Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om
Bhatia on September 9, 1967) is
an Indian film 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.
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), Khiladi
420 (2000) and Khiladi 786 (2012), 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).
Later he also gained fame for his
drama, romance and comic roles.
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 100 crore (US$
15 million). His other films like OMG
(2012) and Special 26 (2013) were
highly successful critically and
commercially. On February 16, 2013,
many media outlets reported that the
boxoffice collection of Kumar films
has crossed 2000 crore (US$310
million) and till date is 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 a
reputation as the "Indian Jackie
Chan ". 2008 marked his television
debut as the host of 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.
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