Mahira Kakkar

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Mahira Kakkar

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A Suitable Boy
1h 0m
TV Show 2020

A Suitable Boy

Modernity confronts tradition in 1950s post-Partition India as a young woman resists an arranged marriage in favour of pursuit of love and a politician's son becomes involved in a transgressive affair.

Bite Me
1h 23m
Movie 2019

Bite Me

A subversive romantic comedy about the real-life subculture of people who believe that they're vampires and the IRS agent who audits them.

Biography

Mahira Kakkar is a New York City-based actor who has worked in film, television and theater. Born in Kolkata, India, she is a proud graduate of Jadavpur University (B.A. English Literature, gold medal) and The Juilliard School’s Drama Division. Since then she has appeared in numerous plays both in New York and around the world, and in many television shows and films. She is drawn to wit, humor, physical and language-driven pieces. She speaks Hindi and English and is happy to call both the United States and India home. Mahira is also a dialect coach (specifically for Indian accents) and a writer.