|
Name |
Akshay kumar |
|
Birth
Name |
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia
|
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Nick
names |
Akki, Raj, Khiladi kumar, Raju, Rajiv, Akshay, King of Comedy |
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Date
of Birth |
9th September, 1967 |
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Star
sign |
Virgo |
|
Mother Tongue |
Punjabi |
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Religion |
Hindu |
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Nationality |
Indian |
|
Profession |
Actor, Model, Producer |
|
Languages known |
English, Hindi,
Punjabi |
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Birth place |
Amritsar, Punjab,
India |
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Height |
6’ 1” |
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Weight |
80 Kg |
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Eye
Color |
Brown |
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Hair
Color |
Brown |
|
Lucky number |
9 |
|
Shoe Size |
12 |
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Family |
Father – Hari Om Bhatia (government worker)
Sister – Alka Kapoor
Wife – Twinkle khanna (Actress)
Son – Araav
Father-in-law - Rajesh Khanna (Actor)
Mother-in-law - Dimple Kapadia (Actress)
Sister-in-law - Rinke Khanna (Actress) |
|
Education |
School - Don Bosco School, Matunga, Mumbai
College - Khalsa College, Mumbai |
| Debut
|
Actor - Saugandh (1991)
Playback singer – Ajnabee (2001)
Producer - Singh is Kinng (2008) |
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Rose to Fame |
Khiladi
Tak |
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Marriage date |
14th January 2001 |
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Often referred as |
Bruce lee of India |
|
Known for |
His Khiladi series |
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Previous jobs |
* As a chef in a restaurant in Bangkok.
* An instructor in Martial art.
* An assistant to Jayesh Sheth. |
|
Guide and God father |
Keshu Ramsay |
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Formed popular team with |
Sunil shetty and Paresh Rawal |
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Anchored |
* Seven Deadly Arts in National Geographic Channel (2004)
* Reality show ‘Fear Factor - Khatron Ka Khiladi’ in Set Max channel
|
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Indian Ambassador for |
Special Olympics
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Associated with |
Trillium Health Care Center and Vancouver Children’s Hospital |
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Featured in |
Sikh religious video ‘Nirgun Raakh Liya’ (2006) |
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100th movie |
Waqt: The Race against Time |
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Owns |
Hari Om Productions |
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Endorsements |
* XBOX 360
* Thumbs up
* Coke a Cola
* Grasim suitings |
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Ex-flames |
Raveena Tandon, Shilpa shetty, Pooja Batra, Rekha |
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Superstitions |
* His house number and car numbers always sum up to 9.
* His every fifth movie had named or tagged with the term ‘Khiladi’. |
|
Hobbies |
Surfing, sailing, listening to instrumental music, writing in his diary, currently learning to play the flute |
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Favorites |
Actor – Amitabh Bachchan
Movies – Deewar, Rocky
Food - Thai, Chinese
Restaurant - Golden Dragon
Music – Melody
Color - Black
Place – Mauritius
Perfume - Cool Waters |
|
Keeping fit |
* Outdoor sports like Volley ball and cricket
* Trekking
* Rope climbing |
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Avoids |
Outside food |
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Fan of |
Jackie Chan (Actor) |
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His views |
Twinkle Khanna: (Wife)
“Tina (Twinkle Khanna) is a perfect homemaker. She is an independent woman and she is making a lot of money in her interior decoration business. I am fascinated by the way she conducts her business. She has a positive approach to life, and that works well for me. We are completely opposites, I guess we got together because opposites attract. Tina is outgoing, I'm not. She speaks her mind, I don't.”
Alka: (Sister)
“Alka is the most beautiful woman I have seen. I admire the way she runs her spa, Aroma Garden. She makes people look beautiful – as beautiful as her...”
Aarav: (Son)
Aarav calls me Deda, I too called my dad the same. Recently I bought him a piggy-bank, which has become his favourite possession. He is learning to save in this piggy-bank from this age, which is a good habit. Whenever I am shooting in Mumbai, I take a lunch break, during which I pick Aarav up from his school and eat with him. |
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Litigation |
He had filed a case against a Mumbai tabloid as they had published a story about him and his wife Twinkle Khanna's alleged fallout. |
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Awards |
* Best actor award from Filmfare awards for Yeh Dillagi (1993)
* Best Villain award from Filmfare Awards for Ajnabee (2002)
* Best performance in Negative role from IIFA awards for Ajnabee (2002)
* Best performance in a negative role from Stardust awards for Ajnabee (2002)
* Best Comedian award from IIFA Awards for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi(2004)
* Rajiv Gandhi Award for his Outstanding achievement in Bollywood (2004)
* Best Actor in a Comic Role from Filmfare Awards for Garam Masala (2005)
* Best editor award from Star screen awards for Garam Masala & Deewane Huye Pagal (2006)
* Actor of the year award from Stardust awards for Garam Masala (2006)
* Star of the year award – Namastey London (2008)
* Honorary Doctorate of Law by the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada (2008)
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Facts |
* He started
performing martial arts when he was in 8th Standard
and later learnt about it more in Bangkok.
* When he was an Martial art instructor, one of his student suggested him to model.
* In his early days he received offers for his dancing abilities and his dare-devilish stunts.
* He likes to be called as Super Dad.
* He is an active stage performer
* He is the first Indian actor to have been given a four-film-deal with Adlabs company.
* Prefers to do adventurous movies in which he
does all his stunt scenes by himself
* Has lead 'Heat 2006 world tour' which also
starred Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita
Sen and Celina Jaitley. |
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Quotes |
"I have dabbled with action, romance, dance, emotion and comedy. I think I've done well in all. It's important to keep doing something different and reinvent oneself to avoid stagnation from creeping in."
“Controversies are a package deal in this industry. You just have to understand that and accept it.“ |
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Address |
203 A Wing,
Benzer, Lokhandwala Complex,
Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053
Tel: 022 - 6292780, 6460646 |
