Akshay Kumar

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Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar in Waqt: The Race Against Time (2004)
Born September 9, 1967 (age 39)
India
Years active 1991-Present
Spouse(s) Twinkle Khanna
Official site akshay-online.net

Akshay Kumar (real name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, born on September 9, 1967) is a popular Bollywood film actor.

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[edit] Career

He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a Chef. In 1990 he decided to pursue an acting career in the Bollywood film industry. His first Bollywood film was Saugandh in 1991 which was unnoticed

His first major hit was the 1992 film Khiladi. After that he did many action films. Particularly successful were the films with Khiladi in the title such as Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1993), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996). Although each film was unrelated except for the title Khiladi in each of them, his characters in each of them were similar and were often players or tricksters. He has also had success in romantic films such as Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dhadkan (2000) and Andaaz (2003). [1]

He attempted a comedy role with the fifth film in the Khiladi series Mr and Mrs Khiladi (1997) which was unsuccessful.[2] He later starred in another comedy Hera Pheri (2000) which was a success [3] and showcased his talent at doing comedy just as well as action or romantic roles. After its success, he starred in many successful comedy films which include Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Garam Masala (2005).[4]. Apart from his action, comedy and romantic roles he also displayed a flair for serious dramatic roles in films such as Ek Rishta (2001), Bewafaa (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) which did fairly well at the box office.[5]

In June 2006, his starred in a sequel to his hit film Hera Pheri titled Phir Hera Pheri which was also been very successful at the box office. Later that year he starred in Jaan-E-Mann which did not do as well as expected at the box office [6] but he has got positive reviews for his performance. Recently he starred in another comedy titled Bhagam Bhag opposite another comedy veteran Govinda which has also done well at the box office.[7] His latest release Namastey London is doing very well at the box office. [8]

Akshay is also a brand ambassador for products and has toured with stage shows, doing singing and dancing. He led the Heat 2006 world tour which also had Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.king

[edit] Personal life

He has been romantically linked to a few of his female co-stars such as Raveena Tandon, Pooja Batra, and Shilpa Shetty. He is known to have a roving eye. Recently his name was linked up with Priyanka Chopra.

After being engaged to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, they finally married in January 14, 2001. Their son named Araav was born in September 15, 2002.

[edit] Trivia

  • Akshay worked in a restaurant before he became an actor.
  • Akshay is a good friend of Suniel Shetty and have co-starred in a few movies.
  • He was a student at Don Bosco, Matunga in Bombay.
  • His height is 6'1".
  • He is pure Punjabi.
  • He is Master in martial arts.
  • He is also known as Khiladi.
  • His nickname is Akki.

