Akhil Iyer is an Indian actor appearing in
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
films and TV commercials. He played the role of Rohit Rao in the Hindi HIT – The first case, also starring ''
Rajkumar rao'' and ''
Sanya Malhotra''. He made his Bollywood debut in ''
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language Romance film#Subgenres, romantic drama film that stars Armaan Jain and Deeksha Seth. Jointly produced by Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan and Sunil Lulla under the banner of Eros Internati ...
'' (2014) in a supporting role.
Early life
Born in October 1987, Akhil grew up in Bangalore, Ram Iyer, is an orthopaedic surgeon while his mother, Asha Iyer, is a
gynaecologist
Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pre ...
. Akhil has one brother. Akhil did his schooling at
St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore where he played cricket at the zonal level. Akhil went on to finish his education in computer science engineering from
P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore South Campus (formerly known as PES School of Engineering, Bangalore)
Career
Akhil started his career in Bollywood with the film ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'' playing the role of Mahesh for which he received critical praise.
While he was based out of Bangalore, Akhil pursued his passion for acting with theatre groups like Dramanon & Artists Repertoire Theatre up til 2011. He then moved to Chennai where he signed Iruvar Ondranal and Nijama Nizhala. In 2013, Akhil made the move to Mumbai after signing ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil''.
In 2024, Akhil and his wife opened the restaurant Benne in Bandra.
Filmography
References
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1987 births
Living people
Male actors from Bengaluru
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema