2006-10-29 06:08:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Akshay Kumar (real name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia on September 9, 1967) is a popular Bollywood actor.
Career
He studied martial arts in Hong Kong and was sometimes referred to as the "Bruce Lee of India". His first Bollywood film was Saugandh in 1991.
His first big hits were mostly action films such as Mohra (1994), Elaan (1994), the Khiladi series etc. He has also had big success in romantic movies for example: Yeh Dilagi (1994), Dhadkan (2000) or Andaaz (2003) .
In 2000 he starred in the comedy film Hera Pheri which was a huge hit. After that he did many successful comedies which include Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Garam Masala (2005).
Recently, he did various dramatic films, such as Ek Rishta (2001), Bewafaa (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005).
Most recently in June 2006, his release was Phir Hera Pheri, the sequel to Hera Pheri (2000) which has also been very successful at the box office.
He is also a brand ambassador for products and has toured with stage shows, doing singing and dancing. He led the Heat 2006 world tour which also had Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.
[edit] Personal life
He has been romantically linked to a few of his female co-stars, including Pooja Batra,Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Shilpa Shetty and Priyanka Chopra. After being engaged to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, they finally married in January 14, 2001. Their son named Araav was born in September 15, 2002.
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Zee Cine Awards
2005: Nomination, Best Actor in a Comic Role for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi & Nomination, Best Supporting Actor for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2006: Nomination, Best Actor for Waqt: The Race Against Time
[edit] IIFA Awards
2002: Winner, Best Villain for Ajnabee
2005: Winner, Best Comedian for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
[edit] Filmfare Awards
2002: Winner Best Villain for Ajnabee
2005: Nomination, Best Comedian for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi & Nomination, Best Supporting Actor for Khakee
2006: Winner, Best Comedian for Garam Masala
[edit] Stardust Awards
2002: Winner, Best Performance in a Negative Role for Ajnabee
2005: Nomination, Best Actor in a Comic Role for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2006: Winner, Actor of The Year Award for Garam Masala & Nomination, Star of the Year for Waqt: The Race Against Time
[edit] Apsara Academy Awards
2005: Nomination, Best Actor in A Supporting Role for Khakee
2006: Nomination, Best Actor for Waqt: The Race Against Time
[edit] Star Screen Awards
2006: Winner, Best Editor Award for Garam Masala & Deewane Huye Pagal & Nomination, Best Comedian for Garam Masala (He requested that his name be removed from the nominee list, which was done.)
[edit] Filmography
International Hera Pheri (2007) ... Raju (announced)
Namaste, London (2006) ... (announced)
Hey Baby (2006) ... (on the floor)
Welcome (2006) ... (filming)
Bhagam Bhag (2006) ... (filming) [1]
Rahgeer (2006) ... (post-production)
Jaan-E-Mann (2006) ... Agastya Rao
Phir Hera Pheri (2006) ... Raju
Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) ... Aditya Malhotra
Family - Ties of Blood (2006) ... Shekhar
Deewane Huye Pagal (2005) ... Rocky
Dosti: Friends Forever (2005) ... Raj
Garam Masala (2005) ... Mac/Makrand (Winner, Filmfare Best Comedian Award and Winner, IIFA Best Comedian Award)
Mere Jeevan Saathi (2005) ... Vicky
Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) ... Aditya Takur
Bewafaa (2005) ... Raja
Insaan (2005) ... Amjad
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004) ... Major Rajeev
Aitraaz (2004) ... Raj Malhotra
Hatya: The Murder (2004) ... Ravi
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) ... Sunny Khurana/Khosla/Arun (Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award) & (Nominated, Filmfare Best Comedian Award)
Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin (2004) ... Inspector Ajay
Aan: Men at Work (2004) ... DCP Hari Om Patnaik)
Police Force: An Inside Story (2004) ... Vijay Singh
Khakee (2004) ... Sr. Inspector Shekhar Verma
Ghar Grihasti (2004) ... Special appearance
Andaaz (2003) ... Raj Malhotra
Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003) ... Arjun
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) ... Atul
Awara Paagal Deewana (2002).... Guru Gulab Khatri
Aankhen (2002) ... Vishwas Prajapati
