Akshay Kumar #Baby_23January Akshay Kumar Kumar at the 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival , September 2011 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 King of Bollywood Ethnicity Punjabi[4] Occupation Actor, producer, presenter Years active 1991–present Religion Hinduism Spouse(s) Twinkle Khanna (2001–present) Children 2 Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia on 9 September 1967) [5] is an Indian 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 . [6] 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). [7] Later he also gained fame for his drama, romance and comic roles. [8] 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. In February 2013, many media outlets reported that the net box-office collection of Kumars films had crossed 20 billion (US$320 million) and he was the first and the only Bollywood actor to do so. 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 . In 2008, he hosted the show Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi . In 2009, Kumar founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company. 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. 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 . Early life and background Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar , Punjab . His father Hari Om Bhatia was a military officer. His mothers name is Aruna Bhatia. From a young age, Kumar was recognised as a performer, particularly as a dancer. He was raised in Delhis Chandni Chowk before moving to Mumbai where he lived in Koliwada , a Punjabi dominated area. He received his school education from Don Bosco School and enrolled in Mumbais Guru Nanak Khalsa College for higher education. Kumar also has a sister, Alka Bhatia. When Kumar was a teenager, his father asked him what he aspired to be. Kumar expressed his desire to become an actor. After having obtained a black belt in Taekwondo while in India, he studied martial arts in Bangkok , Thailand, where he learned Muay Thai and worked as a chef and waiter. Upon his return to Mumbai, he commenced the teaching of martial arts. One of his students, an aspiring photographer, recommended Kumar into modelling which ultimately led to a modelling assignment. Kumar effectively made more money within the first two days of shooting, in comparison to his entire months salary, and therefore chose a modelling career path. He also worked as a background dancer in various films. One morning, he missed his flight for an ad- shoot in Bangalore. Disappointed with himself, he visited a film studio along with his portfolio. Fortunately that evening, Kumar was signed for a lead role by producer Pramod Chakravarthy for the movie Deedar. Career 1991–1999 See also: Khiladi (film series) 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 . In the same year, he acted in Kishore Vyas-directed Dancer , which received poor reviews. The following year he starred in Abbas Mustan-directed suspense thriller, Khiladi , widely considered his breakthrough role . His next release was the Raj Sippy-directed detective film Mr. Bond , based on James Bond . His last release of 1992 was Deedar . It failed to perform well at the box office. In 1993, he acted in the Keshu Ramsay-directed bilingual film Ashaant (released in Kannada as Vishnu-Vijaya ) and starring Dr.Vishnuvardhan , Ashwini Bhave and Ashutosh Rana . All of his films released during 1993, including Dil Ki Baazi , Kayda Kanoon , Waqt Hamara Hai and Sainik did not perform well commercially. In 1994, he played a police inspector in two films: Sameer Malkan-directed remake of Hollywood film The Hard Way, Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Rajiv Rai -directed Mohra which were among the highest grossing films of the year. 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 and Star Screen award. During the same year, Kumar also had success with films like Suhaag and the low budget action film Elaan . All these achievements, promoted Kumar as one of the most successful actors of the year. In 1994, he appeared in 11 feature films. The following year, Kumar played a dual role in Umesh Mehra-directed action thriller , Sabse Bada Khiladi , which was a commercial success. He proved to have success with the Khiladi series, as in the next year he starred in the fourth film of the Khiladi series, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi opposite Rekha and Raveena Tandon. The film was a commercial success. During the films shooting Kumar was injured. He received treatment in United States. Kumar played a supporting role in Yash Chopra- directed romance, Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), co- starring Shah Rukh Khan , Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor, for which he received his first nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award . In the same year, he starred opposite Juhi Chawla in David Dhawan-directed comedy Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi , fifth instalment of the Khiladi series. Unlike his previous films of the series, it failed commercially. His following releases failed commercial and this caused a setback to his film career. In 1999, Kumar played opposite Twinkle Khanna in International Khiladi . The film turned out to be an average grosser at the box office. He received critical acclaim for his roles in the films Sangharsh and Jaanwar. Whilst the former did not make a profit at the box office, the latter turned out to be a commercial success and marked his comeback. 2000–2006 In 2000, Kumar starred in the Priyadarshan - directed comedy Hera Pheri alongside Paresh Rawal and Sunil Shetty . The film which was a remake of Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking , became a commercial success and proved to be a turning point in Kumars career. He also starred in the Dharmesh Darshan - directed romantic drama Dhadkan later that same year. The film performed moderately at the box office but Kumar was praised for his acting. Rediff s review stated that he had proved that he is directors actor and that he has worked hard on his role is apparent. In a review for Bollywood Hungama, Taran Adarsh wrote that Akshay Kumar shows vast improvement as an actor. He is very controlled and handles this difficult role with sincerity. That same year, he performed some of his most dangerous stunts in Neeraj Vora-directed action thriller Khiladi 420 , where he climbed a running plane, stood on top of the plane flying a thousand feet in the air, and jumped from the plane onto a hot air balloon. In a later scene, he is also seen being chased by a car, dodging bullets, jumping off buildings, and climbing walls. His character in the film had two names and his role received mixed reviews. In his review, Taran Adarsh wrote that The actor does a great job in a role that has negative shades, but as a softie in the second half, he is just about okay. And thats mainly because he has been asked to do what he has been doing in film after film. Nevertheless, Khiladi 420 is amongst his finest performances. Sukanya Verma wrote Negative roles and Akshay Kumar dont go hand- in-hand.[...] Akshay is ridiculously over the top and irritating to the core. However, he manages a decent performance as the sober and suave Anand. His first release in 2001 was Suneel Darshan -directed drama Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love. Kumar was praised for his performance in the film. Next, he played a negative role in the Abbas Mustan-directed film Ajnabee . While reviewing the film for Rediff, Sarita Tanwar termed Kumar the surprise package of the film. She added that he was in total control as the bad guy. [53] The film won him critical acclaim as well as his first Filmfare Award for Best Villain and IIFA award 2002 for Performance in a Negative Role.
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