Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, Amritsar, September 9, 1967) is a popular Indian actor from Bollywood, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. The Indian government has awarded him the Padma Shri for his contribution to the Indian film industry.

Akshay Kumar was born in India on September 9, 1967. Before entering the film business, he worked as a chef in a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. Then he studied martial arts in Hong Kong, in China and is sometimes referred to as the Bruce Lee of India. His first movie in Bollywood was Sugandh. Later he played the lead in several Khiladi series films, an Indian equivalent of James Bond.

Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar (Punjab, India). His father, Hari Om Bhatia, was an army officer. His mother's name is Aruna Bhatia. His grandfather was a shiv bhakt (shivaist) or adept of Shri Shiva and Devi Parvati, and he showed him movies such as Har Har Gange and Jai Santoshi Maa. He is a practicing Hindu and a shiv bhakt. From a very young age, he was recognized as a performer, especially as a dancer. Bhatia grew up in Chandni Chowk (Delhi) before moving to Bombay.

When he began his acting career in the 1990s, where he mainly participated in action films and was best known for his appearances in films commonly called the "Khiladi series", which included Khiladi (1992), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), International Khiladi (1999), and Khiladi 420 (2000), as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), Mohra (1994), Elaan (1994) and Suhaag (1994).

In 2005 Kumar co-starred in the movie Waqt as the son of Amitabh Bachchan, although he usually stars in action movies. This film was also his hundredth.

He has also played comedy roles in a few movies, such as "Hera Pheri" (2000), "Awara Paagal Deewana" (2002), "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi" (2004), "Garam Masala" (2005) and "Singh is Kinng" (2008).

The 2005 films in which he took part did quite well and as a result, he slowly became more famous in the film industry. Kumar is not only an actor, but also sings and dances.

In his personal life he has had various relationships with female colleagues, Raveena Tandon, Shilpa Shetty, Mamata Kulkarni and Pooja Bhatra. After being engaged twice to Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of Bollywood actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, he finally married her. Their first son, Aarav Bhatia, was born on September 15, 2002.