Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar (Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia) born on September 9, 1967 in Amritsar. He is an Indian film actor.

Akshay Kumar was living in Delhi's Chandni Chowk before moving to Mumbai.

He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a chef.

Akshay Kumar made his Bollywood acting debut with the 1991 film Saugandh.

Akshay Kumar married to Twinkle Khanna on January 14, 2001. Their son named Aarav was born on September 15, 2002.


Filmfare Awards:

2002: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Ajnabee
2006: Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Garam Masala

IIFA Awards:

2002 - Winner, IIFA Best Villain Award for Ajnabee
2005 - Winner, IIFA Best Comedian Award for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2008 - Winner, IIFA Special Award from the host country, Thailand


Honours and recognitions:

2004 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for his Outstanding achievement in Bollywood.

2008 - Honorary Doctorate of Law by the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada for his outstanding work in the film industry and contribution to social work.

2008 - Named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People (India) magazine.

2009 - Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.

2009 - Kumar was among the 10 recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for the "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade".

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