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Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Height: 1.78 m DOB: 9 September 1967

Akshay Kumar, born as Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, has worked in more than 100 Bollywood films in his career of more than 25 years. He made his debut in 1991 film Saugandh and later proved his acting mettle with a number of successful films. He has won many awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom.

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PM Modi inspires Akshay Kumar

PM Modi inspires Akshay Kumar: Here’s why Khiladi chose ‘toilet’ as subject for his next movie

Bollywood | Aug 26, 2016, 04:58 PM IST

With his next movie superstar Akshay Kumar aims to bring to notice of people an important issue of cleanliness. Titled, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ the movie draws inspiration from the Swach Bharat Abhiyaan drive started

Forbes list of top 10 highest paid actors has two Indians

A Khan and Akshay: Forbes list of top 10 highest paid actors has two Indians

Bollywood | Aug 25, 2016, 09:43 PM IST

The Forbes’ list of 10 highest paid actors around the globe is out and it features two Indians. Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar feature on the list at positions 8 and 10 respectively. The

Akshay Kumar’s ‘Hey Babby’ to have a sequel

Good news! Akshay Kumar’s ‘Hey Babby’ to have a sequel, confirms Sajid Khan

Bollywood | Aug 25, 2016, 11:29 AM IST

Akshay Kumar’s comedy drama ‘Heby Babby’ completed nine years of release on Wednesday. While director Sajid Khan is elated of the success of the movie, he has expressed his desire the movie forward and write

Akshay Kumar promotes Sonakshi Sinha's Akira

Don’t mess with Sonakshi Sinha: Akshay Kumar promotes ‘Akira’

Bollywood | Aug 24, 2016, 07:18 PM IST

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is going all praises for Sonakshi Sinha’s upcoming movie ‘Akira’ these days. The actor has come up with a video in which he is seen promoting ‘Akira’. In fact, Akshay has

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108 movies and Rs 3000 cr: Akshay Kumar leaves all three Khans far behind

Bollywood | Aug 24, 2016, 07:08 PM IST

The year 2016 has been enormously rewarding for superstar Akshay Kumar. All three of his releases namely ‘Airlift’, ‘Housefull 3’ and ‘Rustom’ struck gold at the box office by entering the coveted Rs 100 crore

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Candid: Ranveer Singh talks about Akshay Kumar’s energy and SLB’s smile

Bollywood | Aug 23, 2016, 10:38 AM IST

Actor Ranveer Singh talks about Akshay Kumar’s energy and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's smile.

Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar

Aamir Khan was planning to portray K.M. Nanavati but then Akshay Kumar’s ‘Rustom’ happened!

Bollywood | Aug 22, 2016, 04:06 PM IST

Aamir Khan was planning to portray K.M. Nanavati but then Akshay Kumar announced ‘Rustom’.

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India | Aug 19, 2016, 08:09 PM IST

Important stories of the day

Akshay Kumar in a still from 'Rustom'

Rs 90.9 crore in 7 days: Will Rustom be biggest hit of Akshay’s career?

Bollywood | Aug 19, 2016, 06:33 PM IST

Superstar Akshay Kumar’s ‘Rustom’ is continuing its dream run at the box office. It did record breaking business in the extended weekend. With seven days since its release, Rustom has so far minted Rs 90.90

Akshay Kumar in Rustom

‘Rustom’ promotions: Akshay Kumar thanks B-town celebs in the most UNEXPECTED way

Bollywood | Aug 18, 2016, 07:21 PM IST

Akshay Kumar’s last release Rustom has been one of the most talked about movies of the year. The movie has been making the headlines quite before its release. The movie is based on the popular

Arshad Warsi, Akshay Kumar

‘Aankhen 2’: Did Arshad Warsi just took revenge from Akshay Kumar for taking away ‘Jolly LLB 2’?

Bollywood | Aug 18, 2016, 05:22 PM IST

Recently, Akshay Kumar had shared the first look of his upcoming movie ‘Jolly LLB 2’, in which he plays the role of a lawyer. Akki’s new look has created a lot of buzz, with it

Akshay Kumar in 'Rustom'

‘Rustom’ Box Office report: 5 records shattered by Akshay Kumar’s crime thriller in first week

Bollywood | Aug 19, 2016, 02:50 PM IST

Akshay Kumar’s recent release ‘Rustom’ is taking Bollywood by storm as it has already shattered as many as five box office records in less than a week. The movie is based on a real life

Salman Khan in Sultan, Akshay Kumar in Rustom

‘Rustom’ vs ‘Sultan’: Did Salman Khan’s wrestling saga FAIL in front of Akshay Kumar’s crime thriller?

Bollywood | Aug 17, 2016, 06:00 PM IST

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ has been one of the most successful movies of 2016 so far. The movie went on to break several records at the box office including the highest grossing movie of

Inside pics of Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's house

Check out the inside pics of Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna’s artistic mansion

Bollywood | Aug 19, 2016, 06:57 PM IST

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is one of the most stylish actors in the industry. The actor’s style statement is one of the major reasons he enjoys a huge female fan following. On the other hand,

Khiladi vs King Khan

This I-Day it was Akshay vs Hrithik; it might become Khiladi vs King Khan in the next

Bollywood | Aug 16, 2016, 11:29 PM IST

Superstar Akshay Kumar, who is cuurently basking in the success of his last release ‘Rustom’, revealed yesterday that next year too he will treat his fans with a movie in around Independence Day. Akshay took

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After giving money to needy ‘kisaans’ Akshay helps ‘jawans’, donates Rs 80 lakhs

Bollywood | Aug 16, 2016, 09:58 PM IST

Lately there have been many movies of actor Akshay Kumar which are woven around the idea of patriotism. Be it ‘Airlift’, ‘Holiday’ or his last release ‘Rustom’, Akshay’s movies have helped somehow to instigate a

Rustom’s uniform

You thought ‘Mohenjo Daro’ showed wrong history? Wait till you see mistakes in Rustom’s uniform

Bollywood | Aug 16, 2016, 08:54 PM IST

Making movies on historical subjects comes with a lot of responsibility. The team has to put in a lot of effort to bring alive on screen a story which has aged. It is through these

Salman and Akshay

Hail Salman and Akshay: How these two superstars are making it work at box office

Bollywood | Aug 16, 2016, 06:05 PM IST

This year’s box office collections till now ascertain two facts. One, that Akshay Kumar is the ruler of box office and second that even rulers sometimes face defeat in front of Sultans. The ‘Sultan’ in

Akshay Kumar, Bal Thackeray

Is Akshay Kumar portraying Bal Thackeray in his biopic? Here’s what he has to say

Bollywood | Aug 16, 2016, 12:14 PM IST

Akshay Kumar has been on the roll this year. Everything he is touching is turning gold and we have a proof. His three movies – ‘Airlift’, ‘Housefull 3’ and ‘Rustom’ have fared successfully at the

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‘Honouring the winners with medals is not enough,’ Akshay Kumar pushes for monetary rewards to Olympians

Bollywood | Aug 16, 2016, 11:54 AM IST

Akshay Kumar says that honouring winners of competitions like Olympics with just medals is not enough, and that providing them financial rewards is important and practical practice.