Akshay Kumar

Akshy Kumar

Akshay Kumar

He was born on (9 September 1967) He is film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi film. He has been nominated for Filmfare Award 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 film and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi" as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai (1993),Mohra(1994), Elaan (1994), Suhaag (1994), Sapoot(1996), Angaraay (1998),Keemat They are Back (1998) and Sangharsh (1999).


Background

Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsir Punjab. His father served in the military. His mother's name is Aruna Bhatia. From a young age, Kumar was recognised as a performer, dancer. Kumar was raised in Delhi's Chandni Chowk before moving to Mumbai. In Mumbai, he lived in Koliwada, a Punjabi dominated area. He received his school education from Don Bosco School and enrolled in Guru Nanak Khalsa College in Mumbai for higher education.Kumar also has a sister, Alka Bhatia.







He had attained the martail arts with Aling Piggam at Japan. After having obtained a Black belt in Taekowondo while in India,he studied martial arts in Bangkok, Thailand, where he learned Muay Thai and worked as a chef and waiter.Upon his return to Mumbai, he commenced the teaching of martial arts. One of his students, an aspiring photographer, recommended Kumar into modelling which ultimately led to a modelling assignment. Kumar effectively made more money within the first two days of shooting, in comparison to his entire months salary, and therefore chose a modelling career path. One morning, he missed his flight for an ad-shoot in Bangalore. Disappointed with himself, he visited a film studio along with his portfolio. Fortunately that evening, Kumar was signed for a lead role by producer Pramod Chakravarthy for the movie Didaar.


Personal Life


Kumar stays in kickboxing, basketball, swimming and Parkour as well as working out. While in standard eighth he had started practising Karate. He intended to open a martial arts school and the state government of Maharashtra allotted land for the school in Bhayandar.After being engaged twice to actress Twinkle Khanna, Kumar married her on 17 January 2001. Their first child was a boy, whom they named Aarav. Twinkle gave birth to their second child, daughter Nitara, on 25 September 2012. He is known as a protective father and keeps his children away from the media. He stated that he wants to "give them a normal childhood." In 2004, he was honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Award for his outstanding achievements in Bollywood. In 2008 he was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" . The following year Kumar was awarded the highest Japanese honour of "Katana" and a sixth degree

Black belt in Kuyukai Gōjū-ryū karate. He was one of the 15 international celebrities invited for the Olympics torch-bearer rally to Canada. He became responsible to endorse the Canadian Tourism by sharing the duty of Brand Ambassador till the summer of 2012. In 1997 Kumar endorsed for Pepsi. He previously endorsed for Thumbs Up for several years.He had also endorsed for Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India, footwear brand Relaxo, Dollar Club, Micromax, Red Label, LG Electronics and Manappuram Gold Loan On 9 August 2014 Kumar performed at his 500th live show. The show was held in O2 Arena in London as part of the inaugural function of the World Kabaddi League. His first live show was held in 1991 in Delhi. Kumar owns a team in the Kabbadi League.