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	\| name = Akshay Kapoor		\| name = Akshay Kapoor
	\| image = Akshay Kapoor.jpg		\| image = Akshay Kapoor.jpg
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1980\|09\|18\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1980\|09\|18\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
	\| years_active = 2004–2013		\| years_active = 2004–2013, 2023
	\| occupation = [[Actor]]		\| occupation = Actor
	\| spouse = Cynthia Jacob<ref>[~~http~~://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>		\| 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>
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	'''Akshay Kapoor''' ~~(born: '''Swapnil Gohil''')~~ (born 18 September 1980) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ actor.		'''Akshay Kapoor''' (born 18 September 1980) is an Indian actor.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	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>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6170.html IndiaGlitz - Audience is best judge: Akshay Kapoor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has since tried his luck in [[Bollywood]].		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]].

	He made his [[Bollywood]] film debut with the teen romantic comedy, ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' ~~which was~~ released in 2004. In 2006, he starred in his second Bollywood film, ''[[Alag]]'', a [[remake]] of the American film ''[[Powder (film)\|Powder]]''. In it, he played the role of a man with ~~extraordinary~~ [[~~supernatural~~]] 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 [[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>

	He has also appeared in a [[short subject\|Short film]] called ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'' ~~which is~~ 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''.		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}}

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes		! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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	\| 2004 \|\| ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' \|\| Rahul \|\|		\| 2001 \|\| ''[[Atu America Itu India]]'' \|\| Vikas \|\| Telugu film; credited as Sunny
			\|-
			\| 2004 \|\| ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' \|\| Rahul Malhotra \|\|
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	\| 2004 \|\| ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'' \|\| Boyfriend \|\| Short film		\| 2004 \|\| ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'' \|\| Boyfriend \|\| Short film
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	\| 2008 \|\| ''Mujhe Rang De'' \|\| \|\|		\| 2008 \|\| ''Mujhe Rang De'' \|\| \|\|
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	\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Ek: The Power of One]]'' \|\| Puran Singh \|\| ~~Voiced by Yudhvir Dahiya~~		\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Ek: The Power of One]]'' \|\| Puran Singh \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2009 \|\| ''Fast Forward'' \|\| Sunny \|\|		\| 2009 \|\| ''Fast Forward'' \|\| Sunny \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Kal Kissne Dekha]]'' \|\| Kabir ~~(cameo)~~ \|\|		\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Kal Kissne Dekha]]'' \|\| Kabir \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Three – Love, Lies and Betrayal]]'' \|\| Rajeev Dutt \|\|		\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Three – Love, Lies and Betrayal]]'' \|\| Rajeev Dutt \|\|
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	\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Enemmy]]'' \|\| Ram Govardhan (RG) \|\|		\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Enemmy]]'' \|\| Ram Govardhan (RG) \|\|
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			\|2023 \|\| ''[[P I Meena]]'' \|\| News Anchor \|\| TV Series on [[Prime Video]]
	\|}		\|}

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208174256/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/060531/24/64ogi.html Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film Alag]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208174256/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]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041014053643/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6170.html Interview with Akshay Kapoor about his film debut]

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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1980)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Akshay Kapoor
| image = Akshay Kapoor.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|09|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| years_active = 2004–2013
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| spouse = Cynthia Jacob<ref>[http://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>
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'''Akshay Kapoor''' (born: '''Swapnil Gohil''') (born 18 September 1980) is an [[India]]n actor.

==Biography==
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>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6170.html IndiaGlitz - Audience is best judge: Akshay Kapoor]</ref> He has since tried his luck in [[Bollywood]].

He made his [[Bollywood]] film debut with the teen romantic comedy, ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' which was released in 2004. In 2006, he starred in his second Bollywood film, ''[[Alag]]'', a [[remake]] of the American film ''[[Powder (film)|Powder]]''. In it, he played the role of a man with extraordinary [[supernatural]] 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]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7320/index.html Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao : Movie Review by Taran Adarsh]</ref>

He has also appeared in a [[short subject|Short film]] called ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'' which is 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''.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' || Rahul ||
|-
| 2004 || ''A Beautiful Mind... of a Gladiator'' || Boyfriend || Short film
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Alag]]'' || Tejas Rastogi ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Spring Broke'' || Frank ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Mujhe Rang De'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Ek: The Power of One]]'' || Puran Singh || Voiced by Yudhvir Dahiya
|-
| 2009 || ''Fast Forward'' || Sunny ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kal Kissne Dekha]]'' || Kabir (cameo) ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Three – Love, Lies and Betrayal]]'' || Rajeev Dutt ||
|-
| 2012 || ''It's Rocking: Dard-e-Disco'' || Rocky Singh ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Enemmy]]'' || Ram Govardhan (RG) ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1747683}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208174256/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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