Akshay Kumar Height Weight Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar, is an Indian-born naturalized Canadian actor, film producer, martial artist and television personality who works in Bollywood, the commercial Hindi language film industry based mainly in Mumbai. Over 29 years, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Award for Best Actor and two Filmfare Awards. Kumar is one of the most successful prolific actors of Hindi cinema. Having starred in 113 films, 52 of which were commercially successful, he was the first Bollywood actor whose films’ domestic net lifetime collections crossed ₹20 billion (US$270 million) by 2013, and ₹30 billion (US$400 million) by 2016.

Kumar began his career in 1991 with Saugandh, but his first mainstream success came a year later with the action thriller Khiladi. The film established him as an action star in the 1990s and was the first of several films starring Kumar which would later become commonly known as the Khiladi film series, in addition to a string of other action films. Although his early tryst with romance in Yeh Dillagi (1994) was positively received, it was in the next decade that Kumar expanded his range of roles. He gained recognition for the romantic films Dhadkan (2000), Andaaz (2003) and Namastey London (2007), as well as drama films such as Waqt (2005) and Patiala House (2011). His comic performances in films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and Singh Is Kinng (2008) met with acclaim.

Kumar won Filmfare Awards for his negative role in Ajnabee (2001) and his comic performance in Garam Masala (2005). While his career had fluctuated commercially, his mainstream success soared in 2007 with four consecutive box-office hits in India; it was consistent until a short period of professional setbacks between 2009 and 2011, after which he reinforced his status with several films, including Rowdy Rathore (2012) and Holiday (2014). Moreover, around this time the critical response to several of his films improved; after favorable reviews came his way for his work in Special 26 (2013), Baby and Airlift (2016), he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the crime thriller Rustom (2016). He earned further notice for the social films Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Pad Man (2018) and the war film Kesari (2019).

Apart from acting, Kumar has worked as a stunt actor; he has often performed many dangerous stunts in his films, which has earned him the sobriquet “Indian Jackie Chan”. In 2008, he hosted the show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. In 2008, the University of Windsor conferred an honorary doctorate on Kumar. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri the fourth-highest civil honour by the Government of India. In 2009, he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company and Grazing Goat Pictures production company in 2012. In 2014, Kumar launched the TV reality show Dare 2 Dance. He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League. As of 2015 and 2019, Kumar was on the Forbes list of highest-paid entertainers in the world, ranking 52nd with earnings of $48.5 million. and the only Bollywood actor on the list. In 2020, he was ranked as the highest-paid Bollywood actor by Forbes.

Sometime during or after the 2011 Canadian federal election, the Conservative government granted Canadian citizenship to Kumar by invoking a little-known law that allowed circumventing the usual residency requirement for Canadian immigrants. According to a former Conservative Party minister, Tony Clement, the citizenship was awarded in return for Kumar’s offer of putting his “star power to use to advance Canada-Indian relations”, and Canada’s “trade relations, commercial relations, in the movie sector, in the tourism sector”.

Early life and Background

Kumar was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India, to Hari Om Bhatia and Aruna Bhatia in a Punjabi family. His father was an army officer. From a young age, Kumar was very interested in sports. His father too enjoyed wrestling. He lived and grew up in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and later he moved to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) when his father left Army to become an accountant with UNICEF. Soon, his sister was born and the family lived in Koliwada, a Punjabi-dominated area of Central Bombay.

He received his school education from Don Bosco High School, Matunga, simultaneously learning Karate. He enrolled in Guru Nanak Khalsa College for higher education but dropped out as he was not much interested in studies. He requested his father that he wanted to learn martial arts further, and his father somehow saved money to send him to Thailand. Kumar went to Bangkok to learn martial arts and lived in Thailand for five years learning Thai Boxing. Kumar also has a sister, Alka Bhatia. When Kumar was a teenager, his father asked him what he aspired to be. Kumar expressed his desire to become an actor.

After having obtained a black belt in Taekwondo while in India, he studied martial arts in Bangkok, Thailand, where he learned Muay Thai and worked as a chef and waiter. After Thailand, Kumar went to work in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) in a travel agency, in Dhaka in a hotel as a chef and in Delhi where he sold Kundan jewelry. Upon his return to Bombay, he commenced the teaching of martial arts.

During this time, the father of one of his students, himself a model co-ordinator, recommended Kumar into modeling which ultimately led to a modeling assignment for a furniture showroom. Kumar effectively made more money within the first two days of shooting than in his entire month’s salary and therefore chose a modeling career path. He worked as an assistant for photographer Jayesh Sheth for 18 months without payment to shoot his first portfolio. He also worked as a background dancer in various films. One morning, he missed his flight for an ad shoot in Bangalore. Disappointed with himself, he visited a film studio along with his portfolio. That evening, Kumar was signed for a lead role by producer Pramod Chakravarthy for the movie Deedar.

Personal life and Off-screen Work

After being engaged twice to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, Kumar married her on 17 January 2001. Together they have a son, and a daughter. 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 2009, while performing at a show for Levis at Lakme Fashion Week, Kumar asked Twinkle to unbutton his jeans. This incident sparked a controversy which led to a police case being filed against them.

Kumar stays in shape with a combination of 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. In 2004, he was honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Award for his outstanding achievements in Bollywood. In the same year, he presented the television series Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar for free. The following year Kumar was awarded the highest Japanese honour of “Katana” and a sixth-degree black belt in Kuyukai Gōjū-ryū karate.

Kumar was initially a religious, practising Shaiva Hindu who regularly visited shrines and temples across the country, including the famed Vaishno Devi Mandir, but in March 2020 he stated, “I don’t believe in any religion. I only believe in being Indian”. He is a teetotaller but has endorsed for a liquor brand in the past. Half of the sum was given for daan (charity work), of which he has been doing more of in recent times. He has also donated ₹5 million (US$66,000) to Salman Khan’s Being Human Foundation. As of 2013, Kumar has been the Hindi film industry’s highest advance taxpayer for six consecutive years. He paid ₹190 million (US$2.5 million) as advance tax payment in that year.

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 Bengal Warriors a team in the Indian Kabbadi League. He helped Khanna with editing the drafts of her debut book Mrs Funnybones. Kumar also had donated a sum of ₹9 million to drought-hit farmers in Maharashtra in 2015. He has also donated ₹5 million to aid drought-affected people through the Maharashtra government’s Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan. In March 2013, he started a 30-bed cancer shelter for policemen in Naigaon.

On 9 April 2017, Kumar and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh promoted a mobile phone app, Bharat Ke Veer, which allows users to donate money to families of people who sacrificed their lives for India. Again on 20 January 2018, he participated in the launch of an Anthem for the initiative. In an event in Delhi he appealed for people to donate to the Bharat Ke Veer cause, and ₹129.3 million (equivalent to ₹150 million or US$2.0 million in 2020) was collected.

