Born: 09 Sebtember 1967
Zodiac : Virgo
Birth Name: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia
Height: 5ft 10 inches
Nationality: Indian
Education: Guru Nanak Khalsa College of
Arts, Science & Commerce
Occupation: Actor, Producer, presenter,
Singer
Years active: 1991-present
Net worth: 240 million (2020)
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia known professionally as Akshay Kumar is an India-born naturalized Canadian actor,
producer, martial artist and television personality who works in Bollywood films. In a career spanning over 29 years, Kumar has
appeared in over 100 films and has won several
awards, including two National Film Awards for Best Actor.
Kumar was
born in Amritsar, Punjab, India,to Hari Om Bhatia and Aruna Bhatia in a Punjabi family. His
father was an army officer from a young age, Kumar was very interested in
sports. His father too enjoyed wrestling. He lived and grew up in Delhi's Chandni
Chowk and later he moved to Bombay (present-day Mumbai)
when his father left Army to become an accountant with UNICEF. Soon, his sister was born and the family lived in Koliwada,
a Punjabi dominated area of Central Bombay. After being engaged twice to
actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, Kumar married her on 17 January 2001. Together they
have a son, and a daughter.
Filmography:
Filmography:
Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Director(s)
|
Notes
|
1991
|
Saugandh
|
Shiva
|
Raj Sippy
|
Debut Film
|
Dancer
|
Raju
|
Kishore Vyas
|
||
1992
|
Khiladi
|
Raj Malhotra
|
Abbas Burmawalla
|
|
Mr. Bond
|
Mr. Bond
|
Raj Sippy
|
||
Deedar
|
Anand Malhotra
|
Pramod
Chakravorty
|
||
1993
|
Ashaant
|
Vijay
|
Keshu Ramsay
|
Simultaneously
shot in Kannada titled Vishnu
Vijaya marking his debut in South Indian movie industry
|
Dil Ki Baazi
|
Vijay
|
Anil Ganguly
|
||
Kayda Kanoon
|
Dawood
|
Pradeep Mani
|
||
Waqt Hamara Hai
|
Vikas
Sabkuchwala
|
Bharat
Rangachary
|
||
Sainik
|
Suraj Dutt
|
Sikander Bharti
|
||
1994
|
Elaan
|
Vishal Chaudhary
|
Guddu Dhanoa
|
|
Yeh Dillagi
|
Vijayendra
"Vijay" Saigal
|
Naresh Malhotra
|
Nominated –Filmfare
Award for Best Actor
|
|
Jai Kishen
|
Jai / Kishen
|
Sunil Agnihotri
|
||
Mohra
|
Amar Saxena
|
Rajiv Rai
|
||
Main Khiladi Tu Anari
|
Karan Joglekar
|
Sameer Malkan
|
||
Ikke Pe Ikka
|
Rajiv
|
Raj Sippy
|
||
Suhaag
|
Raj
|
Kuku Kohli
|
||
Zakhmi Dil
|
Jaidev Anand
|
Raju Subramanyam
|
||
Zaalim
|
Ravi
|
Sikander Bharti
|
||
Hum Hain Bemisaal
|
Vijay Sinha
|
Deepak Bahry
|
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1995
|
Paandav
|
Vijay
|
Raj Sippy
|
|
Maidan-E-Jung
|
Karan
|
K.C. Bokadia
|
||
Nazar Ke Samne
|
Jai Kumar
|
Jagdish Sharma
|
||
Sabse Bada Khiladi
|
Vijay Kumar /
Lallu
|
Dual role
|
||
1996
|
Tu Chor Main Sipahi
|
Amar Verma
|
Guddu Dhanoa
|
|
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
|
Akshay Malhotra
|
Umesh Mehra
|
||
Sapoot
|
Prem
|
Jagdish Sharma
|
||
1997
|
Lahoo Ke Do Rang
|
Sikandar Davai
|
Mehul Kumar
|
|
Insaaf: The Final Justice
|
Vikram
|
Dayal Nihalani
|
||
Daava
|
Arjun
|
Sunil Agnihotri
|
||
Tarazu
|
Ram Yadav
|
Vimal Kumar
|
||
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi
|
Raja
|
David Dhawan
|
||
Dil To Pagal Hai
|
Ajay Sahni
|
Yash Chopra
|
Nominated –Filmfare
Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
|
Aflatoon
|
Rocky / Raja
|
Guddu Dhanoa
|
||
1998
|
Keemat – They Are Back
|
Dev
|
Sameer Malkan
|
|
Angaaray
|
Amar
|
Mahesh Bhatt
|
||
Barood
|
Jai Sharma
|
Pramod
Chakravorty
|
||
1999
|
Sangharsh
|
Aman Verma
|
Tanuja Chandra
|
|
Aarzoo
|
Vijay Khanna
|
Lawrence D'Souza
|
||
International Khiladi
|
Devraj
|
