Akshat Anjaria or Hakka (born 21 April 2005) is an Indian

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who came into prominence by showcasing his talent in the

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dance reality show '' Dance Bangla Dance''. He then took part in India's reality show ''

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'' and became an overnight sensation. Singh was also a contestant of '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' (season 7). He debuted as an actor in the Malayalam film '' Ayal Njanalla'' and he also is in a Tamil language film ''

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Personal life

Singh lives in

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and studies in 12th grade in Ryan International School Kandivali. Singh admitted to one of his interviews that he is an ardent fan of actor

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Career

Akshat's first work was in 2011 on the Bengali channel

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, where he performed in '' Dance Bangla Dance''. In 2014, he made his appearance on the American talk show ''

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'', before later participating on ''

''. His dancing style proved popular, with a video of his performance on YouTube⠀⠀ that had five hundred thousand (5 lakh) views. Singh's popularity soon landed him a role performing for a

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television commercial advertisement of Pari Pari Curry. On 27 August 2017, he appeared on the Australian version of the variety show '' Little Big Shots'', with the video highlight of this appearance achieving just under 35 million views on

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. In 2019, he auditioned for ''

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'' and danced his way to winning a golden buzzer, though he failed to reach the final.

Filmography

Web series

References

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