Name - Akshay Kumar
Birth Sign - Virgo
Birth - 09 September 1967, Amritsar
Status - Married to Twinkle Khanna
Debut Movie - Saugandh - 1991
Height - 6'1
Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar, Punjab to a Punjabi family. His father was a government employee. 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 Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle), where he participated in sports with Janpal Singh.
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, Kumar got Rs. 5,000, compared to his previous monthly salary of Rs. 4,000. That was one of the main reasons why he chose to be a model. After a couple of months of modelling, Kumar was offered a lead role by producer Pramod Chakravarthy for the movie Deedar
Akshey made his Bollywood acting debut with the 1991 film Saugandh, which was followed by the 1992 thriller film Khiladi. In 1994, his action films Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Mohra which were among the highest grossing films of the year. Later that year, Yash Chopra signed him for the romantic film Yeh Dillagi which was also a success. He received appreciation for his performance in this film, where he played a romantic role which was different compared to his action roles. He would consequently receive his first nominations for Best Actor award at the Filmfare and Star Screen ceremonies. 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 that year.
In 1995, along with his share of unsuccessful movies, he starred in the third film in his Khiladi series Sabse Bada Khiladi, which was a hit. He proved to have success with the Khiladi series, as in the next year he starred in the fourth successful film with Khiladi in the title, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi opposite Rekha and Raveena Tandon. The film became one of the highest grossing films of the year.
In 1997, Kumar was seen in a supporting role in Yash Chopra's hit film Dil To Pagal Hai, for which he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award nomination. In the same year, he attempted a comedy role with the fifth film in the Khiladi
series, Mr and Mrs Khiladi. Unlike his previous films with Khiladi in the title, the film failed commercially. In the same way as this film, his next Khiladi releases in the following years went on to fail at the box office. In 1999, Kumar 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 success.
In 2000 he starred in the comedy Hera Pheri (2000) which was a commercial success. He also starred in the romantic film Dhadkan later that same year which performed moderately at the box office. In 2001, Kumar played a negative role in the film Ajnabee. The film won him much acclaim as well as his first Filmfare Award for Best Villain. Kumar played a role as role as a blind man in Aankhen.
Following Hera Pheri, Kumar starred in a number of comedy films, including Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004). and Garam Masala (2005). The films succeeded at the box office and his performance in the latter earned him his second Filmfare Award, for Best Comedian. Apart from his action, comedy and romantic roles, Kumar displayed a flair for dramatic roles in films such as Ek Rishtaa (2001), Aankhen (2002), Bewafaa (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005).
In 2006 he starred in a sequel to Hera Pheri titled Phir Hera Pheri. As was the former, the sequel became a huge success at the box office. Later that year he starred alongside Salman Khan in the romantic musical Jaan-E-Mann. The film was a well anticipated release, and despite receiving positive reviews from critics, did not do as well as expected at the box office. Though the film under-performed, his role as a shy, lovable nerd was praised.[16] He ended the year with the comedy Bhagam Bhag, which was a success. In that same year, he led the Heat 2006 world tour along with fellow stars Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.
2007 proved to be Kumar's most successful year during his career in the industry, and as described by box office analysts, "probably the best ever recorded by an actor, with four outright hits and no flops." His first release, Namastey London, was critically and commercially successful, and his performance earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare. Critic Taran Adarsh wrote of his performance in the film, "he's sure to win the hearts of millions of moviegoers with a terrific portrayal in this film." His next two releases, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, were box office successes as well. Kumar's last release of the year, Welcome, did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status and simultaneously becoming his fifth successive hit. All of Kumar's films which released that year did well in the overseas market as well.
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 was a huge success at the box office and broke the first-week worldwide record of Om Shanti Om, the previous highest figure. His next film was the animated film Jumbo. The year also saw Kumar making his small screen debut as the host of the successful show Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi. He later returned to host the show's second season in 2009.
In 2009, Kumar featured opposite Deepika Padukone in the Warner Bros.-Rohan Sippy production Chandni Chowk to China. Directed by Nikhil Advani, the film was a critical and commercial failure at the box office. Kumar's next release was 8 x 10 Tasveer. Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, the film was a critical and commercial failure. His next release was Kambakkht Ishq. Kumar's film Blue was released on 16 October 2009. Blue collected about Rs. 42 crores at the box-office.[27] His release in 2009 was Priyadarshan's De Dana Dan.
He then appeared in the 2010 comedy, House Full, directed by Sajid Khan which garnered the second-highest opening weekend collection of all time. Kumar's next release was Khatta Meetha, directed by Priyadarshan which was an average grosser. He also appeared in Vipul Shah's Action Replayy, which was a box office failure
Kumar earlier dated several of his colleagues, such as Shilpa Shetty and Raveena Tandon. After being engaged twice to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, he married her on 14 January 2001. Their son named Aarav was born in September 2002 (source : wikipedia)
Akshay Kumar Movies List
Year | Film Name | Cast |
2013 | Boss | Akshay Kumar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shiv Pandit, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa |
2013 | Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara | Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonali Bendre, Sarfaraz Khan |
2013 | Special 26 | Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Anupam Kher, Rajesh Sharma, Kishore Kadam |
2012 | Khiladi 786 | Akshay Kumar, Himesh Reshammiya, Paresh Rawal, Ileana D Cruz, Asin Thottumkal |
2012 | Omg Oh My God! | Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Nidhi Subbaiah, Govind Namdev, Mithun Chakraborty |
2012 | Joker | Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shreyas Talpade, Minissha Lamba, Vindu Dara Singh |
2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Paresh Ganatra, Nasser, Mushtaq Khan |
2012 | Housefull 2 | Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shreyas Talpade |
2012 | Elaan | Akshay Kumar, Madhoo, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Dalip Tahil |
2011 | Desi Boyz | Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Chitrangda Singh, Omi Vaidya |
2011 | Speedy Singhs | Vinay Virmani, Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Camilla Belle, Gurpreet Guggi |
2011 | Chalo Dilli | Vinay Pathak, Lara Dutta, Akshay Kumar, Yana Gupta |
2011 | Thank You | Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Celina Jaitley, Irfan Khan |
2011 | F.a.l.t.u | Jackky Bhagnani, Puja Gupta, Angad Bedi, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar |
2011 | Patiala House | Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Prem Chopra |
2010 | Tees Maar Khan | Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Raghu Ram, Rajiv Laxman |
2010 | Action Replayy | Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, Randhir Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Kiron Kher |
2010 | Khatta Meetha | Akshay Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Makrand Deshpande, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever |
2010 | Housefull | Deepika Padukone, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jiah Khan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal |
2009 | De Dana Dan | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Sunil Shetty, Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy |
2009 | Blue | Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan, Sunil Shetty, Lara Dutta |
2009 | Kambakkht Ishq | Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Amrita Arora, Vindoo Dara Singh |
2009 | 8x10 Tasveer | Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Jhulka, Sharmila Tagore, Javed Jaffrey, Girish Karnad |
2009 | Chandni Chowk To China | Deepika Padukone, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, Gordon Liu |
2008 | Jumbo | Lara Dutta, Dimple Kapadia, Rajpal Yadav, Akshay Kumar, Gulshan Grover |
2008 | Singh Is Kinng | Akshay Kumar, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Kamal Chopra, Manoj Pahwa |
2008 | Tashan | Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra |
2007 | Welcome | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor, Malaika Arora |
2007 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Amisha Patel, Paresh Rawal |
2007 | Heyy Babyy | Aarti Chabria, Akshay Kumar, Amisha Patel, Amrita Arora, Amrita Rao |
2007 | Namastey London | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor, Upen Patel, Javed Shaikh |
2006 | Bhagam Bhag | Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Sunil Shetty, Lara Dutta, Tanushree Dutta |
2006 | Jaan-e-mann | Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Anupam Kher, Aman Verma |
2006 | Phir Hera Pheri | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Bipasha Basu, Rimi Sen |
2006 | Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Vivek Shauq, Manoj Joshi |
2006 | Family | Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aryeman Ramsay, Kader Khan, Gulshan Grover |
2005 | Mere Jeevan Saathi | Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, Amisha Patel |
2005 | Dosti | Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Kareena Kapoor, Juhi Chawla |
2005 | Deewane Hue Pagal | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Shahid Kapoor, Rimi Sen, Om Puri |
2005 | Garam Masala | Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, Nargis Bagheri |
2005 | Insan | Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Esha Deol, Lara Dutta, Tusshar Kapoor |
2005 | Bewafaa | Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpai |
2005 | Waqt | Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah, Boman Irani |
2004 | Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo | Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol,Divya Khosla, Sandali Sinha |
2004 | Aitraaz | Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor |
2004 | Aan | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Shatrughan Sinha, Paresh Rawal, Irfan Khan |
2004 | Police Force | Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Amrish Puri |
2004 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Shah |
2004 | Khakee | Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Pradha, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai |
2003 | Andaaz | Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra, Aman Verma, Johny Lever |
2002 | Jaani Dushman | Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Arshad Warsi |
2002 | Awara Paagal Deewana | Sunil Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Aftab Shivdasani, Preeti Jhangiani, Amrita Arora |
