Mahira Kakkar
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.
Bite Me
as LilyA subversive romantic comedy about the real-life subculture of people who believe that they're...
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Hank and Asha
as AshaAn Indian student in Prague and a lonely New Yorker correspond online through video letters. A...
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New Amsterdam
as Mrs. LaghariThe new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public...
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Blue Bloods
as Dr. GuptaA drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement....
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Meena HasniThe third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...
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Manifest
as Dr. Aria GuptaAfter landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight...
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Orange Is the New Black
as ChaarumathiA crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...
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A Suitable Boy
as Rupa MehraModernity confronts tradition in 1950s post-Partition India as a young woman resists an arranged...
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