- Akshay Kapoor
Infobox_Actor
name = Akshay Kapoor
image_width = 100px
birthdate = 1982
location = flagicon|IndiaIndia
yearsactive = 2004 - present
occupation =Actor Akshay Kapoor (real name rajeev) [ [http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/32/6337 Akshay Kapoor's second innings ] ] (born in 1982,
Mumbai ,India ) is anIndia n actor.Biography
Akshay was born in India and moved to the
United States when he was 10 years old. He spent his childhood and teens inNew York and trained as a theatre actor having appeared in some Broadway plays. [ [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6170.html IndiaGlitz - Audience is best judge: Akshay Kapoor ] ] He has since tried his luck in theBollywood film industry.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 ", aremake of theHollywood film "Powder" in which he played a man with extraordinarysupernatural powers and with no hair on his entire body. Although both of the films he has appeared in failed at the box office he has got good reviews for his performances in both films. [ [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12703/index.html Alag : Movie Review by Taran Adarsh ] ] [ [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7320/index.html Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao : Movie Review by Taran Adarsh ] ] .He has also appeared in a short film called "
A Beautiful Mind.... of a Gladiator " which is a spoof of the Oscar-winning film "A Beautiful Mind". In 2008 he will appear in an American comedy film titled "Spring Broke ".Filmography
*Fast Forward (2008)
*Mujhe Rang De (2008)
*Spring Broke (2008) .... Frank
*Alag (2006) ...... Tejas Rastogi
*A Beautiful Mind.... of a Gladiator (2004)..... Boyfriend
*Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao (2004) ...... RahulReferences
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1747683# Akshay Kapoor at IMDB]
* [http://in.movies.yahoo.com/060531/24/64ogi.html# Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film Alag]
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6170.html# Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film debut]
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