Akshay Kumar Bio, Photo Gallery, Filmography, Wallpapers, Movies, Videos, Songs

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Akshay Kumar Biography……….

314 Name : Akshay Kumar
Date of Birth – 9 September 1967, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Birth Name – Rajiv Hari Om-Bhatia
Nickname – Akki
Height – 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Occupation - Film actor
Years active - 1991 – present
Spouse(s)- Twinkle Khanna
Address : 203 A Wing, Benzer, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053

Early life

His father was a government worker. From a very young age, he was recognised as a performer, particularly as a dancer. Kumar was raised in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk neighbourhood before moving to Mumbai. In Mumbai, he lived in Koliwada, which was another Punjabi dominated area.He studied at Don Bosco School and then Khalsa College, where he took an interest in sports.[

He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a chef. He then came back to Mumbai, where he started teaching martial arts. One of his students happened to be a photographer and recommended him to do modelling. The student gave him a modelling assignment for a small company. For his two hours posing in front of the camera, he got Rs. 5,000, compared to his previous salary of Rs. 4,000 in one month.

Career

Akshay Kumar is an Indian Bollywood film actor. He has appeared in over 80 Hindi language films.

Kumar made his Bollywood acting debut with the 1991 film Saugandh,

His first major hit was the 1992 thriller film Khiladi.

In 2002, he won his first Filmfare Award under the Best Villain category, for his performance in Ajnabee (2001).

His success further rose in 2007, when he starred in four consecutive commercial hits. Having done so, he has established himself as one of the prominent actors of the Hindi film industry.

Kumar's first film of 2008, Tashan, marked his comeback to the Yash Raj Films banner after 11 years. Although much anticipated by the public, the film was a critical and commercial failure. His second film, Singh Is Kinng, has been declared a super-hit after breaking first weeks worldwide record of Om Shanti Om which was the previous highest figure

Personal life

During his years in Bollywood, Kumar was romantically linked with several of his co-star actresses like Pooja Batra, Raveena Tandon, Rekha and Shilpa Shetty. After being engaged twice to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, he finally married her on January 14, 2001. Their son named Aarav was born on September 15, 2002.

Akshay Kumar Recent Movies

Kambakth Ishq (2009)
Chandni Chowk To China (2009)
Jumbo (2008)
Singh is Kinng (2008)

Akshay Kumar Won Awards

2002: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Ajnabee[1]
2006: Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Garam Masala