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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>These movies helped establish Akshay Kumar as one of the leading lights of the Bollywood star galaxy.<br />u00a0<br /><strong>Nickname:</strong> Akki </p><strong>Height:</strong> 6' 1" (1.85 m)<br /><br /><br /></td>
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<td class="desc" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">Khiladi, Mohra, Yeh Dillagi , Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Garam Masala, Awara Paagal Deewana, Phir Hera Pheri, Bhagam Bhag, Namastey London, Heyy Babyy, Welcome, Singh Is Kinng</td></tr>
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<td class="newitem" valign="top" align="left" width="97%"><b><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/oct/131008-Harman-Baweja-hosts-a-party-for-close-pals-including-Priyanka-Chopra.htm">Carmen Electra to arrive in Mumbai to shoot with Akshay Kumar</a></b><br />American model, pin-up star, entertainer andu00a0 performer Carmen Electra will arrive onu00a0 February 10, 2009 in Mumbai to shoot with Akshay Kumar for Sajid Nadiadwala's Kambakht Ishq...</td></tr>
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<td class="newitem" valign="top" align="left" width="97%"><b><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/oct/071008-midday-event-priyanka-chopra-sizzles.htm">It's a wrap for Akshay Kumar</a></b><br />Akshay Kumar just wrapped up the shooting of Percept Picture Company's 8x10 in South Africa, four days ahead of schedule. The film is now ready for release...</td></tr>
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<td class="newitem" valign="top" align="left"><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/jun/230609-akshay-good-kisser-denise.htm"><strong>Akshay Kumar is good kisser: Denise Richards</strong></a><br />Former Bond girl Denise Richards has done some passionate scenes with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar in "Kambakkht Ishq" and says he is a good kisser.</td></tr>
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<td class="newitem" valign="top" align="left"><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/jun/160609-south-actress-Trisha-Akshay-Kumar-Hari-Om-Productions-Priyandarshan.htm"><strong>Akshay Kumar ropes in south actress Trisha for his next home production</strong></a><br />Shah Rukh Khan cast Deepika Padukone in his home production, Om Shanti Om, Aamir Khan introduced Asin in Ghajini, and now Akshay Kumar is all set to be paired with a South Indian actress in a film he's making for his banner Hari Om Productions.</td></tr>
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<td class="newitem" valign="top" align="left"><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/jun/080609-Akshay-Kumar-awards-function-IIFA-Awards-Holiday-Aarav.htm"><strong>Akshay Kumar gives awards a miss for family holiday</strong></a><br />Forget about performing live, Akshay Kumar will not even attend an upcoming awards function.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
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<td class="head"><strong>Movie</strong></td>
<td class="head">Character </td>
<td class="head"><strong>Other notes/ Year</strong><strong> </strong></td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Saugandh </td>
<td class="charlist">Shiva </td>
<td class="otherlist">1991 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Dancer </td>
<td class="charlist1">Raja </td>
<td class="otherlist1">1992 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Mr. Bond </td>
<td class="charlist">Mr. Bond </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Khiladi </td>
<td class="charlist1">Raj Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Deedar </td>
<td class="charlist">Anand Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Ashaant </td>
<td class="charlist1">Vijay </td>
<td class="otherlist1">1993 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Dil Ki Baazi </td>
<td class="charlist">Vijay </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Kayda Kanoon </td>
<td class="charlist1">Daud </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Waqt Hamara Hai </td>
<td class="charlist">Vikas Sabkuchwala </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Sainik </td>
<td class="charlist1">Suraj Dutt </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Elaan </td>
<td class="charlist">Vishal Chaudhry </td>
<td class="otherlist">1994 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Yeh Dillagi </td>
<td class="charlist1">Vijay Saigal </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Jai Kishen </td>
<td class="charlist">Jai Verma/Kishen </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Mohra </td>
<td class="charlist1">Amar Saxena </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Main Khiladi Tu Anari </td>
<td class="charlist">Karan Joglekar </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Ikke Pe Ikka </td>
<td class="charlist1">Rajiv </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Amanat </td>
<td class="charlist">Amar </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Suhaag </td>
<td class="charlist1">Raj </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Nazar Ke Samne </td>
<td class="charlist">Jai Kumar </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Zakhmi Dil </td>
<td class="charlist1">Jayadev Anand </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Zaalim </td>
<td class="charlist">Ravi </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Hum Hain Bemisaal </td>
<td class="charlist1">Vijay Sinha </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Paandav </td>
<td class="charlist">Vijay </td>
<td class="otherlist">1995 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Maidan-E-Jung </td>
<td class="charlist1">Karan </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Sabse Bada Khiladi </td>
<td class="charlist">Vijay Kumar/Lallu </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Tu Chor Main Sipahi </td>
<td class="charlist1">Amar Varma </td>
<td class="otherlist1">1996 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi </td>
<td class="charlist">Akshay Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Sapoot </td>
<td class="charlist1">Prem </td>
<td class="otherlist1">1997 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Lahoo Ke Do Rang </td>
<td class="charlist">Sikandar Davai </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Insaaf: The Final Justice </td>
<td class="charlist1">Vikram </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Daava </td>
<td class="charlist">Arjun </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Tarazu </td>
<td class="charlist1">Inspector Ram Yadav </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi </td>
<td class="charlist">Raja </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Dil To Pagal Hai </td>
<td class="charlist1">Ajay </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Aflatoon </td>
