Akshay Kumar is a multi-talented Canadian personality born in India who is one of the best-selling Bollywood actors in the history of Indian cinema. With a career spanning more than 25 years, he has appeared in more than one hundred films and became the first Bollywood actor whose films have respectively crossed the Rs 2000 crore in 2013 and 3000 crs in 2016.
He is one of the highest paid actors in the world. He has created a brand in Indian cinema and has received several awards, including a national award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom.
Birth name
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia
Nickname
Akki, King Kumar, Khiladi, Mac, King of Bollywood, Raju
Job
Actor, producer, martial artist, stuntman, television personality
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Akshay Kumar was born on September 9, 1967 in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Age
He is currently 51 years old.
Sign of the sun
Virgin
Education
Akshay attended Don Bosco School in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and then Guru Nanak Khalsa Middle School in Mumbai.
Nationality
Canadian
Ethnicity
Indian / Asian
He is Punjabi decent.
Religion
Sikhism
Family details
- Father – Hari Om Bhatia (worked in the Indian Army)
- Mother – Aruna Bhatia (film producer)
- Brothers and sisters – Alka Bhatia (sister)
- Relatives – Rajesh Khanna (stepfather) (actor) (died July 18, 2012), Dimple Kapadia (stepmother) (actress), Rinke Khanna (sister-in-law) (actress)
Civil status
Married
Husband
Twinkle Khanna (2001 – Present) – Akshay Kumar began dating actress Twinkle Khanna, daughter of actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia in 2001. The couple got engaged twice before getting married on January 17, 2001. They both have children – a son named Aarav (born – September 2002) and a girl named Nitara (born September 25, 2012).
After his marriage, he released actress Shilpa Shetty for five years from 1995 to 2000, actress Raveena Tandon and actress Pooja Batra.
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 11 inches
- In centimeters – 180 cm
- In meters – 1.8 m
Weight
- In kilograms – 75 kg
- In pounds – 165 pounds
Body measurements
- Measurements – 44-15-32
- Chest – 44 inches
- Biceps / arm – 15 inches
- Cut – 32 inches
bodybuilding
Athletic
Eye colour
Black
Hair color
Black
Shoe size
He is wearing a shoe size 12 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Professional statistics
Beginning of the film
He made his Bollywood debut in 1991, Saugandh, under the name of Shiva, for which he won the Filmfare Award for best first male film.
Beginning of television
He first appeared on television in 2008 as the host of the Fear Factor reality TV series: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 1).
Brand Mentions
Akshay has been associated with many brands and has appeared in their commercials, including Sparx, Big Boss Dollar Club, Honda Dream Yuga, No Sugar, Eveready, Micromax Mobile, Premier Signature, Lloyd LED TV, Grasim Suitings, Manappuram Gold Loan, Sonic, Sure Men Deo, Pearl Group, Red Label, Canadian Tourism, LG Electronics, etc.
Akshay Kumar Favorites
- Favorite Cuisine – Thai, Punjabi Homemade Cuisine
- Favorite Movies – Bandish (1980), Kudrat (1981), Aanchal (1980), Ashanti (1982), Souten (1983), Awaaz (1984), Dharm Aur Qanoon (1984), Maqsad (1984), Life is Beautiful (1997) ). )
- Favorite Fruits – Mango
- Favorite Actor – Kamal Haasan, Ranveer Singh
Akshay Kumar Net worth
Being one of the best paid actors in the world by Forbes magazine, Akshay Kumar has a net worth of 185 million US dollars. He earns 25 Rs per film as a salary for his work and, of course, one of the best actors in Indian cinema, whose films have brought millions of dollars to their budget.
Some of his best movies are –
- Rowdie Rathore – 134 crores
- Air transport – 128 crores
- Rustom – 127 crores
- Housefull 2 - 116 crores
- Holiday – 113 crores
- Housefull 3 – 109 crores.
He is a car guy who has expensive exotic cars in his garage, including Porsche Cayenne, Rolls Royce, BMW 7 Series, Honda CRV, Bentley Continental GT, and cars of other brands like Mercedes, Fiat, Ferrari and Nissan. He lives with his family in a bungalow facing the sea in Juhu. Apart from this, it also has a handful of properties across the country.
Social media Profiles
Facts of Akshay Kumar
He holds dual Canadian and Indian nationality, probably an overseas citizen of India.
Being mastered in martial arts, he worked as a martial arts instructor in the past. He has a black belt in Taekwondo.
He briefly did modeling before becoming an actor in Indian cinema. He has also worked as a chef in Bangkok, Thailand.
He enjoys climbing, swimming and listening to music.
In 2004, he received the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement in Bollywood.
In 2008, the University of Windsor awarded an honorary doctorate degree on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema.
Akshay Kumar was often called “Indian Jackie Chan” for his exclusive and dangerous stunts without using double body. He also worked as a stuntman early in his showbiz career.
He has his own production company called Hari Om Entertainment, which produces films that add great value to his net worth.
In 209, Akshay was conferred with Padma Shri by the Indian government. In 2011, The Asian Awards honored Kumar for outstanding achievements in the film industry.
In 2012, he founded another production company called Grazing Goat Pictures.
He also owns the Khalsa Warriors team of the World Kabaddi League.
In August 2017, he is the tenth best paid actor in the world, according to Forbes.
Akshay Kumar was one of 15 international celebrities invited to gather the torchbearers in Canada.
He calls his army of fans like Akkians.
