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Akshay Kumar(I)

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Rajiv Hari "Akshay Kumar" Om Bhatia was born on September 09, 1967, in Amritsar, Punjab to Aruna Bhatia and Hari Om Bhatia. He is an Indian actor, film producer, former model, and television personality. He went to Bangkok to learn how to use a sword and also worked as a waiter in a restaurant. He studied martial arts in Hong Kong. It was a student who suggested that he should try modeling. Because of his success as model, he was offered films. Along with his good looks and excellent martial art skills, he was always the first choice to do adventurous movies. He does his own stunts in his films. His breakthrough performance was in Saugandh (1991). He was well known for his Khiladi series, an Indian version of James Bond, such as Mr. Bond (1992), Khiladi (1992), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi (1997) and Khiladi 420 (1999). He dated strings of his co-stars including Raveena Tandon, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Pooja Batra and Rekha. His recent critically acclaimed performances include Airlift (2016), Baby (2015) and Rustom (2016). He is married to former actress and now author Twinkle Khanna with whom he has two children.
BornSeptember 9, 1967
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BornSeptember 9, 1967
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    • Awards
      • 71 wins & 158 nominations total

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    Known for

    Gulshan Grover, Tabu, Akshay Kumar, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty in Hera Pheri (2000)
    Hera Pheri
    8.2
    • Raju
    • 2000
    Akshay Kumar, Kay Kay Menon, and Rasheed Naz in Baby (2015)
    Baby
    7.9
    • Ajay Singh Rajput
    • 2015
    Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, and Esha Gupta in Rustom (2016)
    Rustom
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Akshay Kumar in OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
    OMG: Oh My God!
    8.1
    • Producer
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Jolly LLB 3
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Bhooth Bangla
      • producer
      • In Production
      • 2026



    • Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi in OMG 2 (2023)
      OMG 2
      7.5
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Akshay Kumar in Sooryavanshi (2021)
      Sooryavanshi
      5.8
      • co-producer
      • 2021
    • Anntar
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Diljit Dosanjh, and Kiara Advani in Good Newwz (2019)
      Good Newwz
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Sharman Joshi, Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Nithya Menen, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, and Kirti Kulhari in Mission Mangal (2019)
      Mission Mangal
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Akshay Kumar in Kesari (2019)
      Kesari
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Nia Sharma and Ravi Dubey in Jamai Raja (2014)
      Jamai Raja
      5.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014–2018
    • Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar in Toilet: A Love Story (2017)
      Toilet: A Love Story
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, and Esha Gupta in Rustom (2016)
      Rustom
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur in Airlift (2016)
      Airlift
      7.9
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Annu Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, Piyush Mishra, and Lisa Haydon in The Shaukeens (2014)
      The Shaukeens
      4.8
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Gippy Grewal and Misha Bajwa in Bha Ji in Problem (2013)
      Bha Ji in Problem
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Smita Tambe and Chinmay Sant in 72 Miles Ek Pravas (2013)
      72 Miles Ek Pravas
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Akshay Kumar in OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
      OMG: Oh My God!
      8.1
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in Joker (2012)
      Joker
      2.5
      • co-producer
      • producer
      • 2012

    Writer



    • Nia Sharma and Ravi Dubey in Jamai Raja (2014)
      Jamai Raja
      5.3
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2014–2018

    Actor



    • Jolly LLB 3
      • Advocate Jagdishwar 'Jolly' Mishra
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Welcome to the Jungle
      • In Production
      • 2025
    • Bhooth Bangla
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Untitled Ajay Devgn/Akshay Kumar project
      • In Production
    • Tirangaa
      • Pre-production
    • Haiwaan
      • Pre-production
    • Untitled Akshay Kumar/Mohit Suri Project
      • Pre-production
    • Awara Pagal Deewana 2
      • Guru Gulab Khatri
      • Pre-production
    • Hera Pheri 3
      • In Production
    • Vedaat Maratha Veer Daudale Saat
      • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
      • In Production



