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{{Short description|Indian film actor (born 1985)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Akshay Oberoi
| image = Akshay Oberoi in 2008.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|01|01}}
| birth_place = [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_place =
| nationality =
| alma mater = [[Johns Hopkins University]]
| relatives = see [[List of Hindi film families#Oberoi family|Oberoi family]]<br>[[Vivek Oberoi]] (Cousin)
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage |Jyothi Vynatheya |2011}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Akshay Oberoi''' (born 1 January 1985) is an American actor of [[Indian-Americans|Indian]] descent, who works in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]]. After making his acting debut as a child in the 2002 comedy-drama ''[[American Chai]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643348/|title=Akshay Oberoi|website=IMDb}}</ref> Oberoi played his first leading role in [[Rajshri Productions]] film ''[[Isi Life Mein]]'' (2010). Oberoi has received critical acclaim for his work.<ref name="ILM">{{cite web | title=Bollywoodhungama.com | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14279/index.html | access-date=26 December 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101224121101/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14279/index.html| archive-date= 24 December 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/salmanvivek-fight-not-my-business-akshay-oberoi/721981/|title=Salman-Vivek fight not my business: Akshay Oberoi |website=Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Vali |first=Aishan |title=Living his dream |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/nxg/article954016.ece |date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218121757/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/nxg/article954016.ece |archive-date=18 December 2010 |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>

==Early life, family and education==
Akshay Oberoi was born on 1 January 1985 in [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]].<ref name="Bollywood Hungama Chat">{{cite web|title=Bollywood Hungama Chat |url=http://sa.bollywoodhungama.com/view_chat.php?chatid=145&userid=&username=&fromURL=&profile_url=&thumbnail=&friedsid= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082030/http://sa.bollywoodhungama.com/view_chat.php?chatid=145&userid=&username=&fromURL=&profile_url=&thumbnail=&friedsid= |archive-date=8 July 2011 }}</ref> He attended [[Newark Academy]] for middle school and high school and pursued a bachelor's degree in Theater Arts and Economics at [[Johns Hopkins University]] in [[Baltimore]]. He also completed acting training in [[Stella Adler Studio of Acting|Stella Adler]] in New York City and then Playhouse West in Los Angeles, where he learned the [[Meisner technique]]. During his education, he studied acting under [[John Astin]] from ''[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=I'm not afraid of failure: Akshay Oberoi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Im-not-afraid-of-failure-Akshay-Oberoi/articleshow/7178754.cms | work=The Times of India | date=29 December 2010}}</ref> He also studied ballet, [[Jazz dance|jazz]] and [[hip-hop dance]] at [[Broadway Dance Center]]. He moved to India and did plays at the famous [[Prithvi Theatre]] and received training from [[Kishore Namit Kapoor]].<ref name="Bollywood Hungama Chat"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bollyspice interview |url=http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/6267-meet-akshay-oberoi-star-of-isi-life-mein.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224090634/http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/6267-meet-akshay-oberoi-star-of-isi-life-mein.html |archive-date=24 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Glamgold">{{Cite web|url=http://glamgold.com/?p=9145|title=Glamgold|access-date=26 December 2010|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102225224/http://glamgold.com/?p=9145|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Akshay's father, Krishan Oberoi, is the brother of the actor [[Suresh Oberoi]] and thus Akshay is first cousin to [[Vivek Oberoi]].<ref name="Glamgold"/><ref>{{cite web| title=Glamsham|date=7 August 2021 |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/dec/21-akshay-isi-life-mein-vivek-oberoi-name-121008.asp}}</ref>

==Career==
Oberoi started his career by working at the famed [[Prithvi Theatre]] in [[Juhu]] with [[Makrand Deshpande]]. Starting with backstage work, Makrand later offered him a part in ''Miss Beautiful''.

Oberoi then made his film debut in [[Sooraj Barjatya]]'s ''[[Isi Life Mein]]''. On its release the film failed to click at the box office. However, Oberoi was lauded by the critics for his work in the film. [[Taran Adarsh]] from [[Bollywood Hungama]] commented, "The only noteworthy aspect of the film is its lead pair. Akshay Oberoi is talented – no two opinions on that. He has good screen presence, but most importantly, he acts very well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14279/index.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116182033/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14279/index.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=16 November 2010
|title=Movie Reviews: Isi Life Mein|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=24 December 2010|access-date=19 February 2011|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Prathna Tiwari of BollySpice said, "The newcomers definitely are off to a good start. In particular Akshay Oberoi who has great screen presence, delivers his dialogues confidently and also proves to be eye candy for the ladies."<ref>{{cite web|title=Isi Life Mein Movie Review |url=http://bollyspice.com/movie-reviews.php/isi-life-mein-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513055842/http://bollyspice.com/movie-reviews.php/isi-life-mein-2.html |archive-date=13 May 2011 }}</ref> Sarita Tanwar of [[Mid-Day]] noted, "Newcomer Akshay Oberoi is confident and delivers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/dec/251210-Isi-Life-Mein-Movie-review.html|title=Isi Life Mein – Movie Review}}</ref>

