Apeksha Porwal is an Indian model and actress. She has participated in several beauty pageants including Miss Universe and Miss India. In 2020, she made her debut as an actress in the web series “Undekhi” directed by Ashish R. Shukla, in which she played the role of a girl named Koyal. She has also worked in the 2021 Hotstar TV series “Dil Bekaraar” and has a supporting role in the 2022 Bollywood movie “Badhaai Do”.
Wiki/Biography
Apeksha Porwal was born on Sunday, August 29, 1993, in Mumbai, India (age 29; as of 2022). She was educated at Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School in Thane and then graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai with an honors degree in Economics. At a very young age, she aspired to win the prestigious beauty pageant.
Apeksha’s childhood photos with her mother
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark brown
Body measurements (approximately): 33-26-34
family
Apeksha belongs to the Hindu Marwadi community in Rajasthan; her family lives in Nashik while she lives in Mumbai.
Parents and siblings
Her father Sanjay Porwal is a chartered architect practicing in Mumbai and a former AAP member, and her mother Sangita Porwal is a yoga instructor. She has a sister, Abhilasha Porwal.
Apeksha with her parents, sister and brother-in-law Pathik Joshi
Profession
beauty pageant
In 2015, she was a finalist in the Miss India Female Contest and won the title of Miss Fuji Selfie. It was her childhood dream to enter the fashion industry and become famous. During a live meeting, she claimed,
I started with Miss Teen, Miss India and finally Miss Diva. There were definitely failures, but in the end, I found the ultimate victory when I participated in Miss Diva! ”
Apeksha won the second place in Miss Diva Contest 2017
TV advertisement
She has appeared in numerous television commercials including Imperial Blue, FBB, L’Oreal and Whisper.
drama and film
She is a trained method actor. She completed a 9-month diploma course at Jeff Goldberg Studio in Mumbai, where she studied method acting under the tutelage of Jeff Goldberg. USA. Actors Neeraj Kabi and Atul Mongia also taught her acting under their tutelage. The comedy-drama Mad Marriage ran several shows across India in 2016-17, with Apeksha playing the lead role. She also starred in a play based on Italian dramatist Luigi Pirandello’s classic play Six Characters in Search of an Author. In 2018, she starred in Anand Tiwari’s web series “Imperfect”. In an interview, she talked about her experience in the entertainment industry and said,
With the release of both Badhaai Do and Undekhi Season 2, I feel truly grateful. When I started out as an actor, I wanted to play roles that would allow me to push my boundaries as a performer. I’m also keen on playing different roles so that I can showcase my versatility as an actor and not be typecast. I was also lucky enough to work with some very talented artists early in my career. Sharing the screen with Bhumi Pednekar in Badhaai Do and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in Undekhi 2 was a wonderful experience. ”
Apeksha appears on the poster of web series ‘Undekhi’
Awards
- In 2009, she won the title of Miss Teen India International.
- In 2015, she won the title of Miss India Delhi.
- In 2015, she became the first Miss India in the world.
- In 2017, she won second place in the Miss Diva competition.
- In 2017, she won the second runner-up title of Miss Universe India.
Apeksha appears on the cover of Femina magazine
Favorites
- Food: Pani Puri, Bombay Chaat
- Athlete: Viswanathan Anand
- Cartoons: “Tom and Jerry”, “Popeye”
- Web series: Game of Thrones, Schitt’s Creek
- Movies: “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “Letter to Juliet”, “Sneakers”, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- Song: “Catch and Release” by Matt Simmons
- Hobbies: Reading, dancing
- Line: “One day your life will flash before your eyes, make sure it’s worth seeing.”
Facts/Trivia
- Apeksha is a trained Kathak dancer and a national level chess player.
- She is fluent in Hindi, English and Marathi.
- She prefers going to the beach instead of the mountains.
- Her nicknames at home are Chiky and Chhotu, and her friends call her Appy, Applebee, Peky and Mingu.
- In 2015, she co-founded a social enterprise called Janta Meals, which opens restaurants in Mumbai’s slum areas and sells food at affordable prices.
- She enjoys reading classic novels and autobiographies, and exploring unconventional places that have history behind their existence.
- She enjoys traveling internationally and exploring exotic places. She has been to Bali, Phuket and Istanbul.
Apeksha on the beach in Thailand
- In an interview, when asked which law she wanted to break, she replied:
The banned documentary “India’s Daughter” is being shown in multiplexes across the country. “
- She has over 80,000 followers on Instagram and over 900,000 followers on Facebook.
- The craziest rumor she heard about herself was that she and a bunch of her girlfriends were lesbians.
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