Some unknown facts of Akshay Kumar

Rashmika Dutta
4 min readAug 9, 2021

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Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, better known as Akshay Kumar, is one of the most brilliant and versatile actors in Bollywood. Apart from being an actor, he is also a producer, martial artist, television personality, businessman, and philanthropist. He is popularly known for his stunts. Akshay receives several awards, including two “National Film Awards” and two “Filmfare Awards.” Akshay Kumar also received the “Padma Shri,” the fourth-highest civilian honor of the country, in 2009.

Akshay Kumar Biography & Wiki

Some nicknames of Akshay Kumar are Akshay, Akki, Khiladi Kumar, Mac, and Raju. He was born on 9 September 1967 in Amritsar, Punjab. Hence, his current age is 53 years. Akshay Kumar’s Zodiac is Virgo.

Akshay Kumar Family Members

Akshay’s father’s name is Late Hari Om Bhatia, who was an army officer. His mother’s name is Aruna Bhatia. Akshay has a sister, Alka Bhatia. Superstar Late Rajesh Khanna is his father-in-law, and Famous Actress Dimple Kapadia is Akshay’s mother-in-law. Rinke Khanna is his sister-in-law.

Girls, affairs, spouse name

Akshay was well-known for his playboy nature during his early days and before his marriage. There were rumors that Akshay was in a relationship with Pooja Batra(Actress), Ayesha Jhulka(Actress), and Rekha(Famous Actress). After that, it was a buzz that he engaged to Raveena Tandon after being in a relationship with her for three years.

Later, the couple broke up. After that, Akshay and Shilpa were also alleged to be in a relationship for a year, but she broke up with him because he was cheating on her with her best friend Twinkle Khanna. After dating each other sometimes, Akshay and Twinkle got married on 17 January 2001. The couple was blessed with a son, Aarav, and a daughter, Nitara.

After his marriage, Akshay was rumored to be in a relationship with Priyanka Chopra.

Education and School, College

Akshay Kumar has completed his School education at Don Bosco High School, Darjeeling. After that, he graduated from Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Mumbai (King’s Circle).

Akshay Kumar’s filmography

Akshay started her career as a model. In 1991, he made his first on-screen appearance through the film “Saugandh.” But Akshay grabbed the limelight with the movie “Khiladi” (1992). This was the first film of the superhit Khiladi franchise, after that he was the integral part of Khiladi franchise (Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi, International Khiladi, Khiladi 420 and Khiladi 786).

Besides that, some hits movies of Akshay’s career were, “Mohra”,(1994), “Dil To Pagal Hai” (1997), “Sangharsh” (1999), “Hera Pheri” (2000), “Dhadkan” (2000), “Andaaz” (2003), “Khakee” (2004), “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi” (2004), “Aitraaz” (2004), “Waqt: The Race Against Time” (2005), “Humko Deewana Kar Gaye” (2006), “Phir Hera Pheri” (2006), “Bhagam Bhag” (2006), “Namastey London” (2007), “Heyy Babyy” (2007), “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” (2007), “Welcome” (2007), “De Dana Dan” (2009), “Housefull” (2010), “Patiala House” (2011), “Housefull 2” (2012), “Rowdy Rathore” (2012), “OMG — Oh My God!” (2012), “Special 26”, “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty” (2014), “Entertainment” (2014), “Baby” (2015), “Gabbar Is Back” (2015), “Singh is Bling” (2015), “Airlift”, “Rustom”, “Jolly LLB 2”, “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha”, “Pad Man”, “Gold”, “2.0”, “Kesari”, “Mission Mangal”, “Housefull 4”, and “Good Newwz”.

Akshay also produces “Marathi language film, named “72 Miles — Ek Pravas” (2013), “Antar” (2014). In 2020, “Laxmii” became his debuted digital release (Hotstar). Akshay’s upcoming movie “BellBottom” will theatrically release on 19 August 2021. “Sooryavanshi,” “Atrangi Re, “Prithiviraj,” “Bachchan Pandey,” and “Raksha Bandhan” are some upcoming projects of Akshay. In 2004, he debuted on TV through the National Geographic Channel show “Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar.” After that, Akshay also hosts some TV shows, such as “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi,” “MasterChef India,” and “Dare 2 Dance”. He also produced Zee TV super hit show “Jamai Raja.” He also judged “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.” He also featured music videos like “Filhall” and “Filhaal2 Mohabbat”. Apart from acting, Akshay has also sung the Punjabi devotional song “Nirgun Raakh Liya.”

Award And Recognitions

Because of Akshay’s brilliant performance in the Indian film industry, he received several awards, including two “National Film Awards” and two “Filmfare Awards.”

  • Akshay Kumar received the “National Film Award” in the category of “Best Actor” for the film “Rustom” (2017).
  • In 2019, his film “Pad Man” was honored with, “Best Film on Other Social Issues” category.
  • He also received two “Filmfare Awards,” which were, in the category of “Best Villain” (2002) for the film “Ajnabee,” in the category of “Best Comedian” (2006) for the film “Garam Masala.”
  • In 2009, Akshay Kumar was honored by the Government of India with the “Padma Shri,” the fourth-highest civilian honor of the country.

Originally published at https://www.bollywikia.com on August 9, 2021.

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