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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Akshay Kapoor<br />
| image = Akshay Kapoor.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|09|18|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India<br />
| years_active = 2004–2013, 2023<br />
| occupation = Actor<br />
| spouse = Cynthia Jacob<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-JBL-bollywood-actor-akshay-kapoor-marriage-4973336-PHO.html बॉलीवुड एक्टर अक्षय कपूर ने की शादी, पहले गए चर्च फिर लिए फेरे]. [[Daily Bhaskar]]. 24 Apr 2015, 02:30 AM IST</ref><br />
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'''Akshay Kapoor''' (born 18 September 1980) is an Indian actor.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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 theatre|Broadway]] [[Play (theatre)|plays]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041014053643/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6170.html IndiaGlitz – Audience is the best judge: Akshay Kapoor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has since tried his luck in [[Bollywood]].<br />
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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 (1995 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.<ref>[http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12703/index.html Alag: Movie Review by Taran Adarsh<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7320/index.html Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao: Movie Review by Taran Adarsh<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He made his debut in the Telugu film ''Atu America Itu India'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite web | title=TeluguCinema.Com - Atu America - Itu India | url=http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/reviews/aaii.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011109202935/http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/reviews/aaii.html | archive-date=2001-11-09 | access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref><br />
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He has also appeared in a [[short subject|Short film]] called ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'', a [[Parody|spoof]] of the Oscar-winning films ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' and ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|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''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes<br />
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| 2001 || ''[[Atu America Itu India]]'' || Vikas || Telugu film; credited as Sunny<br />
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| 2004 || ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' || Rahul Malhotra || <br />
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| 2004 || ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'' || Boyfriend || Short film<br />
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| 2006 || ''[[Alag]]'' || Tejas Rastogi || <br />
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| 2008 || ''Spring Broke'' || Frank ||<br />
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| 2008 || ''Mujhe Rang De'' || ||<br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Ek: The Power of One]]'' || Puran Singh || <br />
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| 2009 || ''Fast Forward'' || Sunny ||<br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Kal Kissne Dekha]]'' || Kabir || <br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Three – Love, Lies and Betrayal]]'' || Rajeev Dutt ||<br />
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| 2012 || ''It's Rocking: Dard-e-Disco'' || Rocky Singh ||<br />
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| 2013 || ''[[Enemmy]]'' || Ram Govardhan (RG) ||<br />
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|2023 || ''[[P I Meena]]'' || News Anchor || TV Series on [[Prime Video]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|1747683}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208174256/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/060531/24/64ogi.html Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film Alag]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041014053643/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6170.html Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film debut]<br />
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