Akshay Kumar
- Acting
- September 9, 1967 · New Delhi, India
Biography
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi 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 (1992), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), and Khiladi 420 (2000), as well as other action films such as Mohra (1994). As a stunt actor, he often performed many dangerous stunts in his films, which earned him a reputation as the "Indian Jackie Chan". He later gained more fame for his drama, romance and comedy roles. He started becoming known for his performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi (1994) and Dhadkan (2000) as well as drama films such as Ek Rishtaa (2001). His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) met with acclaim. His success further rose in 2007, when he starred in four consecutive commercial hits. In 2008, the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Law on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He has thus established himself as one of the leading actors in Hindi cinema. In 2009, Kumar founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company.
Known for
Filmography
- Stree 3 · Sarkata's descended
- Boss 2 · Cameo Apperance
- Golmaal 5 · Bala Bhau
- Vedaat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
- Mauja Hi Mauja
- Haiwaan · Parshuram
- Welcome To The Jungle · Rajeev Kohli
- Bhooth Bangla · Arjun Acharya, Producer
- Wheel Of Fortune India · Host
- Pitch To Get Rich
- Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle · Self
- Jolly LLB 3 · Jagdishwar "Jolly" Mishra
- Kannappa · Shiva
- Housefull 5 · Julius / Jolly No. 3
- Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh · Chettur Sankaran Nair
- Sky Force · Kumar Om Ahuja 'Tiger'
- Singham Again · Veer Sooryavanshi
- Khel Khel Mein · Rishabh Malik
- Stree 2 · Udaybhan's Descendent
- Sarfira · Vir Mhatre
- Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment · Self
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan · Captain Firoz / Freddy / Bade Miyan
- The Great Indian Kapil Show · Self
- Mission Raniganj · Jaswant Singh Gill
- OMG 2 · The Messenger
- Selfiee · Vijay Kumar
- An Action Hero · Senior actor
- Ram Setu · Dr. Aryan Kulshreshtha
- Cuttputlli · SI Arjan Sethi
- Raksha Bandhan · Lala Kedarnath
- Umang
- Samrat Prithviraj · Prithviraj Chauhan
- Bachchhan Paandey · Bachchhan Paandey
- Atrangi Re · Sajjad Ali Khan
- Sooryavanshi · Veer Sooryavanshi, Producer
- Bell Bottom · Anshul Malhotra / Bell Bottom
- Durgamati: The Myth · Producer
- Laxmii · Aasif
- Good Newwz · Varun Batra
- Housefull 4 · Rajkumar Bala Dev Singh / Harry
- Movie Masti With Manish · Self
- Mission Mangal · Rakesh Dhawan, Producer
- Blank · Special Appearance in "Ali Ali" Song
- Kesari · Havildar Ishar Singh, Producer
- Simmba · Veer Sooryavanshi
- 2.0 · Pakshi Rajan
- Gold · Balbir Singh
- Dance Deewane · Self
- Pad Man · Lakshmikant Chauhan
- Toilet: A Love Story · Keshav Sharma
- The Drama Company · Self
- Naam Shabana · Ajay Singh Rajput
- Jolly LLB 2 · Jagdishwar "Jolly" Mishra
- The Halcyon · Adil Joshi
- Yaaron Ki Baraat · Self
- Rustom · Rustom Pavri
- Dishoom · Sameer Gazi
- Housefull 3 · Sandy AKA Sundi
- The Kapil Sharma Show · Self
- Airlift · Ranjit Katyal
- Singh Is Bliing · Raftaar Singh
- Comedy Nights Bachao · Self
- Brothers · David Fernandez
- Gabbar Is Back · Professor Aditya / Gabbar
- Hey Bro · Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
- Baby · Ajay Singh Rajput
- The Shaukeens · Akshay Kumar, Producer
- It's Entertainment · Akhil Lokhande / Akhil Pannalal Johri
- The Anupam Kher Show · Self
- Fugly · Himself in "Fugly Title Song", Producer
- Holiday · Captain Viraat Bakshi
- Bhaji in Problem · Bakshay Kumar, Producer
- Boss · Boss
- Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya
- Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! · Shoaib Khan
- 72 Miles - Ek Pravas · Producer
- Comedy Nights with Kapil · Self
- Bombay Talkies · Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
- Special 26 · Ajay Singh
- Khiladi 786 · Bahattar Singh (72) / Inspector Tehattar Singh (73)