Akanksha Awasthi Early Life

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Akanksha Awasthi was born and brought up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She completed her schooling from Dayanand Girls Inter College, Lucknow by 2004. Later she attended Lucknow University, Gorakhpur for her graduation (class of 2007). 

She started her career with an important role in ‘Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyan’ which was telecasted on Zee TV from Sep 2006 to Aug 2009. In 2008, she appeared in a television series named ‘ Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’ which was aired between Jan 2008 and Oct 2010 on Star Plus. During the same time, she also got the role of ‘Shubangi’ in another series ‘ Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya’ which was broadcasted on Sony TV during 2008. She had also appeared for a brief role in a TV serial ‘Kismat ka Khel’, which was aired on 9 X during 2008. 

It was the role of ‘Rohini Pushkar’ in a soap opera titled, ‘Uttaran’, which got her all fame and name. She has been playing the role of ‘Rohini’ since Feb 2009, though this serial has been running since Dec 2008 on Colors TV. 

Akanksha has played various roles in very contrasting genres like comedy and negative roles, by now. In Uttaran, specifically, she has perfectly handled the character ‘Rohini’ by displaying a variety of emotions. In one of her interview, she acknowledged, “I love the character graph of my character Rohini, where I move back and forth between being a simple woman who loves to eat and blindly follows her husband. I really love her innocence that pins her husband in a quandary at all times.” When the story of ‘Uttaran’ travelled to a time 18 years ahead, Akanksha is still at ease with her role, which has become more entertaining now. 

This Cancerian bubbly girl (Birthday comes on July 17) is believed to have also been working hard to be into her dream shape. In fact, her weight concerns has not affected her career graph, but brought her some mature and substantial roles to her kitty. When she was asked about this at an award function, she confessed, “I am glad that the producers cast me for my versatility and give me meaty roles. I have been working really hard and hope to get better roles”.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Akanksha Awasthi

• Does Akanksha Awasthi smoke?: No
• Does Akanksha Awasthi drink alcohol?: Not Known
• Akanksha Awasthi is a TV actress who was born and brought up in Lucknow.
• She was always fascinated by cinema since her childhood.
• She started her acting career in 2006.
• She appeared in the TV serials like ‘Vaalsalyam’, ‘Uttaran’, ‘Sindhu Bhairavi’, ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’, ‘Khel Qismat Ka’ etc.
• If not an actress, she would have been a doctor.