Umesh Mehra
|
||
Zulmi
|
Raj
|
Kuku Kohli
|
||
Jaanwar
|
Baadshah
/ Babu Lohaar
|
Suneel Darshan
|
||
2000
|
Hera Pheri
|
Raju
|
Priyadarshan
|
|
Dhadkan
|
Ram Verma
|
Dharmesh Darshan
|
||
Khiladi 420
|
Dev
Kumar / Anand Kumar
|
Neeraj Vora
|
||
2001
|
Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love
|
Ajay Kapoor
|
Suneel Darshan
|
|
Ajnabee
|
Vikram Bajaj
|
Abbas Burmawalla
Mustan Burmawalla |
Filmfare Award
for Best Performance in a Negative Role
|
|
2002
|
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
|
Raj Malhotra
|
Dharmesh Darshan
|
|
Aankhen
|
Vishwas
Prajapati
|
Vipul Amrutlal
Shah
Shaarang Dev Pandit |
||
Awara Paagal Deewana
|
Guru Gulab
Khatri
|
Vikram Bhatt
|
||
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
|
Atul
|
Rajkumar Kohli
|
||
2003
|
Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
|
Arjun
|
Suneel Darshan
|
|
Andaaz
|
Raj Malhotra
|
Raj Kanwar
|
||
2004
|
Khakee
|
Shekhar Verma
|
Rajkumar
Santoshi
|
Nominated –Filmfare
Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
Police Force: An Inside Story
|
Vijay Singh
|
Dileep Shukla
|
||
Aan: Men at Work
|
Hari Om Pattnaik
|
Madhur
Bhandarkar
|
||
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
|
Arun
Khanna / Sunny
|
David Dhawan
|
Nominated –Filmfare
Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Nominated –Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
|
Hatya: The Murder
|
Ravi Lal
|
Kader Kashmiri
|
||
Aitraaz
|
Raj Malhotra
|
Abbas Burmawalla
Mustan Burmawalla |
||
Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin
|
Ajay Khanna
|
S M Iqbal
|
||
Ghar Grihasti
|
Himself
|
Mahesh Tillekar
|
||
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo
|
Rajeev Singh
|
Anil Sharma
|
||
2005
|
Insan
|
Amjad
|
K. Subash
|
|
Bewafaa
|
Raja
|
Dharmesh Darshan
|
||
Waqt: The Race Against Time
|
Aditya Thakur
|
Vipul Amrutlal
Shah
|
||
Garam Masala
|
Makrand
"Mac" Godbhole
|
Priyadarshan
|
Filmfare Award
for Best Performance in a Comic Role
|
|
Deewane Huye Paagal
|
Rocky
Hiranandani
|
Vikram Bhatt
|
||
Dosti: Friends Forever
|
Raj
|
Suneel Darshan
|
||
2006
|
Family
|
Shekhar Bhatia
|
Rajkumar
Santoshi
|
|
Mere Jeevan Saathi
|
Vicky
|
Suneel Darshan
|
||
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
|
Aditya Malhotra
|
Raj Kanwar
|
||
Phir Hera Pheri
|
Raju
|
Neeraj Vora
|
||
Jaan-E-Mann
|
Agastya Rao
|
Shirish Kunder
|
||
Bhagam Bhag
|
Bunty
|
Priyadarshan
|
||
2007
|
Namastey London
|
Arjun Singh
|
Vipul Amrutlal
Shah
|
Nominated
–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
Heyy Babyy
|
Aarush Mehra
|
Sajid Khan
|
||
Aditya
Shrivastava
|
Priyadarshan
|
|||
Welcome
|
Rajiv Saini
|
Anees Bazmee
|
||
2008
|
Bachchan Pandey
|
Vijay Krishna
Acharya
|
||
Singh Is Kinng
|
Happy Singh
|
Anees Bazmee
|
Nominated
–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
|
Jumbo
|
Jumbo
|
Kompin
Kemgumnird
|
Voice only
|
|
2009
|
Chandni Chowk to China
|
Sidhu Sharma
|
Nikhil Advani
|
|
8 x 10 Tasveer
|
Jai
Puri / Jeet Puri
|
Nagesh Kukunoor
|
||
Kambakkht Ishq
|
Viraj Shergill
|
Sabbir Khan
|
||
Aarav Malhotra
|
Anthony D'Souza
|
|||
Nitin Bankar
|
Priyadarshan
|
|||
Hello India
|
Raghu Pradhan
|
Shabnam Kapoor
|
Unreleased
|
|
2010
|
Aarush
|
Sajid Khan
|
||
Sachin Tichkule
|
Priyadarshan
|
|||
Kishen Kumar
|
Vipul Amrutlal
Shah
|
|||
Tabrez Mirza
ni / Tees Maar Khan
|
||||
2011
|
Parghat Singh
'Gattu' Kahlon / Kali
|
Nikhil Advani
|
||
Kishen
|
Anees Bazmee
|
|||
Jignesh
Patel / Jerry / Rocco
|
Rohit Dhawan
|
|||
2012
|
Sunny
|
Sajid Khan
|
||
Vikram
Rathore / Shiva
|
||||
Joker
|
Rajkumar /
Agastya
|
Shirish Kunder
|
||
OMG – Oh My God!
|
Krishna Vasudev
Yadav
|
Umesh Shukla
|
Nominated
–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
|
Khiladi 786
|
Bahattar
Singh / Tehattar Singh
|
Ashish R Mohan
|
||
2013
|
Bhaji in Problem
|
Akshay Kumar
|
Smeep Kang
|
Also producer
Punjabi language film |
Special 26
|
Ajay Singh
|
Neeraj Pandey
|
||
72 Miles – Ek Pravas
|
Rajiv Patil
|
Producer
Marathi language film |
||
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
|
Shoaib Khan
|
Milan Luthria
|
||
Boss
|
Suryakant
Shastri / Boss
|
Anthony D'Souza
|
||
2014
|
Holiday
|
Viraat Bakshi
|
AR Murugadoss
|
Nominated
–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
Antar
|
Gauri Karekar
Sarwate
|
Producer
Marathi language film |
||
Entertainment
|
Akhil Lokhande
|
Sajid-Farhad
|
||
The Shaukeens
|
Himself
|
Abhishek Sharma
|
||
2015
|
Baby
|
Ajay Singh
Rajput
|
Neeraj Pandey
|
|
Gabbar Is Back
|
Gabbar / Aditya
|
Krish
|
||
Brothers
|
David Fernandes
|
Karan Malhotra
|
||
Singh is Bling
|
Raftaar singh
|
Prabhudeva
|
||
2016
|
Airlift
|
Ranjit Katyal
|
Raja Krishna
Menon
|
|
Housefull 3
|
Sandy / Sundi
|
Sajid-Farhad
|
||
Dishoom
|
Sameer Gazi
|
Rohit Dhawan
|
Special
Appearance
|
|
Rustom
|
Rustom Pavri
|
Tinu Suresh
Desai
|
National Film
Award for Best Actor
|
|
2017
|
Jolly LLB 2
|
Jagadishwar
"Jolly" Mishra
|
Subhash Kapoor
|
|
Naam Shabana
|
Ajay
|
Shivam Nair
|
Extended Cameo
|
|
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
|
Keshav Sharma
|
Nominated
–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
||
2018
|
Pad Man
|
Lakshmikant
Chauhan
|
R. Balki
|
Nominated
–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
Gold
|
Tapan Das
|
Reema Kagti
|
||
2.0
|
Pakshi Rajan
|
S. Shankar
|
Tamil language film
|
|
Simmba
|
DCP Veer
Sooryavanshi
|
Rohit Shetty
|
Special
Appearance
|
|
2019
|
Kesari
|
Havildar Ishar
Singh
|
Anurag Singh
|
Nominated -
Filmfare Award For Best Actor
|
Blank
|
Unnamed
|
Behzad Khambata
|
special
apparence in the song "Ali Ali"
|
|
Rakesh Dhawan
|
Jagan Shakti
|
|||
Housefull 4
|
Rajkumar Bala
Dev Singh / Harry
|
|||
Varun Batra
|
Raj Mehta
|
|||
2020
|
Laxmmi Bomb
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Raghav / Laxmmi
|
Raghava Lawrence
|
Releasing
on Disney+Hotstar
|
Prithviraj
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Chandraprakash
Dwivedi
|
Filming
|
||
Sooryavanshi
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Veer
Sooryavanshi
|
Rohit Shetty
|
Completed
(Release postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak)
|
|
2021
|
Atrangi Re
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TBA
|
Aanand L. Rai
|
Filming
|
Television
Title
|
Year
|
Channel
|
Notes
|
Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar
|
2004
|
National
Geographic Channel
|
Host
|
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi
|
2008–9,
2011
|
Colors
|
Host
for Season 1, 2 and 4
|
MasterChef India
|
2010–11
|
Star
Plus
|
Host
for Season 1
Special appearance in Season 2 Final |
Qubool Hai
|
2014
|
Zee
TV
|
Viraat
Bakshi
|
Jamai Raja
|
2014–2017
|
Zee
TV
|
Producer
|
Dare 2 Dance
|
2014
|
Life
OK
|
Host
|
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge
|
2017
|
Star
Plus
|
Judge
|
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9
|
2019
|
Colors
TV
|
Guest
in Grand Finale
|
Music videos
Year
|
Song
|
Role
|
Singer
|
2019
|
Filhall
|
Doctor
|
B Praak
|
2020
|
Filhall 2
|
Himself
|
B Praak
|
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