Akshay Dogra

Akshay Dogra
Born	(1981-09-21) 21 September 1981 Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	chinki
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002– present
Relatives	Riddhi Dogra (sister) Raqesh Vashisth (brother-in-law) Arun Jaitley (uncle)

Akshay Dogra (pronounced [aːkʃeː d̪oːɡraː]; born 21 September 1981) is an Indian actor and producer working in the television industry. He has worked on many shows during his career, both on-screen and off-screen. After working backstage at many shows, Akshay finally made his television debut in 12/24 Karol Bagh on Zee TV. He was recently seen playing the role of Akash Singh Raizada in the Hindi daily soap opera Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?.

Early life

Akshay was born and brought up in New Delhi with his younger sister, fellow actress Riddhi Dogra. Akshay was 21 before he decided to enter the entertainment business.

Beginning of career

At age 21, Akshay decided to move to Mumbai, Maharashtra to pursue a career in the entertainment business. Starting in 2002, Akshay started working behind the scenes as Executive producer as well as a member of the Creative Unit of many shows. For a while after moving to Mumbai, Akshay worked as an assistant to Deepak Tijori. He eventually moved on to acting.

Breakthrough

After transitioning from behind the camera to acting, Akshay land a role on Zee TV's 12/24 Karol Bagh. He also acted in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2008) on Bindass, alongside Shweta Gulati. He played the role of Vishal from 2009 to 2010. His character was of a NRI boy who becomes engaged to Milli (Hunar Halli). Although he was not a lead and this show didn't make him a household name, it did earn him enough success to help him land his next role. He, after his role on 12/24 Karol Bagh ended, landed the role of Akash Singh Raizada in the very popular Hindi Daily Soap Opera Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? on STAR Plus. His character is the cousin of the male lead Arnav (Barun Sobti), who also falls in love and gets married to the sister, Payal (Deepali Pansare) of the female lead Khushi (Sanaya Irani). His role on this show has made him much more popular and has opened up many new pathways for him.

In 2011, he also acted in stage play, Apples and Walnut, about valley of Kashmir.

However, in October 2012, he quit the show due to lack of importance given to his character.

Personal life

Akshay is married to Sakshi Dogra. They dated for 6 years before getting married. His sister Riddhi Dogra is a television actress who played the female lead Priya in another Star Plus show Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?. His brother-in-law Raqesh Vashisth was the male lead in Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? and recently played the male lead as Asad Ahmed Khan in Qubool Hai.

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel
2008	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	Rohan	Bindass
2009–2010	12/24 Karol Bagh	Vishal	Zee TV
2011–2012	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?	Akash Singh Raizada	STAR Plus
2013	Punar Vivah	Akash Suraj Pratap Sindhia	Zee TV
2013	Mrs. Pammi Pyarelal	Sunny	Colors TV
2013	Do Dil Ek Jaan	Sahib, Satya	Life OK
2014	Encounter (Indian TV series)	Ramya	Sony TV
2016-Present	Waaris (2016 TV series)	Jagan Pawania	&TV

External links

• Akshay Dogra on Twitter