Akshay was born on 18 September 1980 in India and immigrated to the United States when he was 6 months old.

He spent his childhood and teens in Pittsgrove, New Jersey and trained as a theatre actor having appeared in some Broadway plays.

He made his Bollywood film debut with the teen romantic comedy, Popcorn Khao!

In it, he played the role of a man with extraordinary supernatural powers and with no hair on his entire body.

[3][4] He made his debut in the Telugu film Atu America Itu India (2001).