Oberoi moved to television work post the release of his first film. In 2012, he played the lead role in [[Bejoy Nambiar]]'s ''MTV Rush''. Nambiar, impressed with Oberoi's work on the show, offered him his second film, the Tamil remake of the suspense thriller ''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]''. ''[[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]'' released on 18 July 2014, where Oberoi was once again praised by the critics. Renuka Vyavahare of ''[[The Times of India]]'' said, "Lead actor Akshay Oberoi does complete justice to the spine-chilling story with [his] compelling presence. We would like to see [this] actor more often on screen..."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/pizza/movie-review/38602711.cms|title=Movie Pizza Review 2014, Story, Trailers | Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] commented, "One witnesses a noticeable growth in Akshay Oberoi's performance, who interprets the challenging role with sincerity. The varied emotions that he gets to exhibit – anxiety, fright, vulnerability – come across well in several sequences"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/737895|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407051523/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/737895|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2014|title=Movie Reviews: Pizza 3D|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=18 July 2014|access-date=19 July 2014|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Sweta Kaushal of [[Hindustan Times]] noted, "An effortless performance by Akshay Oberoi make this horror flick worth a one-time watch."<ref>{{cite web|title=Pizza 3D Movie Review |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-pizza-3d-is-scary-but-lacks-the-element-of-surprise/article1-1241771.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728060818/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-pizza-3d-is-scary-but-lacks-the-element-of-surprise/article1-1241771.aspx |archive-date=28 July 2014 }}</ref> Subhash K. Jha said, "Akshay Oberoi's Kunal is a mixture of the timid and the defiant. He lets the character's confusions build up as the story progresses so that finally we see him as a victim in ways that we would never suspect otherwise. "<ref>{{cite web|title=Pizza 3D Movie Review|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6897|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719044104/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6897|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> Shubha Shetty-Saha of [[Mid-Day]] stated, "This remake...solely rests on the still young shoulders of newcomer Akshay Oberoi, who has to go through a range of emotions in the 120 plus minutes long duration of the film. A dream role for someone who's just about a film old, ''Pizza 3D'' has Oberoi in almost every frame and must say, he has done a decent job."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-pizza-3d/15459189|title=Movie review: 'Pizza 3D'|date=18 July 2014|website=mid-day}}</ref> Sneha May Francis of [[Emirates 24/7]] noted, "Akshay Oberoi holds [the] fort impressively. He's impeccable as the timid Kunal, exploiting his insecurities and fears with maturity and restraint. For a bloke fresh on the Bollywood trail, that's bloody impressive..."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/bollywood-review-akshay-oberoi-s-pizza-is-different-bite-fest-2014-07-17-1.556865|title=Bollywood review: Akshay Oberoi's 'Pizza' is different bite-fest - Entertainment - Films and Music - Emirates24|7|first=Sneha May|last=Francis|website=www.emirates247.com}}</ref>

Oberoi has also received rave reviews for his work in ''[[Laal Rang]]'' and ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]''. Maggie Lee of [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] said of his work in ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]'', "Oberoi oozes bad-boy sexiness, injecting physical potency into Nikki's loose-canon behavior."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/gurgaon-macau-film-review-1201948664/|title=Film Review: 'Gurgaon'|first1=Maggie|last1=Lee|date=6 January 2017}}</ref> and Film Campion's Rahul Desai said, "Oberoi's light-eyed cold-bloodedness lends credence to ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]''{{'}}s volatility in a way that lets the film take any unresolved direction it chooses to."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/gurgaon-movie-review/|title=Gurgaon Movie Review: Mechanics Of A Meltdown|first=Rahul|last=Desai|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> While Subhash K. Jha said, "it's Akshay Oberoi playing the outcast son who steals the thunder lighting and what-not. It's a big-bang performance, implosive and bursting at the seams with unspoken bitterness. Oberoi plays the truant son (a cliché in the crime genre) with much empathy and little compassion. In one sequence we see him brutally violate a prostitute in a bath tub. We know what levels of violence Nikki is cabable of. Nikki doesn't disappoint."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bollyspice.com/gurgaon-is-a-simmering-stunning-span-of-tense-storytelling-a-subhash-k-jha-review/|title="Gurgaon is a simmering stunning span of tense storytelling" – A Subhash K Jha Review|first=Subhash K.|last=Jha|date=5 August 2017}}</ref>

