Akansha Ranjan Kapoor

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Akansha Ranjan
Born (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 30) [1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater Whistling Woods, Mumbai
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2019–present
Relatives Anushka Ranjan (sister)
Aditya Seal (brother-in-law)

Akansha Ranjan Kapoor (born 18 September 1993) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Kapoor made her film debut with Guilty (2020) for which she received a Filmfare OTT Awards nomination. She made her web debut with Netflix's series Ray (2021). [2]

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Early life

Kapoor was born on 18 September 1993, in Mumbai [3] 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 Anushka Ranjan, who is also an actress. [4]

After completing her schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School, Akansha pursued an acting diploma from Whistling Woods. [5]

Career

Kapoor started her career in 2019 with the television fashion series, TLC's Decoded. She next appeared in the music video Tere Do Naina alongside Aparshakti Khurana. [6]

In 2020, she made her film debut with the Netflix film Guilty where she was seen as a rape victim. She received Best Supporting Actor (Female) nomination for her performance. [7]

Kapoor next made her web debut with the 2021 Netflix series Ray , where she was seen opposite Harshvardhan Kapoor. [8] She next appeared in the music video "Hum Hi Hum The" alongside Aashim Gulati. [9] Kapoor next appeared alongside Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte and Huma Qureshi in Monica, O My Darling . [10] [11]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020 Guilty Tanu Kumar [12]
2022 Monica, O My Darling Nikki Adhikari [13]
TBAMaayaOne †TBAFilming [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019DecodedHerself [15]
2021 Ray AnuyaWeb series [16]

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2019Tere Do Naina Ankit Tiwari [17]
2022Hum Hi Hum TheBandish Vaz [18]
2023Dastoor Jasleen Royal [19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actress - Web Original Film Guilty Nominated [20]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Debut Actress of the Year -OTTWon [21]

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