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Akhil Iyer is an Indian actor appearing in
Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
films and TV commercials. He played the role of Rohit Rao in the Hindi HIT - The first case, also starring ''
Rajkumar rao Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...
'' and '' Sanya Malhotra''. He made his Bollywood debut in '' Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'' (2014) in a supporting role.


Early life

Born in October 1987, Akhil grew up in Bangalore, Ram Iyer, is an orthopaedic surgeon while his mother, Asha Iyer, is a gynaecologist. Akhil has one brother. Akhil did his schooling at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore where he played cricket at the zonal level. Akhil went on to finish his education in computer science engineering from P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore South Campus (formerly known as PES School of Engineering, Bangalore)


Career

Akhil started his career in Bollywood with the film ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'' playing the role of Mahesh for which he received critical praise. While he was based out of Bangalore, Akhil pursued his passion for acting with theatre groups like Dramanon & Artists Repertoire Theatre up til 2011. He then moved to Chennai where he signed Iruvar Ondranal and Nijama Nizhala.. In 2013, Akhil made the move to Mumbai after signing ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil''.


Filmography


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iyer, Akhil 1987 births Living people Male actors from Bangalore 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema