SCREEN NAME: Akshay Kumar
ORIGINAL NAME: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia
NICK NAME: Akki, Raju, Rajiv
BORN: 9th September, 1967
BIRTH PLACE: Amritsar, Punjab, India
ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
NATIONALITY: Indian
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 82Kg
EYE COLOR: Brown
HAIR COLOR: Brown
RELIGION: Hindu
MOTHER TONGUE: Punjabi
MARITAL STATUS: Married
FAMILY:
FATHER NAME: Hari Om Bhatia
MOTHER NAME:
SISTER: Alka Kapoor (Younger Sister)
SPOUSE: Twinkel Khanna (Married on Jan 14th, 2001)(Bollywood Actress)(Daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia)
SON: Araav (Born on Sep 14th , 2002)
HOBBIES: surfing, Volleyball, Cricket, Martial Arts, Sailing
LANGUAGES KNOWN: Punjabi , Hindi, English
FAVOURITES:
ACTORS: Amitabh Bachchan
FILMS: Deewar, Rocky
FOOD: Thai, Chinese. I can cook these dishes very well because I had spent early years of my life in Bangkok. All Home Cooked Dishes
RESTAURANT: Golden Dragon
MUSIC: I like soft music and prefer Indian music
COLOR: Black
VACATION SPOT: Mauritius
PERFUME: Cool Waters
EDUCATION: SCHOOL: Don Basco school , COLLEGE: Khalsa College
ADDRESS: 203 A Wing, Benzer, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053
DEBUT FILM: Saugandh (1991)
OTHER FACTS: He trains himself every morning for 1.5 hrs
AWARDS: Filmfare award for best villian for "Ajnabee"
AKSHAY KUMAR ENTRY TO THE BOLLYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY:
Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, on September 9, 1967) is a popular Bollywood film actor. During the 90s, Kumar was known as the action hero of Bollywood. Since then, balancing commercial crowd attracting with critical success, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of the industry.
Akshay Kumar lived in Delhi for some time before moving to Mumbai. He lived in Koliwada which was a Punjabi dominated area. And then moved to Amritsar. He studied at Don Basco school and then Khalsa College, where he took an interest in sports.
He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a Chef. His fall into acting came when producer Pramod Chakravarthy, saw his portfolio and offered the lead role in Deedar.
His first Bollywood film was "Saugandh" in 1991 which was unnoticed.
His first major hit was the 1992 thriller film "Khiladi". 1993 saw a drop as many of his films failed to do well. However, 1994 proved to be a good year for Kumar as he followed up his success with Khiladi with the action thriller "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" and the action hit "Mohra" which was one of 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. Consequently, he received various nominations for Best Actor award at the Filmfare and Star Screen ceremonies. 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 another hit. He proved to have success with the Khiladi series, as in the next year he starred in the fourth hit film with Khiladi in the title, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi opposite Rekha and Raveena Tandon, which was one of the highest grossing films of the year.
In 1997, he made an extended guest appearance 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 which was unsuccessful. Along with this film, his next few Khiladi films went on to fail at the box office. In 1999, he received critical acclaim for his roles in the films Sangharsh and in the box office hit Jaanwar.
In 2000 he starred in the comedy "Hera Pheri" (2000) which was a success and showcased his talent at doing comedy just as well as action or romantic roles. He also starred in the romantic film Dhadkan later that same year which was also a box office hit. In 2001, Kumar played a negative role in the film Ajnabee for which he won much acclaim as well as the Filmfare Best Villain Award.
After the success of Hera Pheri, he starred in many successful comedy films which include Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Garam Masala (2005)
Apart from his action, comedy and romantic roles he also displayed a flair for dramatic roles in films such as Ek Rishtaa (2001), Ajnabee (2001), Bewafaa (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) which did moderately well in India, but was a hit overseas.
In 2006 he starred in a sequel to "Hera Pheri titled Phir Hera Pheri" which was a huge success at the box office.
Later that year he starred alongside Salman Khan in the romantic musical film Jaan-E-Mann which 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. He ended the year with Bhagam Bhag which was a success.
His first release of 2007, "Namastey London" was critically and commercially successful in India and overseas.The film is currently the second highest grossing film of 2007.
Akshay is also a brand ambassador for products like XBOX 360, Thumps Up etc and is an active stage performer. He led the Heat 2006 world tour which also starred Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.
After being engaged to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, they finally married on January 14, 2001. Their son named Araav was born in September 15, 2002.
In July 2007, a leading Mumbai tabloid newspaper printed a story saying that Kumar and his wife had fallen out and Kumar had moved out of his home, staying at a hotel instead. On 26 July 2007 the couple sent a legal notice to the tabloid, declaring that the rumour was false. Kumar said:
“ The article is a clear representation of careless and irresponsible journalism. The freedom of press comes with responsibilities, which seems to have been put aside to give way to shock value journalism."
* Studied martial arts in Hong Kong before becoming an actor.
* Dated most of his co-stars including Pooja Batra, Raveena Tandon and Rekha (before his marriage to Twinkle Khanna).
* Was a martial arts teacher. One of his students suggested he model and he was soon offered films after his success as a model.
* Dated Shilpa Shetty twice before his marriage to Twinkle Khanna.
* Has a son with wife Twinkle Khanna named Araav born 15th September 2002. Became an uncle when sister-in-law Rinke Saran gave birth to a baby girl on 19 October 2004.
* Won Best Villain award for 'Ajnabee (2001)' as it was his first ever award since his career started in 1991.
* He is the son-in-law of Bollywood mega-star, Rajesh Khanna and actress, Dimple Kapadia, as well as the brother-in-law of actress Rinke Khanna.
ACCORDING TO AKSHAY KUMAR HE IS CRAZY ABOUT THE FOLLOWING THINGS IN HIS LIFE:
EARLY LIFE
Akshay Kumar lived in Delhi for some time before moving to Mumbai. He lived in Koliwada which was a Punjabi dominated area. And then moved to Amritsar. He studied at Don Basco school and then Khalsa College, where he took an interest in sports.
He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a Chef. His fall into acting came when producer Pramod Chakravarthy, saw his portfolio and offered the lead role in Deedar.
CAREER
His first Bollywood film was "Saugandh" in 1991 which was unnoticed.
His first major hit was the 1992 thriller film "Khiladi". 1993 saw a drop as many of his films failed to do well. However, 1994 proved to be a good year for Kumar as he followed up his success with Khiladi with the action thriller "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" and the action hit "Mohra" which was one of 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. Consequently, he received various nominations for Best Actor award at the Filmfare and Star Screen ceremonies. 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 another hit. He proved to have success with the Khiladi series, as in the next year he starred in the fourth hit film with Khiladi in the title, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi opposite Rekha and Raveena Tandon, which was one of the highest grossing films of the year.
In 1997, he made an extended guest appearance 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 which was unsuccessful. Along with this film, his next few Khiladi films went on to fail at the box office. In 1999, he received critical acclaim for his roles in the films Sangharsh and in the box office hit Jaanwar.
In 2000 he starred in the comedy "Hera Pheri" (2000) which was a success and showcased his talent at doing comedy just as well as action or romantic roles. He also starred in the romantic film Dhadkan later that same year which was also a box office hit. In 2001, Kumar played a negative role in the film Ajnabee for which he won much acclaim as well as the Filmfare Best Villain Award.
After the success of Hera Pheri, he starred in many successful comedy films which include Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Garam Masala (2005)
Apart from his action, comedy and romantic roles he also displayed a flair for dramatic roles in films such as Ek Rishtaa (2001), Ajnabee (2001), Bewafaa (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) which did moderately well in India, but was a hit overseas.
In 2006 he starred in a sequel to "Hera Pheri titled Phir Hera Pheri" which was a huge success at the box office.
Later that year he starred alongside Salman Khan in the romantic musical film Jaan-E-Mann which 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. He ended the year with Bhagam Bhag which was a success.
His first release of 2007, "Namastey London" was critically and commercially successful in India and overseas.The film is currently the second highest grossing film of 2007.
Akshay is also a brand ambassador for products like XBOX 360, Thumps Up etc and is an active stage performer. He led the Heat 2006 world tour which also starred Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.
PERSONAL LIFE
After being engaged to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, they finally married on January 14, 2001. Their son named Araav was born in September 15, 2002.
CONTROVERSY
In July 2007, a leading Mumbai tabloid newspaper printed a story saying that Kumar and his wife had fallen out and Kumar had moved out of his home, staying at a hotel instead. On 26 July 2007 the couple sent a legal notice to the tabloid, declaring that the rumour was false. Kumar said:
“ The article is a clear representation of careless and irresponsible journalism. The freedom of press comes with responsibilities, which seems to have been put aside to give way to shock value journalism."
AKSHAY KUMAR TRIVIA
* Studied martial arts in Hong Kong before becoming an actor.
* Dated most of his co-stars including Pooja Batra, Raveena Tandon and Rekha (before his marriage to Twinkle Khanna).
* Was a martial arts teacher. One of his students suggested he model and he was soon offered films after his success as a model.
* Dated Shilpa Shetty twice before his marriage to Twinkle Khanna.
* Has a son with wife Twinkle Khanna named Araav born 15th September 2002. Became an uncle when sister-in-law Rinke Saran gave birth to a baby girl on 19 October 2004.
* Won Best Villain award for 'Ajnabee (2001)' as it was his first ever award since his career started in 1991.
* He is the son-in-law of Bollywood mega-star, Rajesh Khanna and actress, Dimple Kapadia, as well as the brother-in-law of actress Rinke Khanna.
ACCORDING TO AKSHAY KUMAR HE IS CRAZY ABOUT THE FOLLOWING THINGS IN HIS LIFE:
My Wife: Tina (Twinkle Khanna) is a perfect homemaker. She is an independent woman and she is making a lot of money in her interior decoration business. I am fascinated by the way she conducts her business. She has a positive approach to life, and that works well for me. We are completely opposites, I guess we got together because opposites attract. Tina is outgoing, I'm not. She speaks her mind, I don't.
My Sister: Alka is the most beautiful woman I have seen. I admire the way she runs her spa, Aroma Garden. She makes people look beautiful – as beautiful as her...
My Son: Aarav calls me Deda, I too called my dad the same. Recently I bought him a piggy-bank, which has become his favourite possession. He is learning to save in this piggy-bank from this age, which is a good habit. Whenever I am shooting in Mumbai, I take a lunch break, during which I pick Aarav up from his school and eat with him.
My Motorbike: My father gave me my heavymetal blue motorbike. I ride the bike sometimes to the studios and have also used it for photoshoots. The day Tina launched her store, White Window, I was running late for the event. So I rode my bike and zoomed in on time. Every week I clean the bike myself, I don't allow anyone else to touch it.
My Nano iPod: This is my latest obsession and I am hooked on to it. I am not a gizmo person, but I off late I have started surfing the Internet on my laptop, and download tracks in my iPod. My iPod has rap, hip-hop, club music, Spanish music. Recently when I was in Mauritius, I heard a Spanish track on the radio and I drove everyone crazy, asking for the song. Now I have it in my iPod.
Sweets and Mangoes: I am a mithai lover. I love those desi ghee Punjabi sweets and desserts. I love mangoes too. This summer I will be travelling for my world tour but I have asked my friends to get me Alphonso mangoes and other mithais from Mumbai. (Akki is so fond of mangoes that Vipul Shah incorporated it in his film, Waqt)
My DVDs: I try and watch at least one international film a day. I buy DVDs by the dozen. My alltime favourite film is Life Is Beautiful and I cry by the buckets whenever I see it. Jean Luc Goddard's Breathless is another favourite of mine. I wish someone in India could make a film like this.
My Sister: Alka is the most beautiful woman I have seen. I admire the way she runs her spa, Aroma Garden. She makes people look beautiful – as beautiful as her...
My Son: Aarav calls me Deda, I too called my dad the same. Recently I bought him a piggy-bank, which has become his favourite possession. He is learning to save in this piggy-bank from this age, which is a good habit. Whenever I am shooting in Mumbai, I take a lunch break, during which I pick Aarav up from his school and eat with him.
My Motorbike: My father gave me my heavymetal blue motorbike. I ride the bike sometimes to the studios and have also used it for photoshoots. The day Tina launched her store, White Window, I was running late for the event. So I rode my bike and zoomed in on time. Every week I clean the bike myself, I don't allow anyone else to touch it.
My Nano iPod: This is my latest obsession and I am hooked on to it. I am not a gizmo person, but I off late I have started surfing the Internet on my laptop, and download tracks in my iPod. My iPod has rap, hip-hop, club music, Spanish music. Recently when I was in Mauritius, I heard a Spanish track on the radio and I drove everyone crazy, asking for the song. Now I have it in my iPod.
Sweets and Mangoes: I am a mithai lover. I love those desi ghee Punjabi sweets and desserts. I love mangoes too. This summer I will be travelling for my world tour but I have asked my friends to get me Alphonso mangoes and other mithais from Mumbai. (Akki is so fond of mangoes that Vipul Shah incorporated it in his film, Waqt)
My DVDs: I try and watch at least one international film a day. I buy DVDs by the dozen. My alltime favourite film is Life Is Beautiful and I cry by the buckets whenever I see it. Jean Luc Goddard's Breathless is another favourite of mine. I wish someone in India could make a film like this.
AKSHAY KUMAR AWARDS
WON/NOMINATED:
* ZEE CINE AWARDS (2005) - BEST ACTOR - NOMINATED - Waqt (2004)
* IIFA AWARDS (2005) - BEST COMEDIAN - NOMINATED - Garam Masala (2004)
* FILMFARE AWARDS (2005) - BEST COMEDIAN - WON - Garam Masala (2004)
* FILMFARE AWARDS (2004) - BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - NOMINATED - Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2003) - Khakee (2003)
* BEST COMEDIAN-NOMINATED - Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2003)
* IIFA AWARDS (2004) - BEST COMEDIAN - WON - Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2003)
* FILMFARE AWARDS (2001) - BEST VILLAIN - WON - Ajnabee (2000)
* FILMFARE AWARDS (1994) - BEST ACTOR-NOMINATED - Yeh Dillagi (1993)
AKSHAY KUMAR FILMOGRAPHY
AS AN ACTOR:
* Tashan (2008)
* Bhool Bhulaiya (2007)
* Welcome (2007)
* Heyy Baby (2007)
* Namastey London (2007) .... Arjun Ballu Singh
* Bhagam Bhag (2006) .... Bunty
* Jaan-E-Mann (2006) .... Agastya Rao
* Phir Hera Pheri (2006) .... Raju
* Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) .... Aditya Malhotra
* Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006) .... Vicky
* Family: Ties of Blood (2006) .... Shekhar Bhatia
* Dosti: Friends Forever (2005) .... Raj Malhotra
* Deewane Huye Paagal (2005) .... Rocky Hiranandani
* Garam Masala (2005) .... Mac
* Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) .... Aditya Thakur
* Bewafaa (2005) .... Raja
* Insan (2005) .... Amjad
* Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004) .... Major Rajeev Singh
* Aitraaz (2004) .... Raj Malhotra
* Hatya: The Murder (2004) .... Ravi R. Lal
* Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) .... Sunny
* Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004) .... Inspector Ajay
* Aan: Men at Work (2004) .... DCP Hari Om Patnaik
* Police Force: An Inside Story (2004) .... Vijay Singh
* Khakee (2004) .... Sr. Inspector Shekhar Verma
* Andaaz (2003) .... Raj Malhotra
* Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003) .... Arjun
* Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) .... Atul
* Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) .... Guru Gulab Khatri
* Aankhen (2002) .... Vishwas Prajapati
* Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002) .... Raj Malhotra
* Ajnabee (2001) .... Vikram Bajaj ((Vicky)
* Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) .... Ajay Kapoor
* Khiladi 420 (2000) .... Dev Kumar Malhotra
* Dhadkan (2000) .... Ram
* Hera Pheri (2000) .... Raju
* Jaanwar (1999) .... Badshah/Bapu Lohar
* Sangharsh (1999) .... Professor Aman Varma
* Zulmi (1999) .... Raj
* International Khiladi (1999) .... Rahul 'Devraj'
* Aarzoo (1999) .... Vijay Khanna
* Barood (1998) .... Jai Sharma
* Angaaray (1998) .... Amar
* Keemat: They Are Back (1998) .... Dev
* Aflatoon (1997) .... Rocky/Raja/Parimal Chaturvedi
* Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) .... Ajay (Special Appearance)
* Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi (1997) .... Raja
* Tarazu (1997) .... Inspector Ram Yadav
* Daava (1997) .... Inspector Arjun
* Insaaf: The Final Justice (1997) .... Inspector Vikram Singh
* Lahoo Ke Do Rang (1997) .... Sikandar Davai
* Sapoot (1996) .... Prem
* Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) .... Akshay Malhotra
* Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996) .... Amar Varma
* Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) .... Inspector Vijay Kumar/Lallu
* Maidan-E-Jung (1995) .... Karan Singh
* Paandav (1995) .... Inspector Vijay Kumar
* Hum Hain Bemisaal (1994) .... Vijay Sinha
* Zaalim (1994) .... Ravi
* Zakhmi Dil (1994) .... Jaidev Anand
* Nazar Ke Samne (1994) .... Jai Kumar
* Suhaag (1994) .... Raj
* Ikke Pe Ikka (1994) .... Rajiv
* Amaanat (1994) .... Amar
* Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) .... Inspector Karan Joglekar
* Mohra (1994) .... Amar Saxena
* Jai Kishen (1994) .... Jai Verma/Kishen
* Yeh Dillagi (1994) .... Vijay Saigal
* Elaan (1994) .... Vishal Chaudhry
* Sainik (1993) .... Lieutenant Suraj Dutt
* Waqt Hamara Hai (1993) .... Vikas Kumar Sabkuchwala
* Kayda Kanoon (1993) .... Inspector Dawood 'D.D.' Durani
* Dil Ki Baazi (1993) .... Vijay
* Ashaant (1993) .... Vijay
* Deedar (1992) .... Anand K. Malhotra
* Khiladi (1992) .... Raj Malhotra
* Mr. Bond (1992) .... Mr. Bond
* Dancer (1991) .... Raju 'Raja'
* Saugandh (1991) .... Shiva
