Mahira Kakkar

Mahira Kakkar


in Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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.

Movies for Mahira Kakkar...

Bite Me
Title: Bite Me
Character: Lily
Released: May 7, 2019
Type: Movie
A subversive romantic comedy about the real-life subculture of people who believe that they're vampires and the IRS agent who audits them.
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Title: New Amsterdam
Character: Mrs. Laghari
Released: September 25, 2018
Type: TV
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.
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Title: Manifest
Character: Dr. Aria Gupta
Released: September 24, 2018
Type: TV
After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.
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Title: Orange Is the New Black
Character: Chaarumathi
Released: July 11, 2013
Type: TV
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
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Hank and Asha
Title: Hank and Asha
Character: Asha
Released: January 19, 2013
Type: Movie
An Indian student in Prague and a lonely New Yorker correspond online through video letters. A voyeuristic love story about aching for human connection in a hyper-connected world.
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Title: Blue Bloods
Character: Dr. Gupta
Released: September 24, 2010
Type: TV
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Meena Hasni
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.