<td class="charlist">Rocky/Raja "Parimal Chaturvedi" </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Keemat: They Are Back </td>
<td class="charlist1">Dev </td>
<td class="otherlist1">1998 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Angaaray </td>
<td class="charlist">Amar </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Barood </td>
<td class="charlist1">Jai Sharma </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Aarzoo </td>
<td class="charlist">Vijay Khanna </td>
<td class="otherlist">1999 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">International Khiladi </td>
<td class="charlist1">Rahul "Devraj" </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Zulmi </td>
<td class="charlist">Raj </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Sangharsh </td>
<td class="charlist1">Professor Aman Varma </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Jaanwar </td>
<td class="charlist">Badshah/Babu Lohaar </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Hera Pheri </td>
<td class="charlist1">Raju </td>
<td class="otherlist1">2000 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Dhadkan </td>
<td class="charlist">Ram </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Khiladi 420 </td>
<td class="charlist1">Dev Kumar/Anand Kumar </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love </td>
<td class="charlist">Ajay Kapoor </td>
<td class="otherlist">2001 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Ajnabee </td>
<td class="charlist1">Vikram Bajaj </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya </td>
<td class="charlist">Raj Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist">2002 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Aankhen </td>
<td class="charlist1">Vishwas Prajapati </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Awara Paagal Deewana </td>
<td class="charlist">Guru Gulab Khatri </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani </td>
<td class="charlist1">Atul </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Talaash: The Hunt Begins... </td>
<td class="charlist">Arjun </td>
<td class="otherlist">2003 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Andaaz </td>
<td class="charlist1">Raj Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Ghar Grihasti (Special appearance) </td>
<td class="charlist">u00a0 </td>
<td class="otherlist">2004 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Khakee </td>
<td class="charlist1">Sr. Inspector Shekhar Verma </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Police Force: An Inside Story </td>
<td class="charlist">Vijay Singh </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Aan: Men at Work </td>
<td class="charlist1">DCP Hari Om Patnaik </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin </td>
<td class="charlist">Inspector Ajay </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Mujhse Shaadi Karogi </td>
<td class="charlist1">Arun "Sunny" </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Hatya: The Murder </td>
<td class="charlist">Ravi </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Aitraaz </td>
<td class="charlist1">Raj Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo </td>
<td class="charlist">Major Rajeev </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Insaan </td>
<td class="charlist1">Amjad </td>
<td class="otherlist1">2005 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Bewafaa </td>
<td class="charlist">Raja </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Waqt: The Race Against Time </td>
<td class="charlist1">Aditiya Takur </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Garam Masala </td>
<td class="charlist">Makrand "Mac" </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Deewane Huye Pagal </td>
<td class="charlist1">Rocky Hiranandani </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Dosti: Friends Forever </td>
<td class="charlist">Raj Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Family - Ties of Blood </td>
<td class="charlist1">Shekhar Bhatia </td>
<td class="otherlist1">2006 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Mere Jeevan Saathi </td>
<td class="charlist">Vicky </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Humko Deewana Kar Gaye </td>
<td class="charlist1">Aditiya Malhotra </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Phir Hera Pheri </td>
<td class="charlist">Raju </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Jaan-E-Mann </td>
<td class="charlist1">Agastya Rao </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Bhagam Bhag </td>
<td class="charlist">Bunty </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Namastey London </td>
<td class="charlist1">Arjun Singh </td>
<td class="otherlist1">2007 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Heyy Babyy </td>
<td class="charlist">Arush Mehra </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Bhool Bhulaiyaao </td>
<td class="charlist1">Dr. Aditiya Shrivastav </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Om Shanti Om </td>
<td class="charlist">Himself </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Welcome </td>
<td class="charlist1">Rajiv Saini </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Tashan </td>
<td class="charlist">Bachchan Pande </td>
<td class="otherlist">2008 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Singh Is Kinng </td>
<td class="charlist1">Happy Singh </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Chandni Chowk To China </td>
<td class="charlist">Sidhu Sharma </td>
<td class="otherlist">2009 </td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Kambakth Ishq </td>
<td class="charlist1">Viraj Shergill </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Blue </td>
<td class="charlist">Aarav </td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Eight by Ten </td>
<td class="charlist1">Jai Puri /Jeet </td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">De Dana Dan</td>
<td class="charlist">u00a0</td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Helloo India</td>
<td class="charlist1">u00a0</td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Action Replay</td>
<td class="charlist">u00a0</td>
<td class="otherlist">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist1">Housefull</td>
<td class="charlist1">u00a0</td>
<td class="otherlist1">u00a0</td></tr>
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<td class="filmlist">Komagata Maru</td>
<td class="charlist">u00a0</td>
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<td class="head" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">Awards</td></tr>
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<p>Awards of the International Indian Film Academy - 2001 - Popular Award Performance in a Negative Role for Ajnabee</p></li>
<li>
<p>Filmfare Award - 2005 - Best Actor in a Comic Role for Garam Masala</p></li>
<li>
<p>Filmfare Award - 2001 - Best Villain /Villainess for Ajnabee</p></li></ol></td></tr>
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