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Filmfare Awards

[edit] IIFA Awards

[edit] Zee Cine Awards

[edit] Star Screen Awards

[edit] Stardust Awards

[edit] Global Indian Film Awards

[edit] Apsara Academy Awards

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
2008 Tashan Shashank Starts shooting from April 2007 [1]
2007 Bhool Bhulaiya Announced
2007 International Hera Pheri Raju Announced
2007 Hey Baby Filming
2007 Ragheer Filming
2007 Saamna Filming
2007 Namastey London Arjun
2006 Bhagam Bhag Bunty
2006 Jaan-E-Mann Agastya Rao
2006 Phir Hera Pheri Raju
2006 Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye Aditya Malhotra
2006 Family - Ties of Blood Shekhar
2005 Deewane Huye Pagal Rocky
2005 Dosti: Friends Forever Raj
2005 Garam Masala Mac/Makrand Winner, Filmfare Best Comedian Award
2005 Mere Jeevan Saathi Vicky
2005 Waqt: The Race Against Time Aditya Takur
2005 Bewafaa Raja
2005 Insaan Amjad
2004 Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo Major Rajeev
2004 Aitraaz Raj Malhotra
2004 Hatya: The Murder Ravi
2004 Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Sunny Khurana/Arun Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Nominated, Filmfare Best Comedian Award
2004 Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin Inspector Ajay
2004 Aan: Men at Work DCP Hari Om Patnaik
2004 Police Force: An Inside Story Vijay Singh
2004 Khakee Sr. Inspector Shekhar Verma Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2004 Ghar Grihasti Special Appearance
2003 Andaaz Raj Malhotra
2003 Talaash: The Hunt Begins... Arjun
2002 Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Atul
2002 Awara Paagal Deewana Guru Gulab Khatri
2002 Aankhen Vishwas Prajapati
2002 Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya Raj Malhotra
2001 Ajnabee Vikram Bajaj Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award
2001 Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Ajay Kapoor
2000 Khiladi 420 Dev Kumar/Anand Kumar
2000 Dhadkan Ram
2000 Hera Pheri Raju
1999 Jaanwar Badshah/Babu Lohaar
1999 Sangharsh Professor Aman Varma
1999 Zulmi Raj
1999 International Khiladi Devraj/Rahul
1999 Aarzoo Vijay Khanna
1998 Barood Jai Sharma
1998 Angaaray Amar
1998 Keemat Dev
1997 Aflatoon Rocky/Raja/Parimal Chaturvedi
1997 Dil To Pagal Hai Ajay
1997 Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi Raja
1997 Tarazu Inspector Ram Yadav
1997 Daava Arjun
1997 Insaaf Vikram
1997 Lahu Ke Do Rang Sikandar Davai
1997 Sapoot Prem
1996 Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi Akshay Malhotra
1996 Tu Chor Main Sipahi Amar Varma
1995 Sabse Bada Khiladi Vijay Kumar/Lallu
1995 Maidan-E-Jung Karan
1995 Paandav Vijay
1994 Hum Hain Bemisaal Vijay Sinha
1994 Zaalim Ravi
1994 Zakhmi Dil Jayadev Anand
1994 Nazar Ke Samne Jai Kumar
1994 Suhaag Raj
1994 Amanat Amar
1994 Ikke Pe Ikka Rajiv
1994 Main Khiladi Tu Anari Karan Joglekar
1994 Mohra Amar Saxena
1994 Jai Kishen Jai Verma/Kishen
1994 Yeh Dillagi Vijay Saigal Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1994 Elaan Vishal Chaudhry
1993 Sainik Suraj Dutt
1993 Waqt Hamara Hai Vikas Sabkuchwala
1993 Kayda Kanoon Daud
1993 Dil Ki Baazi Vijay
1993 Ashaant Vijay
1992 Deedar Anand Malhotra
1992 Khiladi Raj Malhotra
1992 Mr. Bond Mr. Bond
1992 Dancer Raja
1991 Nagin Vijay , Played Snake roll
1991 Saugandh Shiva

[edit] Trivia

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  • Akshay Kumar is known for his naturally extremely hairy chest, which he now shaves or waxes in films.
  • Akshay Kumar is the first Indian actor to have been given a four-film-deal with Adlabs company.
  • He hurt his back while lifting a 350-pound wrestler (Brian Lee, known in the movie as The Undertaker), in the film Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi.
  • He is a big fan of Chinese martial artist and film star Jackie Chan.
  • Waqt was his 100th movie.
  • Akshay features in a Sikh religious video Nirgun Raakh Liya released in 2006.
  • He is also in the television ad for the Xbox 360 in India with Yuvraj Singh.
  • He made his debut with a seven-second role in Mahesh Bhatt’s Aaj which toplined Kumar Gaurav. He played a martial arts instructor, he wasn’t given half a line of dialogue.
  • His “first girlfriend”, as he describes her shyly, was the film’s (Aaj) heroine, soon to vanish into anonymity and marriage. Anyway, Kumar Gaurav was called Akshay in that forgettable movie, and that’s the name Rajiv Bhatia opted for when he was launched as a hero.
  • One of the Akshay Kumar's movie is NAGIN in which he played Ichchadhari Nag (Snake).

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