2002 | Aankhen | Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Sushmita Sen, Bipasha Basu |
2002 | Talaash | Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor |
2002 | Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya | Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Kader Khan, Simone Singh |
2001 | Ek Rishtaa | Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla |
2001 | Ajnabee | Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu |
2000 | Dhadkan | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty, Mahima Choudhary, Sharmila Tagore |
2000 | Hera Pheri | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Tabbu, Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover |
2000 | Khiladi 420 | Akshay Kumar, Mahima Choudhary, Antra Mali |
2000 | Mulaqat | Akshay Kumar, Chandrachur Singh, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee |
2000 | Purab Ki Laila Pancham Ka Cha | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Namrata Shirodkar |
2000 | Kashmakash | Sunil Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Pooja Batra |
2000 | Water | Tabbu, Akshay Kumar, Shabana Azmi |
1999 | Jaanwar | Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Mohnish Behl, Shakti Kapoor |
1999 | Sangharsh | Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Ashutosh Rana, Aman Verma, Madan Jain |
1999 | Aarzoo | Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Saif Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, Amrish Puri |
1999 | International Khiladi | Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Gulshan Grover |
1999 | Zulmi | Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Aruna Irani |
1999 | Ghulami | Akshay Kumar, Manisha Koirala |
1998 | Barood | Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Rakhee Gulzar, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal |
1998 | Angaarey | Akshay Kumar, Manisha Koirala, Nagarjuna, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre |
1998 | Keemat | Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon, Sonali Bendre, Anupam Kher |
1998 | Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin | Akshay Kumar, Sridevi |
1998 | Kaun Kaisa Hai Khiladi | Twinkle Khanna, Rekha, Akshay Kumar |
1998 | Das Numbri | Akshay Kumar, Manisha Koirala, Monica Bedi |
1998 | Raftaar | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Tabbu |
1998 | Vidroh | Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon |
1998 | Sazaa | Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty |
1997 | Aflatoon | Akshay Kumar, Urmila Matondkar, Shazia Malik, Farida Jalal, Rajesh Joshi |
1997 | Dil To Pagal Hai | Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karishma Kapoor, Farida Jalal, Akshay Kumar |
1997 | Mr And Mrs Khiladi | Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, Kader Khan, Gulshan Grover, Johny Lever |
1997 | Insaaf | Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Ranjeet, Paresh Rawal, Alok Nath |
1997 | Lahoo Ke Do Rang | Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Naseruddin Shah, Farah Naaz, Suresh Oberoi |
1997 | Mr. And Mrs. Khiladi | Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, Kader Khan, Anjala Zaveri |
1997 | Tarazu | Akshay Kumar, Sonali Bendre, Amrish Puri |
1997 | Daava | Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Naseeruddin |
1996 | Tu Chor Main Sipahi | Akshay Kumar, Tabbu, Saif Ali Khan, Pratibha Sinha, Anupam Kher |
1996 | Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi | Rekha, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Inder Kumar, Gulashan Grover |
1996 | Sapoot | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Karishma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre |
1995 | Sabse Bada Khiladi | Akshay Kumar, Mamta Kulkarni, Anjana Mumtaz, Mohnish Bahl, Sadashiv Amrapurkar |
1995 | Nazar Ke Samne | Akshay Kumar, Farheen, Ekta Sohini, Mukesh Khanna, Kiran Kumar |
1995 | Maidan-e-jung | Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Dharmendra, Manoj Kumar, Jaya Prada |
1995 | Paandav | Akshay Kumar, Kanchan, Nandini, Prithvi, Mukesh Khanna |
1995 | Prince | Monica Bedi, Akshay Kumar |
1994 | Hum Hain Bemisal | Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Pran, Madhoo |
1994 | Zaalim | Akshay Kumar, Madhoo, Sheeba, Vishnu Vardhan, Mohan Joshi |
1994 | Zakhmi Dil | Akshay Kumar, Ashwini Bhave, Ravi Kishan, Anjali Kadam, Sudhir Dalvi |
1994 | Suhaag | Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Karishma Kapoor, Nagma, Aruna Irani |
1994 | Ikke Pe Ikka | Akshay Kumar, Shanti Priya, Chandni, Pankaj Dheer, Moushumi Chatterjee |
1994 | Amaanat | Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Heera Rajagopal, Kanchan, Farheen |
1994 | Main Khiladi Tu Anari | Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Raageshwari, Johnny Lever |
1994 | Mohra | Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Sunil Shetty, Raza Murad, Sadashiv Amrapurkar |
1994 | Jai Kishen | Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Julka, Chandni, Reema Lagoo, Arun Bakshi |
1994 | Yeh Dillagi | Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol, Reema Lagoo, Saeed Jaffrey |
1993 | Sainik | Akshay Kumar, Ashwini Bhave, Ronit Roy, Naveen Nischol, Ranjeet |
1993 | Waqt Hamara Hai | Aruna Irani, Tiku Talsania, Mahesh Anand, Viju Khote, Aroon Bakshi, Akshay Kumar |
1993 | Kayda Kanoon | Akshay Kumar, Shikha Swaroop, Ashwini Bhave, Sudesh Berry, Kader Khan |
1993 | Dil Ki Baazi | Rakhee Gulzar, Akshay Kumar, Avinash Wadhavan, Ayesha Jhulka, Farheen |
1993 | Ashaant | Puneet Isaar, Vishnu Vardhan, Jai Kalgutkar, Pankaj Dheer, Ashwini Bhave, Akshay Kumar |
1992 | Deedar | Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Laxmikant Berde |
1992 | Mr. Bond | Akshay Kumar, Sheeba, Saathi Ganguly, Dolly Minhas, Poonam Dasgupta |
1992 | Khiladi | Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Sabeeha, Prem Chopra |
1991 | Dancer | Akshay Kumar, Kirti Singh, Mohnish Bahl, Laxmikant Berde, Mahesh Anand |
1991 | Saugandh | Akshay Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Shanti Priya, Mukesh Khanna |
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