Profile of Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar's birth name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. He was born on September 9, 1967 in Amritsar, which is the north Indian state of Punjab.

Akshay Kumar grew up in Delhi and later his family moved to Mumbai where he grew up in Mumbai's Sion Koliwada locality. Akshay is married to Twinkle Khanna and they have a son named Araav who was born on 15th September '02.

Akshay Kumar started out primarily as an action star in the 90's thanks to his martial arts skills and got his first bonafide hit with the movie Khiladi. He was thereafter known as the Khiladi Kumar or simply Khiladi (The Player). He had a few hits as he went along like Mohra in 1994 and Sabse Bada Khiladi in 1995. He also attempted a few romantic movies like Yeh Dillagi in 1994 and Dhadkan in the year 2000.

Then in the new Millennium he went for a gamble and attempted a wide range of roles u00e2u0080u0093 Drama, Emotional and also comedy. It was comedy that fetched him a cult hit with Hera Pheri. It resulted in catapulting him to a new level in Bollywood and resulted in a string of hits like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Garam Masala, Awara Paagal Deewana, Phir Hera Pheri, Bhagam Bhag, Namastey London, Heyy Babyy and Welcome among others.

These movies helped establish Akshay Kumar as one of the leading lights of the Bollywood star galaxy.
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Nickname: Akki

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1. Awards of the International Indian Film Academy - 2001 - Popular Award Performance in a Negative Role for Ajnabee

2. Filmfare Award - 2005 - Best Actor in a Comic Role for Garam Masala

3. Filmfare Award - 2001 - Best Villain /Villainess for Ajnabee