Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is a Bollywood film actor, producer, presenter. He is based in Mumbai. Along with his good looks and excellent martial art skills, he was always the first choice to do adventurous movies. He did his own death defying stunts. He has established himself as a leading contemporary actor in the Hindi cinema.

In a career spanning more than twenty five years, Kumar has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films and has won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom and two Filmfare Awards.

Early Life

Akshay Kumar was born September 9, 1967 as Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. Kumar was born in India, but now has Canadian citizenship. His parents are Hari Om Bhatia and Aruna Bhatia. His father was a military officer. He lived and grew up in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and later he moved to Mumbai where he lived in Koliwada, a Punjabi dominated area. He received his school education from Don Bosco School and enrolled in Mumbai’s Guru Nanak Khalsa College for higher education, but dropped out after a year and went to Bangkok to learn martial arts. Kumar also has a sister, Alka Bhatia.

His breakthrough performance was in Saugandh (1991). Kumar recently dubbed for the Hindi version of the movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Kumar was the voice actor for the role of Optimus Prime. This is one of the key characters in the film. He did the dubbing role as a gift for his son, Aarav. Optimus Prime was Aarav’s favorite character so Kumar did it for free.

Kumar was the third highest paid actor in Bollywood in 2015. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was known for his appearances in films of the Khiladi series as well as other action films such as Mohra (1994), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Sapoot (1996) and Angaaray (1998). Later, Kumar also gained fame for his drama, romantic and comic roles. He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of a hysterical professor in Sangharsh (1999) and a criminal in Jaanwar (1999). His performances in romantic films like Dhadkan (2000), Andaaz (2003) and Namastey London (2007); drama films like Waqt (2005) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007); comedy films like Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006) and Singh Is Kinng (2008) were all well received.

In 2009, Kumar started the Hari Om Entertainment production company.[6] In 2012, Kumar launched his next production house Grazing Goat Pictures. Their first production, OMG – Oh My God!, had a slow opening, but because of word of mouth it picked up and then was declared a super hit.

He is the son-in-law of India and Hindi Film Industry’s first ever Superstar, Rajesh Khanna and actress, Dimple Kapadia, as well as the brother-in-law of actress Rinke Khanna.