Akshay Kumar Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Secrets, Affairs, Images, Marriage, Phone number.

Akshay Kumar is an Indian Producer and Actor. His birth name is Rajiv Harry Om Bhatia. In addition to being an actor and philanthropist, specialist and martial arts artist. When he was a chef in Bangkok, he was one of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood. Let’s find some of the most interesting details about Akshay Kumar’s life, his family, his biography, and his journey to stardom.

AKSHAY KUMAR BIO/WIKI

Name	Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia
Nickname(s)	Akki, Raju, Mac, & Khiladi Kumar
Profession(s)	Producer and Actor
Date of Birth	09 September 1967
Age (as in 2020)	53 Years Old
Gender	Male
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Virgo
Birth Place	Amritsar, Punjab, India
Home Town	Mumbai, India
Mother Tongue	Hindi
Parents/Father	Hari Om Bhatia (Died)
Mother	Aruna Bhatia
Brother	None
Sister	Alka Bhatia

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PERSONAL LIFE AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

School	Don Bosco High School, Mirik, Darjeeling
College/ University	Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King’s Circle) Mumbai
Education Qualification	College Drop-out
Contact Number	Not Known
Address	Address 1: 203 A Wing, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri(West), Mumbai- 400053, In India Address 2: Ground Floor, Juhu Prime Beach Apartment, Gandhigram Road, Juhu, Mumbai- 400049, In India
Religion	Hinduism
Caste/Ethnicity	Punjabi Rajput
Nationality	Canadian
Hobbies	Collecting Posters of Old Bollywood Movies, Cooking, Martial Arts, Playing Volleyball & Cricket
Likes/Dislikes	Dislikes: Being typecast as an ‘action’ or a ‘comedy’ hero Likes: Listening to Music, Rock Climbing, Swimming
Tattoo(s)	On His Left Shoulder: His wife’s nickname “Tina”  On His Back: His son’s name, “Aarav.”
Debut	Film (Actor): Saugandh (1991) Film (Producer): Joker (2012)
Awards, Honours Achievements	Filmfare Awards 2002: Best Villain for Ajnabee 2006: Best Comedian for Garam Masala National Film Awards 2017: Best Actor for RustomGovernment Of India Awards 2009: Padma Shri by the Government of India Other Awards 2004: Rajiv Gandhi Award for his Outstanding achievements in Bollywood Note: Along with these, he has many other awards, honors, and achievements to his name.”
Controversy	He was caught in a controversy when his wife, of Twinkle Khanna, unbuttoned his Jeans for promotions in Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

MARITAl STATUS/AFFAIRS

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Pooja Batra (Actress) Ayesha Jhulka (Actress) Raveena Tandon (Actress) Rekha (Actress) Shilpa Shetty (Actress) Priyanka Chopra (Actress) Twinkle Khanna (Actress)
Marriage Date	17 January 2001
Wife/Spouse	Twinkle Khanna (Actress, 2001-present)
Children(s)	Daughter: Nitara Son: Aarav

SALARY/NETWORTH

Salary (approx.)	₹25 Crore/Film
Income (between 1 June 2018, and 1 June 2019)	$65 Million (Rs. 466 Crores)
Networth (approx.)	₹980 Crore

PHYSICAL STATUS

Height (approx.)	In Centimeters- 180 cm In Meters- 1.80 m In Feet inches- 5’ 11”
Weight (approx.)	In Kilograms- 80 kg In Pounds- 176 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	42-34-16
Shoe size	11 (Inches)
Hair color	Black
Eyes color	Dark Brown
Skin color	Fair

AKSHAY KUMAR FAVORITES

Favorite Food(s)	Thai Green Chicken Curry, Home Made Punjabi Food, Chinese
Favorite Fruit	Mango
Favorite Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Chan
Favorite Actresses	Sridevi, Kareena Kapoor
Favorite Sport	Cricket
Favorite Place	Mauritius
Favorite Dessert	Indian Sweets
Favorite Perfume	Cool Waters
Favorite Colour	Black

STYLE QUOTIENT

Cars Collection	Porsche Cayenne, Honda CRV,
Bikes Collection	Yamaha VMax and Harley Davidson

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/akshaykumar/?hl=en
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/akshaykumarofficial/
Twitter	https://twitter.com/akshaykumar

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT AKSHAY KUMAR

• Does Akshay Kumar Drink Alcohol?: Yes.
• Does Akshay Kumar Smoke?: Not Known.
• Akshay was born in Amritsar in a Punjabi family and raised in Old Delhi, but later, he shifted to Koliwada in Mumbai.
• Since his childhood, he was interested in acting and martial arts and began his training in class 8.
• His father and Dara Singh were acquaintances.
• He is an avid animal lover.

• Prior to joining the film industry, he learned Muay Thai in Bangkok and is also a Black Belt in Taekwondo.
• He worked as a waiter in a restaurant named Metro Guest House in Bangkok to earn his living where his initial salary was ₹1,500.
• After returning to Mumbai, he even worked as a peon for a travel organization in Kolkata. He then taught martial arts to people.
• He tried his luck in modeling when one of his students, who was a photographer, recommended him to a modeling agency. After achieving success in this, he changed his name from Rajeev Om Bhatia to Akshay Kumar; as he saw a movie in which the actor opposite his favorite actress was named Akshay.
• When he came to Mumbai, he had his portfolio shoot at the same place which he owns now i.e., his Juhu Bangalow.
• In the film “Aaj” in 1987, he did his 17-second debut performance as a Karate Instructor. Here’s a glimpse of his performance in the movie:

• Akshay was about to start his modeling projects at Bangalore, but he missed out on his flight and started wandering in Natraj Studio, where he met Pramod Chakravorty and signed the film Deedar.
• In the early 90s, he went for the audition in Rajesh Khanna’s film “Jai Shiv Shankar” and waited at the sets for around 4 hours, but getting auditioned was another thing, he was not even able to meet him.
• He was the first choice for the film “Phool Aur Kaante,” but his demand for more money passed the role to Ajay Devgn.
• His first signed film has Deedar whereas Saugandh was his first release.
• While his shoot for the film “Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi,” he lifted Brian Lee (weighed 350 pounds), which resulted in back pain, following which he was even hospitalized for some time.

• Although the sequel to Hera Pheri- Phir Hera Pheri was again a big super hit, Akshay criticized the film by saying it big nonsense.
• He got engaged to actress Twinkle Khanna twice, daughter of famous actor Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, and married her on 17 January 2001. They are blessed with two children: one son and one daughter and Akki prefer keeping his children away from the media and giving them a normal lifestyle.

• He was invariably seen in the news getting blamed for cutting short the roles of his co-stars. He was also held responsible for removing John Abraham‘s and Govinda‘s roles in Garam Masala and Bhagam Bhag respectively.
• Besides acting, he has also hosted numerous TV shows titled Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (Season 1,2,4), MasterChef India (Season 1), and Dare 2 Dance.
• In his film career, he was played double roles in the movies named Jai Kishan, Aflatoon, Khiladi 420, Chandni Chowk To China, and Rowdy Rathore.
• Apart from acting, he has also sung Punjabi devotional song “Nirgun Raakh Liya” and whatever the profit was made from the album, was donated to the victims of the train bombings of Mumbai. Here’s the video of the devotional song, which was sung by him:

• In 2008, he was honored with the Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Windsor for his outstanding acting career. The same year, he was listed among “The Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine.”
• In his film, OMG: Oh My God, the bike Akshay rode worth 1 million rupees.
• Akshay’s performance in Gabbar Is Back was critically acclaimed by the audience, but his daughter was not happy with his long beard, which he grew to get into his character- Aditya.

• He is pretty emotional about the ‘firsts’ in his life, as he has still kept his first car, motorcycle, and house.
• Akshay is popularly given the name “Khiladi Kumar of Bollywood,” as he has done 8 films with the title Khiladi in it- Khiladi, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Sabse Bada Khiladi, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, International Khiladi, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi, Khiladi 420, and Khiladi 786.
• He is a fitness freak and does activities like basketball, swimming, kickboxing, and working out to stay in shape.
• In an episode of Koffee With Karan, his co-star Lara Dutta revealed that he is very much terrible at dialogues. To assist him in his dialogues, the crew members use different tactics including holding a piece of paper in front of him, sometimes on the costumes of the heroine, and many others.
• In 2016, his extraordinary role in Rustom, which was based on the real-life incident of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati, was his first time that he acted as a Parsi and was highly admired by the audience.

• Akshay is also addressed as “New-Age Manoj Kumar aka Bharat Kumar” due to his phenomenal performances in the films named Namastey London, Holiday, Baby, Gabbar Is Back, and Airlift.
• Akki is a bit superstitious and has never written anything on a page unless he writes an ‘Om’ on it.
• Akshay has played the role of a police officer in 15 films.
• He shares his birthday with his Ex-girlfriend, Shilpa Shetty‘s husband Raj Kundra.
• For his role as a Kuwait-based businessman in Airlift, he learned Arabic.
• He has also done movies concerning social awareness to raise and eradicate some social malpractices or taboos- “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” and “Padman” are few of them.

• In 2019, he took 4th spot in Forbes’s highest-paid actors’ list. He collected $65 million between 1 June 2018 and 1 June 2019. Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson was on the top of the Forbes list of the 10 highest-paid actors, collecting $89.4 Million.