Akshay Kumar Height Weight Age Body Statistics Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia
Nickname(s)	• Akki • Raju • Mac • Khiladi Kumar
Profession(s)	• Actor • Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in feet inches- 6’ 1”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	– Chest: 42 Inches – Waist: 34 Inches – Biceps: 16 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Actor): Saugandh (1991) Film (Producer): Joker (2012)
Awards/Honours	Filmfare Awards 2002: Best Villain for Ajnabee 2006: Best Comedian for Garam Masala National Film Awards 2017: Best Actor for Rustom Government Of India Awards 2009: Padma Shri by the Government of India Other Awards/Honours 2004: Rajiv Gandhi Award for his outstanding achievements in Bollywood 2021: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India named actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar its Most Beautiful Vegetarian Celebrities of the year Note: Along with these, he has many other awards, honours, and achievements to his name.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 September 1967
Age (as of 2021)	54 Years
Birthplace	Amritsar, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	Canadian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
School	Don Bosco High School, Darjeeling
College/University	Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Mumbai (King’s Circle)
Educational Qualification	College Dropout
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Punjabi Rajput
Ethnicity	Punjabi
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	Address 1: 203 A Wing, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri(West), Mumbai 400053 Address 2: Ground Floor, Juhu Prime Beach Apartment, Gandhigram Road, Juhu, Mumbai – 400049
Hobbies	Collecting Posters of Old Bollywood Movies, Cooking, Martial Arts, Playing Volleyball and Cricket
Likes/Dislikes	Likes: Listening to Music, Rock Climbing, Swimming Dislikes: Being typecast as an ‘action’ or a ‘comedy’ hero
Tattoo(s)	On His Left Shoulder: His wife’s nickname “Tina” On His Back: His son’s name “Aarav”
Controversy	Akshay Kumar was caught in a controversy when his wife, Twinkle Khanna unbuttoned his Jeans for promotion in Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.
Relationships & More
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
Family
Wife/Spouse	Twinkle Khanna (Actress, 2001-present)
Children	Daughter– Nitara Son– Aarav
Parents	Father– Hari Om Bhatia (Died) Mother– Aruna Bhatia (died on 8 September 2021 in Mumbai)
Siblings	Brother– None Sister– Alka Bhatia
Favorites
Food	Thai Green Chicken Curry, Home Made Punjabi Food, Chinese
Fruit	Mango
Dessert	Indian Sweets
Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Chan
Actresses	Sridevi, Kareena Kapoor
Colour	Black
Destination	Mauritius
Perfume	Cool Waters
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	Porsche Cayenne, Honda CRV,
Bikes Collection	Yamaha VMax and Harley Davidson
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	$3.36 million (INR 25 crore/film)
Income (between 1 June 2018, and 1 June 2019)	$65 million (INR 466 crores)
Net Worth (approx.)	$131.77 million (INR 980 crore)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1987	Aaj	Karate instructor
1991	Saugandh	Shiva Kirplani
Dancer	Raju
1992	Khiladi	Raj Malhotra
Mr. Bond	Mr. Bond
Deedar	Anand Malhotra
1993	Ashaant	Vijay
Dil Ki Baazi	Vijay
Kayda Kanoon	Dawood
Waqt Hamara Hai	Vikas Sabkuchwala
Sainik	Lt. Suraj Dutt
1994	Elaan	Vishal Chaudhary
Yeh Dillagi	Vijayendra “Vijay” Saigal	Nominated —Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Jai Kishen	Jai / Kishen	Dual role
Mohra	Amar Saxena
Main Khiladi Tu Anari	Karan Joglekar
Ikke Pe Ikka	Rajiv
Amaanat	Amar
Suhaag	Raj Sinha
Zakhmi Dil	Jaidev Anand
Zaalim	Ravi
Hum Hain Bemisaal	Vijay Sinha
1995	Paandav	Inspector Vijay Kumar
Maidan-E-Jung	Karan
Nazar Ke Samne	Jai Kumar
Sabse Bada Khiladi	Vijay Kumar / Lallu
1996	Tu Chor Main Sipahi	Amar Verma
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi	Akshay Malhotra
Sapoot	Prem
1997	Lahoo Ke Do Rang	Sikandar Davai
Insaaf: The Final Justice	Vikram
Daava	Arjun
Tarazu	Ram Yadav
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi	Raja
Dil To Pagal Hai	Ajay Sahni	Nominated —Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Aflatoon	Rocky / Raja	Dual role
1998	Keemat – They Are Back	Dev Rana
Angaaray	Amar
Barood	Jai Sharma
1999	Sangharsh	Aman Verma
Aarzoo	Vijay Khanna
International Khiladi	Devraj
Zulmi	Raj
Jaanwar	Baadshah / Babu Lohaar
2000	Hera Pheri	Raju
Dhadkan	Ram Bhan Verma
Khiladi 420	Dev / Anand Malhotra	Dual role
2001	Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	Ajay Kapoor
Ajnabee	Vikram Bajaj	Filmfare Award for Best Villain
2002	Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	Raj Malhotra
Aankhen	Vishwas Prajapati
Awara Paagal Deewana	Guru Gulab Khatri
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani	Atul Agrawal
2003	Talaash: The Hunt Begins…	Arjun Raichand
Andaaz	Raj Malhotra
2004	Khakee	Shekhar Verma
Police Force: An Inside Story	Vijay Singh
Aan: Men at Work	Hari Om Pattnaik
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Arun Khanna / Sunny	Nominated —Filmfare Award for Best Comedian Nominated —Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Hatya: The Murder	Ravi Lal
Aitraaz	Raj Malhotra
Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin	Ajay Khanna
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo	Rajeev Singh
2005	Insan	Amjad Khan
Bewafaa	Raja
Waqt: The Race Against Time	Aditya Thakur
Garam Masala	Makrand “Mac” Godbole	Filmfare Award for Best Comedian
Deewane Huye Paagal	Rocky Hiranandani
Dosti: Friends Forever	Raj
2006	Family	Shekhar Bhatia
Mere Jeevan Saathi	Vicky
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	Aditya Malhotra
Phir Hera Pheri	Raju
Jaan-E-Mann	Agastya Rao
Bhagam Bhag	Bunty
2007	Namastey London	Arjun Singh
Heyy Babyy	Aarush Mehra
Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Dr. Aditya Srivastava
Om Shanti Om	Himself	Special appearance
Welcome	Rajiv Saini
2008	Tashan	Bachchan Pandey
Singh Is Kinng	Happy Singh	Nominated —Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2009	Chandni Chowk to China	Sidhu Sharma
8 x 10 Tasveer	Jai Puri / Jeet Puri	Dual role
Kambakkht Ishq	Viraj Shergill
Blue	Aarav Malhotra
De Dana Dan	Nitin Bankar
2010	Housefull	Aarush Awasthi
Khatta Meetha	Sachin Tichkule
Action Replayy	Kishen Kumar
Tees Maar Khan	Tabrez Mirza Khan / Tees Maar Khan
2011	Patiala House	Parghat Singh “Gattu” Kahlon / Kali
Thank You	Kishen
Desi Boyz	Jignesh “Jerry” Patel / Rocco
2011	Chalo Dilli	Vikram Rana
2012	Housefull 2	Suneel “Sunny” Pujari
Rowdy Rathore	Vikram Rathore / Shiva	Dual role
Joker	Rajkumar / Agastya
OMG – Oh My God!	Krishna Vasudev Yadav	Nominated —Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Khiladi 786	Bahattar Singh / Tehattar Singh	Dual role
2013	Bhaji in Problem	Akshay Kumar
Special 26	Ajay Singh
72 Miles – Ek Pravas		Producer Marathi language film
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	Shoaib Khan
Boss	Suryakant “Boss” Shastri
2014	Holiday	Virat Bakshi
Antar		Producer Marathi language film
Entertainment	Akhil Lokhande / Akhil Johri
The Shaukeens	Himself	special appearance
2015	Baby	Ajay Singh Rajput
Gabbar Is Back	Gabbar / Aditya
Brothers	David Fernandes
Singh is Bling	Raftaar Singh
2016	Airlift	Ranjit Katyal
Housefull 3	Sanket “Sandy” Sehgal / Sundy
Dishoom	Sameer Gazi	Cameo
Rustom	Rustom Pavri	National Film Award for Best Actor
2017	Jolly LLB 2	Jagdishwar “Jolly” Mishra
Naam Shabana	Ajay Singh Rajput	Cameo appearance
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha	Keshav Sharma	Nominated —Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2018	Pad Man	Lakshmikant Chauhan
Gold	Tapan Das
2.0	Pakshi Rajan	Tamil film
Simmba	DCP Veer Sooryavanshi	Special appearance
2019	Kesari	Havildar Ishar Singh
Blank	Himself	Special Appearance in the song “Ali Ali”
Mission Mangal	Rakesh Dhawan
Housefull 4	Rajkumar Bala Dev Singh / Harry Sinha	Dual role
Good Newwz	Varun Batra
2020	Laxmii	Asif Ahmed
2021	Bell Bottom	Anshul Malhotra / Bell Bottom
Sooryavanshi	DCP Veer Sooryavanshi
Atrangi Re	Sajad Ali Khan
2022	Prithiviraj	Prithviraj Chauhan
Bachchan Pandey	Bachchan Pandey	Completed
Raksha Bandhan	Raghu	Completed
Ram Setu	Ram Kumar	Filming
Mission Cinderella	TBA	Completed
OMG 2 – Oh My God! 2	Lord Shiva	Filming
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Pre Production

Filmfare Awards

Year	Category	For	Result
1995	Best Actor	Yeh Dillagi	Nominated
1998	Best Supporting Actor	Dil To Pagal Hai	Nominated
2002	Best Villain	Ajnabee	Won
2005	Best Supporting Actor	Khakee	Nominated
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Nominated
Best Comedian	Nominated
2006	Garam Masala	Won
2008	Best Actor	Namastey London	Nominated
2009	Singh Is Kinng	Nominated
2013	Best Supporting Actor	OMG: Oh My God!	Nominated
2015	Best Actor	Holiday	Nominated
2018	Toilet: Ek Prem Katha	Nominated
2019	Pad Man	Nominated
2020	Kesari	Nominated