Bollywood legend Akshay Kumar turned 55 on 9 September 2022. Akshay Kumar's childhood name was Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia and he was born in Amritsar,Punjab. Akshay Kumar has done nearly 100 films, and won several awards including National Award and Filmfare awards. From a young age, Akshay has been a sports enthusiast, martial arts lover, and least interested in studies. Following his interest, he went to Bangkok to learn martial arts and lived in Thailand for 5 years learning Thai Boxing. To earn a living in Thailand, he worked as a chef and waiter there. Before stepping into the acting world, he also worked in a travel agency in Kolkata, as a chef at a hotel in Dhaka, sold Kundan Jewellery, and also as a teacher of martial arts. Akshay was once recommended for a modeling assignment for a furniture showroom. Eventually, he chose modeling as his career. One morning he missed his flight to Banglore for an ad shoot. . 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. From his first film Saugandh to his upcoming movies - Ram Setu, Oh My God 2, Akshay has made his mark in the industry. On the occasion of his 55th birthday, we bring to you the top 10 iconic roles played by khiladi kumar so far:
Khiladi (1992): A movie that made Akshay famous as 'Khiladi Kumar'. made Akshay Kumar one of India's best action heroes. Khiladi is a role that Akshay Kumar aced with pitch-perfect dialogues and more so with his huge acting maneuvers. It was a treat to watch Akshay beat the goons and it is the love and adulation that helped him have an entire Khiladi series of films named after him (to International Khiladi and now Khiladi 786), but the first one still stands out.
Phir hera pheri (2006) : One of the most iconic characters played by Akshay and his iconic pose has been etched in the Bollywood history and meme world.
Holiday – A Soldier is never off duty (2014) : Although he usually sticks to mainstream commercial films which at times work and at times don’t, he is one of those few actors who have taken a lot of risks in his career. And Viraat Bakshi from ‘Holiday-A soldier is never off duty’ brought back the actor in him, back after some crass entertainers. This film starring Sonakshi Sinha is one you don’t wanna miss.
Baby (2015): An elite team of the Indian intelligence system perpetually strives to detect and eliminate terrorists and their plots. Akshay Kumar dons the role of Officer Ajay, who leads a team to destroy one such potentially lethal operation. This is one gripping film that does justice to the action aspect of Akshay’s capabilities.
Airlift (2016): Akshay Kumar tells the story of Ranjit Katiyal, an Indian businessman, who leads a happy and successful life in Kuwait with his family. However, when Iraq invades Kuwait, he decides to risk his life to save his stranded countrymen. The film was greatly revered by critics and is said to be one of Akshay’s best films to date.
Jolly LLB 2 (2017): He played the role of a lawyer in the movie and the kumkum tikka on his uniform made him stand out.
2.0 (2018): For the first time Khiladi Kumar played a villain and that too with so much conviction. There is no denying that he looked intense and scariest as Pakshi Rajan in the movie.
Gold (2018) : Akshay played the role of a Bengali man who won India its first gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Kesari (2019): no one knows better than Akshay Kumar, how to spark patriotic feelings. In one of his best roles, Akshay played the role of a Havildar serving in British India, who fought courageously with Afghans.
Laxmmi Bomb (2020): As soon as the first look of Akshay Kumar came, it made each and every cinema lover curious about the movie. The look Akshay got and the way he played his character, he truly nailed it.
