Akansha Ranjan Kapoor (born 18 September 1993) is an American actress who primarily works in

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films. Kapoor made her film debut with '' Guilty'' (2020) for which she received a

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nomination. She made her web debut with

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's series '' Ray'' (2021).

Early life

Kapoor was born on 18 September 1993, in

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Her parents are Shashi Ranjan, an actor/director from FTII and the Publisher of GR8 Magazine, and Anu Ranjan, the Founder of The Indian Television Academy. She has an elder sister named

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, who is also an actress. After completing her schooling from

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, Akansha pursued an acting diploma from Whistling Woods. Kapoor is an American citizen and voted for

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in the 2024 US elections.

Career

Kapoor started her career in 2019 with the television fashion series,

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's ''Decoded''. She next appeared in the music video ''Tere Do Naina'' alongside

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. In 2020, she made her film debut with the

film '' Guilty'' where she was seen as a rape victim. She received Best Supporting Actor (Female) nomination for her performance. Kapoor next made her web debut with the 2021

series '' Ray'', where she was seen opposite

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. She next appeared in the music video "Hum Hi Hum The" alongside

Aashim Gulati Aashim Gulati (born 15 September 1990) is an Indian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neel Gujral in ''Gulmohar Grand'', Rehaan Khanna in ''Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara'' and Karna in ''Karn Sangini''. Career Gulati made his television debut in 2 ...

. Kapoor next appeared alongside

Rajkummar Rao Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor. A versatile actor in Hindi cinema since the early 2010s, he is known for his performances in over thirty films across a wide spectrum of genres in both independent an ...

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and

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in ''

Monica, O My Darling ''Monica, O My Darling'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir dark comedy crime thriller film directed by Vasan Bala. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte. It is based on the 1989 Japanese detective novel ''Burutasu N ...

''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranjan Kapoor, Akansha 1993 births Living people American film actresses American web series actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television American actresses of Indian descent American expatriate actresses in India 21st-century American actresses