By: Amul Sharma

The guy spotted with Riya Sen at recent events, is Akhil Kapur, Vinod Khanna's nephew

Filmi rishtey
The fella who has been spotted with Riya at the Fashion week and at Salman Khan's Eid party, is Akhil Kapur, actor Vinod Khanna's nephew and first cousin to actors Akshaye and Rahul Khanna. Akhil is the younger brother of model Gautam Kapur (Gomzi), who was briefly married to Suman Ranganathan.

Like his cousins
Akhil is Vinod's sister's son and his family is based in Dubai. He has done a course in directing and acting in New York, and came to Mumbai a few months back to try his luck in films.

A source adds, "He is very close to his cousins. The three hang out together. He is a bit like his cousins - reserved, and likes to keep to himself. He is friends with one of Riya's common friends, Aushima Sawwhney (also a budding actress) who introduced him to Riya."

Plain company
The source adds, "He thinks Riya is a sweet girl and that's all. She asked him to accompany him to events and he obliged. He wants to concentrate on his career right now and isn't looking for any distractions."