2024 US Elections: Who is the Mumbai based actress, Alia Bhatt’s friend — an American citizen, who cast her vote?
The Mumbai-based actress's revelation of her American citizenship surprised fans and prompted discussions about other Indian celebrities with dual nationalities, including Alia Bhatt.
2024 US Elections: Mumbai-based actress Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, who recently played a role in the Alia Bhatt-starrer Jigra, revealed that she is an American citizen. She was among the millions who cast their ballots to seal the fate of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
The Indian actress shared an Instagram Story that shows her sporting an “I voted” badge. A Kamala Harris sticker placed right above her badge in the Story indicated that Akansha might have voted for the US Vice President.
Who is Akansha Ranjan Kapoor?
Akansha Ranjan Kapoor made her debut in Bollywood with the film Guilty, and was also a part of the Netflix web series Ray. Akansha is also a close friend of Alia Bhatt, and played the role of a flight attendant in the recently released movie Jigra.
Akansha Ranjan Kapoor is the daughter of actor-director Shashi Ranjan and his wife Anu Ranjan. According to her Wikipedia page, she was born in Mumbai and attended Jamnabai Narsee School.
Akansha Ranjan's American citizenship
Several Instagrammers were surprised to know that the Mumbai-based actress was an American citizen.
“Akansha Ranjan Kapoor is a US citizen??” read a post on Reddit that has received dozens of surprised comments. The post triggered further comments about other India-based celebrities who hold citizenship of other countries. Akansha Kapoor's bestie, Alia Bhatt, for instance, holds a British passport, while Akshay Kumar recently gave up his Canadian passport.
2024 US Elections: A look
Just like Akansha Ranjan, millions of US citizens made their way to the polling stations to elect the 47th US President. While polling closed in the key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Nevada, the results were too early to call.
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First Published:6 Nov 2024, 09:54 AM IST
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