother is a theatre artist. She completed her schooling from

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and is a

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by education. She married her longtime boyfriend Kunal Sain, a marketing professional, in 2014 in Rajasthan.

Career

Initial television career (2012–2017)

Aakanksha Singh and Kunal Karan Kapoor on the sets of TV serial 'Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha'

Singh made her acting debut in 2012 with the television show ''

''. She portrayed Megha Vyas Bhatnagar, a widow with two children opposite

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. She won Indian Telly Award for Fresh New Face - Female for her performance. The show ended in 2013, with two seasons. She next appeared in the finite series, ''

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'' in 2015. The show based on the hotel industry saw her portraying Anahita "Annie" Mehta Fernandez. Singh has also been part of ''

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'' for the team Ahmedabad Express in 2016. In 2017, she played a lawyer in an episode of ''Aye Zindagi''.

Film debut and further career (2017–present)

Singh made her film debut with the Hindi film ''

'' in 2017. In the same year she made her

debut with ''

'' opposite

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. It received mixed to positive reviews and she got nominated with SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu for her performance. In 2018, she appeared in her second Telugu film '' Devadas'' opposite

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. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success. The same year, she appeared in two short films ''Methi Ke Laddoo'' and ''Qaid''. Aakanksha Singh

Singh marked her

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film debut with the 2019 film ''

'' opposite

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. It was released in 5 languages and was an average hit at the box office. In 2021, she made her web debut with the Telugu web series '' Parampara''. It premiered on

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. Singh made her Tamil debut in 2022 with the Tamil-Telugu

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film, '' Clap'' opposite

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. It released on

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platform. She next appeared in the Tamil film ''

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'' which received negative reviews. She next played

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's wife in the Hindi film ''

'', which marks her second Hindi project. It received mixed to positive reviews. She portrayed a cop in her first Hindi web series ''

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'' on

. Singh will next appeared in the Hindi web series '' Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti'' opposite

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. She has also appeared in the Telugu film ''Meet Cute'', an anthology produced by Nani.

In the media

Singh ranked 12th in

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's Bangalore Times 30 Most Desirable Women of 2019.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Aakanksha 1990 births Living people Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses Actresses from Jaipur Actresses in Hindi television 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema