Akshay Kumar

Who is Akshay Kumar?

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. He has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times, winning it two times. He has appeared in over 125 films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series", which included Khiladi, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Sabse Bada Khiladi, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi, International Khiladi, Khiladi 420 and Khiladi 786, as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai, Mohra, Elaan, Suhaag, Sapoot, Angaaray, Keemat – They Are Back and Sangharsh.

Later he also gained fame for his drama, romance and comic roles. He started becoming known for his performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi, Dhadkan, Andaaz and Namastey London, as well as drama films such as Waqt: The Race Against Time and Patiala House. His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, and Singh Is Kinng met with acclaim. His success had soared in 2007, when he starred in four consecutive commercial hits. Kumar hit a rough patch since 2009 to 2011 but came back with two successes, Housefull 2 and Rowdy Rathore with both of them grossing over 1 billion. His other films like OMG and Special 26 were highly successful critically and commercially. On 16 February 2013, many media outlets reported that the boxoffice collection of Kumar films has crossed 20 billion and till date is the only Bollywood actor to do so. Having done so, he has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema.