HBO Max Student sex life premiered on November 18, 2021. The show follows a cast of characters, including Bela Malhotra, played by actor Amrit Kaur.

Since landing the role of Bela Malhotra in HBO’s original new series Max, fans of Student sex life began to wonder if Amrit Kaur is related to the decorated poet Rupi Kaur.

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Read on to get the full extent of the family tree and find out more about Amrit and Rupi Kaur.

Same name, no relationship for Amrit and Rupi Kaur

Although it seems that many fans of Student sex life speculated that Amrit Kaur and Rupi Kaur may be in the same family tree, as it turns out that this is just an unrelated case of the same name for Amrit and Rupi. Although they are not close relatives, the two Kaurs seem to have a lot in common.

So even though Amrit and Rupi are not related, the two share a similar cultural heritage, with both women having roots in India.

Amrit and Rupi have both shared widely on their Instagram accounts their Indian heritage and what it means to them. Learn more about Amrit and Rupi’s individual experiences below.

Amrit Kaur plays Bela Malhotra

According to IMDb, Amrit Kaur is an aspiring actor and producer. Her biggest role to date has been that of Bela Malhotra in Student sex life, where she portrayed a character who is a freshman at South Asian University in Nutley, New Jersey, who is HIV positive and wants to become a comedy writer.

Bela’s character can be seen trying to navigate college life alongside her three roommates Whitney, played by Alyah Chanelle Scott, Kimberly, played by Pauline Chalamet and Leighton, played by Reneé Rapp.

Along with her acting career, Amrit is very active on her social media accounts. Amrit uses her Instagram account to keep her 20,000 followers up to date on her personal life, her concerts and all the projects she is working on.

Amrit’s Instagram account is a great place for fans to find out about her latest work. With coils of Student sex life, Amrit also has reels of his time on the Canadian LGBTQ series Cut D, which premiered on the Crave Network in June 2020.

Rupi Kaur is a famous poet

According to the Complex, Rupi Kaur is Instagram’s favorite poet. The 29-year-old Canadian poet of Indian origin began performing her poetic works in 2009 and quickly gained recognition for her work on Instagram. Rupi is now using his Instagram account to share his poetry with his 4.4 million followers and keep them up to date on his world tour, which is set to begin in 2022.

In addition to becoming a sensational “Instapoet”, Rupi also published her first collection of poetry in the book Milk and honey in 2014. Along with this published work, Rupi also published two other poetry books, The sun and its flowers, in 2017 and Home Body in 2020.

So, although Rupi and Amrit Kaur do not share any common family lineage, the two Kaurs have a lot in common, such as their common experience of being raised by Indian immigrants and having a knack for the creative arts. To keep up with everything the creative Kaurs are up to, be sure to check out their Instagram accounts.

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