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Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar Born	Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia 9 September 1967 (age 47) Amritsar, Punjab, India

Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Other names Akki, Khiladi, Khiladi Kumar, King Kumar, The King of Bollywood[1][2]

Net Worth              $625 Million

Ethnicity	Punjabi Hindu Khatri

Occupation	Actor, producer, presenter

Years active	1991–present

Spouse(s)	Twinkle Khanna (2001–present)

Children	 -- 2

Parents Hari om Bhatia, Aruna Bhatia, Alka Bhatia (Sister).

Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia on 9 September 1967)[3] is an Indian film actor, producer and "martial artist" who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. He has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times, winning it two times. He has appeared in "over 125 films".[4] When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in "action films" and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the ""Khiladi series"" as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), Mohra (1994), Elaan (1994), Suhaag (1994), Sapoot (1996), Angaaray (1998), Keemat – They Are Back (1998) and Sangharsh (1999).[5]

Later he also gained fame for his drama, romance and comic roles.[6] He started becoming known for his performances in "romance films" like Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dhadkan (2000), Andaaz (2003) and Namastey London (2007), as well as drama films such as Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) and Patiala House (2011). His comic performances in "comedy films" such as Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), and Singh Is Kinng (2008) met with acclaim. His success had soared in 2007, when he starred in four consecutive commercial hits. Kumar hit a rough patch since 2009 to 2011 but came back with two successes, Housefull 2 (2012) and Rowdy Rathore (2012) with both of them grossing over 1 billion (US$16 million). His other films like OMG (2012) and Special 26 (2013) were highly successful critically and commercially. ""On 16 February 2013, many media outlets reported that the boxoffice collection of Kumar films has crossed 20 billion (US$320 million) and till date is the only Bollywood actor to do so.[7] Having done so, he has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema.""

Apart from acting, Kumar has worked as a "stunt actor"; he has often performed "many dangerous stunts" in his films, which has earned him the sobriquet "Indian Jackie Chan".[5] 2008 marked his television debut as the host of the show "Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi. In 2009, Kumar founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company.[8]""

In 2008, the University of Windsor conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Law on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema. The following year he was awarded ""the Padma Shri by the Government of India"".[6] In 2011 The Asian Awards honoured Kumar for his outstanding achievement in Cinema. In 2012 he founded another production company called Grazing Goats Productions.

In 2014, Kumar launched TV realty show "Dare 2 Dance". He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League.

Akshay kumar one an only superstar in Bollywood his movies earning 20 billion till February 2013.

Kumar creat a big buzz and given four back 2 back hits one year in 2007.

Akshay kumar release 11 Movies in 1994 and 6 movies way on hit ; Films;- Mohra, Main khiladi tu anari, Elaan, Yeah dillagi, Suhaag, Hum hai bemisal.

After 1994 And 2007, Kumar way on hits given four hits in 2012 Films;- Housefull 2, Rowdy rathore, Oh my god, Khiladi 786.

In 2007, Kumar starred in four entertaining commercially successful films; Welcome, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Heyy Babyy and Namastey London.[22]

Singh Is King (2008) beat the overall Nett Gross of blockbusters like Dhoom 2 (2006) and Om Shanti Om (2007).


 * 1991--1995 |||

Kumar made his first appearance as the lead actor opposite Raakhee and Shantipriya in Saugandh (1991), though he had appeared in the uncredited role of a martial arts instructor in in the 1987 Mahesh Bhatt-directed and Kumar Gaurav starrer, Aaj.[19] In the same year, he acted in Kishore Vyas-directed Dancer. The following year he starred in Abbas Mustan-directed suspense thriller, Khiladi, widely considered his breakthrough role.[20][21][22] In 1993, he had acted as one of the lead actors of the Kannada Language film Vishnu-Vijaya directed by Keshu Ramsay and starring Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Ashwini Bhave and Ashutosh Rana. Most of his films released during 1993 did not perform well commercially.[23] In 1994, he played a police inspector in two films: Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Rajiv Rai-directed Mohra which were among the highest grossing films of the year.[24] Later that year, he starred in Yash Chopra-produced romance, Yeh Dillagi opposite Kajol. His role in the film earned Kumar his first nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare Awards[25] and Star Screen award.[23] During the same year, Kumar also had success with films like Suhaag and the action film Elaan and Hum hai bemisaal. All these achievements, promoted Kumar as one of the most successful actors of the year.[26] In 1994, he appeared in 11 feature films and 6 films was commercially popular hit.[27] Sabse Bada Khiladi one of the biggest commercial success of 1995 collecting 20cr in 2 days and Akshay Kumar being appreciated for his action sequences.[1]


