Akshay Kumar

A.k.a / common misspelling: Akshaye Kumar

IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474774

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar

Occupation : Actor

Birth Date : 9 September, 1967

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'1

Weight: 82Kg

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Brown

Religion: Hindu

Marital Status: Married

Languages: Hindi, English

Hobbies: Volleyball, Cricket, Martial Arts, Sailing,

Address: 203 "A" Wing, Benzer Apartements, Andheri (W)

Akshay Kumar (real name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia on September 9, 1967) is a popular Bollywood actor.

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.

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.