Akshat Singh
Born (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 18)
Patel Nagar, Delhi, India[1]
NationalityIndian[2]
Occupations
[2]
Known for

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

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

Year Film Role Language Notes
2015 Ayal Njanalla Mottu Malayalam
2018 Lakshmi Arnold Tamil

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Language Ref.
2023 Five Six Seven Eight Semba's friend ZEE5 Tamil

References

  1. ^ I am Howrah ka rasgulla: Mari che. Times of India. Stuti Agarwal. 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d 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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