 * 1996--2000 |||

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (English: Player of Players) is a 1996 Bollywood wrestling action thriller starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former World Wrestling Federation wrestlers "Crush" and Brian Lee as "The Undertaker". It was one of the highest grossing movie of the year.[1]

Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (English: Mr. and Mrs. Player) is a 1997 Akshay's First Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan.

Hera Pheri is the biggest comedy hit Over the years it has become a cult classic. On IMDb.com the film has received good public rating of 8.5/10 from around 12000 voters.[3] It has achieved a cult status among Indian audiences[2] and is regarded as one of the best Hindi comedy films ever made.[5] Dhadkan (Hindi: धड़कन, Urdu: دھڑکن) (English: Heartbeat) is a Bollywood romantic drama film which deals with the love triangle of individuals portrayed by Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty and Akshay Kumar. The film was a critical as well as commercial success and was the fourth highest grossing movie of the year.


 * 2001--2005 |||

in 2001, for the first time Akshay played a key negative role in film Ajnabee.The film won him much acclaim as well as his first Filmfare Award for Best Villain and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (English: One relation: The Bond of Love) is a 2001 Bollywood Family Drama film.It was the first film where Bachchan and Kumar worked together. Andaaz The film was a major box-office success, becoming one of the highest grossing films of the year. Andaaz celebrated its silver jubilee by completing 100 days in theatres and is considered as the "first Universal Hit of the year". Akshay Kumar's character's name in "Aan men at work" is Hari Om Patnaik which is from his real given name (Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia). Mujhse Shaadi Karogi The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles, making it the second collaboration between Kumar and Chopra after Andaaz.The film ran continuous more than 50 weeks in theatres and was declared a "BLOCKBUSTER" by Box Office India. Hatya This movie had started production in 1992 and after being delayed for many years was finished in the year 2003. It finally released in 15 October 2004.

Aitraaz The film stars Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor and was the third film collaboration between Kumar and Kapoor, and Kumar and Chopra.

Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin The film was shot in 1994 and delayed for 10 years finally releasing in 2004.


 * 2006--2010 |||

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye Is First Movie Akshay Kumar And Katrina Kaif. In March 2011, Shah announced his intention to do a sequel, Namastey London 2.[9] Kumar has expressed his interest in returning for the sequel, which will shoot scenes in London, Punjab, Mumbai, Germany, and Switzerland.[10] The film's plot has not been fully revealed, but will not be a direct continuation of the first film.[11]

Heyy Babyy opened to packed houses in over 650 cinemas in India. The opening was at 90%+ and continued to do well in the days following.[12] The film released on DVD but was the first Hindi movie to be released on Blu-ray Disc too.[15]

Welcome released worldwide on 21 December 2007, to mixed critical reviews and despite initial competition from Taare Zameen Par,[7][8] was a strong financial success at the box office both in India[9] and overseas.[10] Kumar was reportedly paid 9 crores for the dubbing and two promotional songs for jumbo movie.

In 2008, Kumar founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company.[8]

Chandni Chawk to China Title Song sung by Akshay Kumar and composed by Punjabi rapper Bohemia. Blue (2009) is a First Bollywood underwater action thriller film And Highest Budget Movie In Underwater.

Housefull was released in Blu-ray and DVD in October 2010.[22] The film's DVD went on to become the first Bollywood film to release on a 3-Disc edition.

Khatta Meetha is Avobe Average Movie But Superhit on Television. Tees Maar Khan premiered in the UK on 21 December, in Fiji on 22 December and in Canada on 23 December 2010.


 * 2011--2015 |||

Akshay kumar first hundred club enters movie Housefull 2 in 2012. Rowdy Rathore is Akshay kumar's highest grossing film of all time in Bollywood.

In 2012 he founded another production company called "Grazing Goats Productions".