Akshay Kumar (born Hari Bhatia on, September 9, 1967 [1] ) is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a 125 Hindi films. [2] He has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times and won three times. 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, which included Khiladi (1992), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997), International Khiladi (1999), and Khiladi 420 (2000), 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). [3] Later he also gained fame for his drama, romance and comic roles. [4] He started becoming known for his performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Dhadkan (2000), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006), Jaan-E-Mann (2006) and Namastey London (2007) as well as drama films such as Jaanwar (1999), Dosti: Friends Forever (2005), 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), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), Singh Is Kinng (2008) and Housefull 2 (2012) met with acclaim. His success had soared in 2007, when he starred in four consecutive commercial hits. His successes in 2012 include Housefull 2 (2012) and Rowdy Rathore (2012) with both of them grossing over INR100 crore (US$18.2 million) as well as Oh My God which he produced and had a supporting role and his eighth installment of Khiladi series Khiladi 786 were successful at the box-office.
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