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002) ... Raj Malhotra
Ajnabee (2001) ... Vikram Bajaj (Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award & Winner, IIFA Best Villain Award and Winner, Stardust Best Actor in Negative Role Award)
Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) ... Ajay Kapoor
Khiladi 420 (2000) ... Dev Kumar/Anand Kumar
Dhadkan (2000) ... Ram
Hera Pheri (2000) ... Raju
Jaanwar (1999) ... Badshah/Bapu Lohar
Sangharsh (1999) ... Professor Aman Varma
Zulmi (1999) ... Raj
International Khiladi (1999) ... Devraj/Rahul
Aarzoo (1999) ... Vijay Khanna
Barood (1998) ... Jai Sharma
Angaaray (1998) ... Amar
Keemat (1998) .... Dev
Aflatoon (1997)... Rocky/Raja/Parimal Chaturvedi
Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) ... Ajay
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997) ... Raja
Tarazu (1997) ... Inspector Ram Yadav
Daava (1997) ... Arjun
Insaaf (1997) ... Vikram
Lahu Ke Do Rang (1997) ... Sikandar Davai
Sapoot (1996) ... Prem
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) ... Akshay Malhotra
Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996) ... Amar Varma
Sab Se Bada Khiladi (1995) ... Vijay Kumar
Maidan-E-Jung (1995) ... Karan
Paandav (1995) ... Vijay
Hum Hain Bemisaal (1994) ... Vijay Sinha
Zaalim (1994) ... Ravi
Zakhmi Dil (1994) ... Jayadev Anand
Nazar Ke Samne (1994) ... Jai Kumar
Suhaag (1994) ... Raj
Amanat (1994) ... Amar
Ikke Pe Ikka (1994) ... Rajiv
Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) ... Inspector Karan Joglekar
Mohra (1994) ... Amar Saxena
Jai Kishen (1994) ... Jai Verma/Kishen
Yeh Dillagi (1994) ... Vijay Saigal (Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award)
Elaan (1994) ... Vishal Chaudhry
Sainik (1993) ... Suraj Dutt
Waqt Hamara Hai (1993) ... Vikas Kumar
Kayda Kanoon (1993) ... Daud
Dil Ki Baazi (1993) ... Vijay
Ashaant (1993) ... Vijay
Deedar (1992) ... Anand Malhotra
Khiladi (1992) ... Raj Malhotra
Mr. Bond (1992) ... Mr. Bond
Dancer (1991) ... Raja
[edit] Trivia
Akshay Kumar is the first Indian actor to have been given a four-film-deal with Adlabs company.
He hurt his back while lifting a 350-pound wrestler (Mark Calaway, known as The Undertaker), in the film Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi.
He is a big fan of Chinese martial artist and film star Jackie Chan.
Waqt was his 100th movie.
Akshay features in a Sikh religious video Nirgun Raakh Liya released in 2006.
He is also in the television ad for the Xbox 360 in India with Yuvraj Singh.
Every one wants a good screen name. And if they feel they don’t have, they just adopt another one. Stars take stage names for many reasons, often because their real name is considered unattractive, dull, unintentionally amusing, already used, difficult to pronounce or spell ((most common reason)), or projects the wrong image. Sometimes performers wish to adopt a name that is unusual (sometimes even outlandish), memorable, or that complements his/her performing persona; or because they wish to remain anonymous in relation to another sphere of work. ‘Kumar’ and ‘Kapoor’ are most attractive names for Bollywood stars and everyone wants to change his name to either Kumar or Kapoor. (Manoj, Kishor, Ashok, Dilip, Akshay).
2006-10-29 15:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-07 01:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-06-16 05:19:03 · answer #5 · answered by Nishit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They change their names to make themselves more memorable; for example, if someone said Dwayne Johnson, somebody would be like, "Who?" But you attach - The Rock - into that and they instantly know who you're talking about. I don't think there's any more than 10 celebs who've actually kept their real names...
2006-10-29 06:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-04 23:56:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno about Akshay's real name, but I can tell you why they want to change their name. Who wants to watch a movie starring Julie Jergenstern? Jennifer Aniston is much much more appealing!
2006-10-29 06:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by Chipper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his name is rajiv bhatia when he signed his first film his producer changed his name
2006-10-29 06:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by satyen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well not sure about first name..but they change their names so they sound cooler and more appealing to watch and hire....
2006-10-29 09:57:57 · answer #11 · answered by srk's # one fan! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