Akshat Singh

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Akshat Singh
Born (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 18)
Patel Nagar, Delhi, India [1]
Nationality Indian [2]
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Akshat Anjaria or Hakka (born 21 April 2005) is an Indian dancer who came into prominence by showcasing his talent in the Bengali dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance . He then took part in India's reality show India's Got Talent and became an overnight sensation. Singh was also a contestant of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7). [3] [2] He debuted as an actor in the Malayalam film Ayal Njanalla [4] and he also is in a Tamil language film lakshmi

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Personal life

Singh lives in Mumbai and studies in 12th grade in Ryan International School Kandivali. [5] Singh admitted to one of his interviews that he is an ardent fan of actor Salman Khan. [6]

Career

Akshat's first work was in 2011 on the Bengali channel Zee Bangla, where he performed in Dance Bangla Dance . In 2014, he made his appearance on American talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show , [7] [8] before later participating on India's Got Talent . His dancing style proved popular, with the video of his performance on YouTube with five hundred thousand (5 lakh) views. [9] Singh's popularity soon landed him a role performing for a Japanese television commercial advertisement of Pari Pari Curry. [10] [11] [12] 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 YouTube. In 2019, he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent and danced his way to winning a golden buzzer, though failed to reach the final. [13]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2015 Ayal Njanalla Mottu Malayalam
2018 Lakshmi Arnold Tamil

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformLanguageRef.
2023 Five Six Seven Eight Semba's friend ZEE5 Tamil

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References

  1. ↑ I am Howrah ka rasgulla: Mari che. Times of India. Stuti Agarwal. 20 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Akshat Singh profile at Colors TV portal. Colors TV.
  3. ↑ Trivedi, Tanvi (20 June 2014). "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa: Akshat Singh: I don't have a six pack like Salman Khan, but I have a one pack". Times of India .
  4. ↑ C Pillai, Radhika (8 December 2014). "Mrudula Murali, Fahadh Faasil to act in Ayal Njanalla". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ↑ I want to get back to my studies now: Akshat Singh. Daily News and Analysis. 14 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Salman Khan calls Akshat Singh ‘bhai’. Times of India. Neha Maheshwari. 14 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Akshat Singh: Where Did the 8-Year-Old Bollywood Dancer Come From?. The Hollywood Reporter. Kanika Lal. 18 February 2014.
  8. ↑ India's Got Talent fame Akshat Singh gets standing ovation on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. India Today. 19 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Meet hilarious Michael Jackson wannabe who has taken India's Got Talent by storm. Daily Mirror. 22 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Bollywood-style commercial for snack company goes viral in Japan
  11. ↑ Rocket News. Krista Rogers. 2 April 2014.
  12. ↑ India’s Got Talent’s Akshat Singh dances in Japanese ad. india.com. Shweta Parande. 11 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Deen, Sarah (21 April 2019). "Britain's Got Talent Golden Buzzer act Akshat Singh is no stranger to TV". Metro. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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