    • Kannappa (2025)
      Kannappa
      6.6
      • Lord Shiva
      • 2025
    • Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Fardeen Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Johny Lever, Dino Morea, Chunky Pandey, Ranjeet Bedi, Akashdeep Sabir, Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Chitrangda Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nikitin Dheer, Nargis Fakhri, Sonam Bajwa, and Soundarya Sharma in Housefull 5 A (2025)
      Housefull 5 A
      3.7
      • Julius (Jolly3)
      • 2025
    • Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025)
      Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh
      8.0
      • C. Sankaran Nair
      • 2025
    • Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya in Sky Force (2025)
      Sky Force
      6.9
      • Kumar Om Ahuja (Omi
      • Tiger)
      • 2025
    • Kareena Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, and Tiger Shroff in Singham Again (2024)
      Singham Again
      4.7
      • DCP Veer Sooryavanshi
      • 2024
    • Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurana in Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank (2024)
      Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank
      6.9
      • Sarkata's Descendant
      • 2024
    • Fardeen Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aditya Seal, Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Pragya Jaiswal, and Ammy Virk in Khel Khel Mein (2024)
      Khel Khel Mein
      6.5
      • Rishabh Malik
      • 2024
    • Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan in Sarfira (2024)
      Sarfira
      6.9
      • Vir Mhatre
      • 2024
    • Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024)
      Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
      3.8
      • Firoz
      • Freddy
      • Bade Miyan
      • 2024
    • Shambhu (2024)
      Shambhu
      6.8
      Music Video
      • 2024
    • Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Ravi Kishan, Akshay Kumar, Pawan Malhotra, Virendra Saxena, Rajesh Sharma, Kumud Mishra, and Parineeti Chopra in Mission Raniganj (2023)
      Mission Raniganj
      7.2
      • Jaswant Singh Gill
      • 2023
    • Bingo! Original Style - Taste so original, duplicate impossible!
      8.2
      Short
      • Assassin
      • 2023
    • Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi in OMG 2 (2023)
      OMG 2
      7.5
      • Shiva's Messenger
      • 2023
    • B Praak: Kya Loge Tum (2023)
      B Praak: Kya Loge Tum
      7.8
      Music Video
      • 2023
    • Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi in Selfiee (2023)
      Selfiee
      5.7
      • Vijay Kumar
      • 2023

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    Videos118

    Akshay Kumar & Veer Pahariya Ask Each Other Anything
    Clip 9:30
    Akshay Kumar & Veer Pahariya Ask Each Other Anything
    Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2023
    Clip 2:45
    Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2023
    Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2023
    Clip 2:45
    Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2023
    IMDb's Top 10 Stars of Indian Movies and Web Series
    Clip 1:16
    IMDb's Top 10 Stars of Indian Movies and Web Series
    Chandni Chowk To China
    Clip 0:58
    Chandni Chowk To China
    Chandni Chowk To China
    Clip 1:02
    Chandni Chowk To China
    Chandni Chowk To China
    Clip 1:10
    Chandni Chowk To China

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Akshay Kumar Movies
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    • Alternative names
      • The Akshay Kumar
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • September 9, 1967
      • Amritsar, Punjab, India
    • Spouse
      • Twinkle KhannaJanuary 14, 2001 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Aarav Kumar
    • Parents
        Aruna Bhatia
    • Other works
      Starred in the shelved film V.K. Productions "Nirdosh"(1992). Starring Akshay Kumar,Ayesha Jhulka,Kanchan,Mukesh Khanna,Gulshan Grover,Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor,Music by Arpita Raaj, Produced by Ashok Kumar Katiyar, Directed by Surendra Mohan.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was working as a chef in a restaurant in Bangkok before entering films.
    • Quotes
      Controversies are a package deal in this industry. You just have to understand that and accept it.
    • Trademarks
        Performs his own stunts
    • Nicknames
      • Akki
      • Mac
      • Khiladi
      • Khiladi Kumar
    • Salaries
        Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
        (2024)
        ₹1,440,000,000

    FAQ

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    • How old is Akshay Kumar?
      57 years old
    • When was Akshay Kumar born?
      September 9, 1967
    • Where was Akshay Kumar born?
      Amritsar, Punjab, India
    • What is Akshay Kumar's birth name?
      Rajiv Hari Om-Bhatia
    • How tall is Akshay Kumar?
      5 feet 11 inches, or 1.80 meters

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