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

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when he was 6 months old. He spent his childhood and teens in

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and trained as a theatre actor having appeared in some

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. He has since tried his luck in

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. He made his

film debut with the teen romantic comedy, ''

Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao ''Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao'' ( en, Eat Popcorn and Enjoy) is a 2004 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Kabir Sadanand and starring Akshay Kapoor, Tanishaa Mukerji, Rashmi Nigam and Yash Tonk. Deepak Tijori and Kabir Sadanand make spec ...

'' was released in 2004. In 2006, he starred in his second Bollywood film, ''

Alag ''Alag'' ( en, Different) is a 2006 Indian Hindi science fiction film starring Akshay Kapoor and Dia Mirza and directed by Ashu Trikha and produced by Subi Samuel. The protagonist is a man with extraordinary supernatural powers and with no hair ...

'', a

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of the American film ''

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''. In it, he played the role of a man with extraordinary

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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.Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao: Movie Review by Taran Adarsh
/ref> He has also appeared in a

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called ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'' which is a

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of the Oscar-winning films '' A Beautiful Mind'' and ''

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''. In 2009, he played a small role in ''

Kal Kissne Dekha ''Kal Kissne Dekha'' (; contextually: Who knows what will happen tomorrow?) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic science fiction film directed by Vivek Sharma, who earlier directed '' Bhootnath''. The film introduces debutantes Jackky Bhagnani ...

'' and played the lead in the thriller, ''Three'' and the dance film, ''Fast Forward''.

Filmography

References

External links

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Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film Alag
1980 births Living people American male film actors American male actors of Indian descent American male models of Indian descent Male actors from Mumbai {{india-actor-stub