== Media ==
Oberoi was ranked in [[The Times of India|The Times Most Desirable Men]] at No. 31 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Times Most Desirable Men of 2020: Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-times-most-desirable-man-of-2020-sushant-singh-rajput-philosopher-dreamer-charmer/articleshow/83239123.cms|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 24 March 2011, Oberoi married Jyothi Vynatheya, a strategy consultant with [[Dalberg Global Development Advisors]]. Akshay first met Jyothi at Newark Academy. Their son, Avyaan, was born in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web| title=Akshay Oberoi brings his wife Jyothi and son Avyaan to Mumbai from New York|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/akshay-oberoi-brings-his-wife-jyothi-and-son-avyaan-to-mumbai-from-new-york-bollywood-news/18443181|publisher=[[Mid-Day]]|date=24 July 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{{pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of Akshay Oberoi film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" | ''[[American Chai]]''
| Neel
|
|-
| 2010
! scope="row"| ''[[Isi Life Mein]]''
| Vivaan
|
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]''
| Kunal
| Remake of 2012 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film [[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]
|-
| 2015
! scope="row"| ''[[Piku]]''
| Aniket
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Fitoor]]''
| Mufti
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Laal Rang]]''
| Rajesh
|
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]''
| Nikki
|
|-
| 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Kaalakaandi]]''
| Angad
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Bombairiya]]''
| Abhishek
|
|-
! scope="row" |''#Gadhvi''
| Omkar
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga]]''
| Raza
| Cameo Appearance
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Junglee (2019 film)|Junglee]]''
| Dev
|
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" | ''Chhote Nawab''
| Armaan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Madam Chief Minister]]''
| Indramani "Indu" Tripathi
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[State of Siege: Temple Attack]]''
| Captain Bibek
| Cameo Appearance<br/>[[Zee5]] film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Love Hostel]]''
| Diler
|rowspan=2| Cameo Appearance<br/>[[Netflix]] film
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Thar (film)|Thar]]''
| Arjun Singh
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Judaa Hoke Bhi]]''
| Aman
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Dil Hai Gray''
| Anshuman
| Remake of ''[[Thiruttu Payale 2]]''{{Citation needed|date=March 2023|reason=Need to verify that Akshay Oberoi is in this film and that it is a released film.}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Gaslight (2023 film)|Gaslight]]''
| Rana Jai Singh
|[[Disney Plus Hotstar]] film<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/gaslight-review-sara-ali-khans-earnest-performance-is-uneven-like-the-film-2-stars-3908352 |title=Gaslight Review: Sara Ali Khan's Earnest Performance Is Uneven - Like The Film - 2 Stars |website=[[NDTV]] |date=31 March 2023 |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Saibal}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[I Love You (2023 film)|I Love You]]''
|Vishal
|[[JioCinema]] film
|-
! scope="row" {{pending film|italic=no|''Varchasva''}}
| Ajay
| Filming<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/akshay-oberoi-says-he-enjoyed-playing-bisexual-antagonist-in-flesh/articleshow/93712418.cms |title=Akshay Oberoi says he enjoyed playing bisexual antagonist in 'Flesh' |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" {{pending film|italic=no| ''Ek Kori Prem Katha''}}
|TBA
|Filming
|-
| 2024
! scope="row" {{pending film|italic=no|''[[Fighter (2024 film)|Fighter]]''}}
|TBA
| Filming<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=14 November 2022 |title=Hrithik Roshan starts shooting for 'Fighter' |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/fighter-karan-singh-grover-akshay-oberoi-join-the-hrithik-roshan-deepika-padukone-starrer-55910.html |website=Times of India |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323131304/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/hrithik-roshan-starts-shooting-for-fighter/articleshow/95511862.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Akshay Oberoi web series credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Platform
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[MTV Rush]]''
| [[MTV]]
| Episode 1
|-
| 2015
| ''Local Girlfriend''
| [[Pocket Aces]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[It's Not That Simple]]''
| [[Voot]]
| 6 Episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Bar Code]]''
| [[Hungama TV|Hungama]]
| 10 Episodes
|-
| ''[[The Test Case (web series)|The Test Case]]''
| [[Alt Balaji]]
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Selection Day (TV series)|Selection Day]]''
| [[Netflix]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2020
| ''[[Illegal - Justice, Out of Order|Illegal]]''
| [[Voot]]
|
|-
| ''[[Alt Balaji|Hum Tum And Them]]''
| [[Alt Balaji]] and [[ZEE5]]
|
|-
| ''[[Flesh (web series)|Flesh]]''
| [[Eros Now]]
|
|-
| ''[[High (2020)|High]] ''
| [[MX Player]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| ''[[Illegal - Justice, Out of Order|Illegal 2]]''
| [[Voot]]
|
|-
| ''[[Dil Bekaraar]]''
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|
|-
| ''[[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge]] (Season 3)''
| [[Amazon Prime]]
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Feels Like Home (web series)|Feels Like Home]] ''
| [[Lionsgate]]
| Cameo Appearance
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of Akshay Oberoi short film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
|2016
!scope="row" |''Mama's Boys''
|Yudhishtir
|
|-
|2016
!scope="row" | ''[[The Virgins]] ''
|Dhruv
|
|-
|2017
!scope="row" |''Baby Steps''
|Dev
|
|-
|2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Teen Paheliyan|Mirchi Malini]] ''
|Arjun
|
|-
| |2019
! scope="row" |''Masterpiece''
|Abheek
|
|-
| |2020
! scope="row" |''Smartphone''
|
|Filmar OTT Nomination Best Supporting Actor
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|0643348}}

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