Abhinav Kapoor

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Abhinav Kapoor
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Kapoor in 2023
Born(1984-07-04)4 July 1984
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Alma mater Mithibai College, Mumbai
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Abhinav Kapoor (born 4 July 1984) [1] is an Indian television actor. [2] He has appeared in the notable shows Kasautii Zindagii Kay , Internet Wala Love , Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 and Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee . [3] [4] [5]

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Life and career

Birth and education (1984–2004)

Abhinav Kapoor was born on 4 July 1984 in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), Maharashtra, India. [6] He obtained his formal education from Mithibai College, Mumbai. [7] [8] [9]

Relationships

In June 2024, Kapoor revealed that he is dating co-actress Alefia Kapadia. [10]

Early career (2004–2010)

In 2004, Kapoor ventured into mainstream television as an actor playing the brief cameo role of Aarav Jain in series Jeet . [11] A breakthrough came for Kapoor in 2005, when Balaji Telefilms gave him a break in their iconic long running daily soap opera Kasautii Zindagii Kay. [12] [13] He portrayed Shravan Gupta Basu, the stepson of the main protagonist Anurag Basu (Cezanne Khan). [14] Later, Kapoor teamed up with Balaji to play uncredited roles, which were factually unknown, between 2006 and 2009 in the successful soap operas Karam Apnaa Apnaa , Kkavyanjali and Kahe Naa Kahe . [15] [16] [17]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2004 Jeet Aarav JainEpisodic Role
2005 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Shravan Gupta BasuRecurring Cast
2005–06 Kkavyanjali GauravRecurring Cast
2006–09 Karam Apnaa Apnaa SaurabhSupporting Role
2007–08 Kahe Naa Kahe Kinju's elder brotherSupporting Role
2008–10 Miley Jab Hum Tum Yashvardhan/Yash Devraj SinghRecurring Cast
2010 Adaalat Jaidip SenEpisodic Role
2011–13 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai UnknownRecurring Cast
2012 Savdhaan India Deveshwar RaoEpisodic Role
2014 Emotional Atyachar Abhinav SinghLead
2014–19Box Cricket LeagueHimselfReality Show
2015 Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls Aman KapoorSupporting Role
2017 Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee Balwan AgarwalParallel Lead Role [18]
2018–20 Dil Hi Toh Hai Aman VermaParallel Lead Role [19] [20]
2019 Internet Wala Love Premal KumarSupporting Role [21] [22]
2020Dating SiyapaaBodybuilder BoyfriendLead
2021 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Vikrant AroraSupporting Role

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