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id="toc-In_the_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_the_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>In the media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_the_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Philanthropy_and_social_service" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Philanthropy_and_social_service"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Philanthropy and social service</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Philanthropy_and_social_service-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_nominations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_nominations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Awards and nominations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_nominations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> 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href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0" title="অক্ষয় কুমাৰ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="অক্ষয় কুমাৰ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-awa mw-list-item"><a href="https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Awadhi" lang="awa" hreflang="awa" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="अवधी" data-language-local-name="Awadhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अवधी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak%C5%9Fay_Kumar" title="Akşay Kumar – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Akşay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="آکشی کومار – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="آکشی کومار" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="অক্ষয় কুমার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অক্ষয় কুমার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Акшай Кумар – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Акшай Кумар" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BE%CE%AD%CE%B9_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%81" title="Αξέι Κουμάρ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αξέι Κουμάρ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="آکشی کومار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آکشی کومار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%85%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B7%E0%AA%AF_%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0" title="અક્ષય કુમાર – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="અક્ષય કુમાર" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%85%EC%83%A4%EC%9D%B4_%EC%BF%A0%EB%A7%88%EB%A5%B4" title="악샤이 쿠마르 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="악샤이 쿠마르" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%AF%D5%B7%D5%A1%D5%B5_%D4%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%A1%D6%80" title="Ակշայ Կումար – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ակշայ Կումար" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A8" title="אקשאיי קומאר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אקשאיי קומאר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D" title="ಅಕ್ಷಯ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಅಕ್ಷಯ್ ಕುಮಾರ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Акшай Кумар – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Акшай Кумар" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak%C5%A1ajs_Kum%C4%81rs" title="Akšajs Kumārs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Akšajs Kumārs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC" title="അക്ഷയ് കുമാർ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="അക്ഷയ് കുമാർ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%99%E1%83%A8%E1%83%90%E1%83%98_%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="აკშაი კუმარი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="აკშაი კუმარი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="اكشاى كومار – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اكشاى كومار" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%9B%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A6_%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%94" title="ꯑꯛꯁꯦ ꯀꯨꯃꯥꯔ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯑꯛꯁꯦ ꯀꯨꯃꯥꯔ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB" title="アクシャイ・クマール – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アクシャイ・クマール" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A9%88_%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0" title="ਅਕਸ਼ੈ ਕੁਮਾਰ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਅਕਸ਼ੈ ਕੁਮਾਰ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%A6%DB%92_%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="اکشئے کمار – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="اکشئے کمار" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%90_%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="اکشې کمار – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="اکشې کمار" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Акшай Кумар – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Акшай Кумар" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अक्षय कुमार – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="अक्षय कुमार" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%AD_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8" title="ᱚᱠᱥᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱚᱠᱥᱚᱭ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%82%E0%B6%BA_%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A" title="අක්ෂය කුමාර් – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="අක්ෂය කුමාර්" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A_%DA%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="اڪشي ڪمار – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="اڪشي ڪمار" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="ئاکشای کومار – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئاکشای کومار" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D" title="அக்‌சய் குமார் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="அக்‌சய் குமார்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B7%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D" title="అక్షయ్ కుమార్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="అక్షయ్ కుమార్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A2_%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3" title="อักษัย กุมาร – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="อักษัย กุมาร" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Акшай Кумар – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Акшай Кумар" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Акшай Кумар – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Акшай Кумар" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%A6%DB%92_%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="اکشئے کمار – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اکشئے کمار" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumar_Ak%C5%A1ai" title="Kumar Akšai – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Kumar Akšai" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Akshay Kumar" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E5%85%8B%E5%A4%8F%C2%B7%E5%BA%93%E9%A9%AC" title="阿克夏·库马 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="阿克夏·库马" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E5%85%8B%E5%A4%8F%C2%B7%E5%BA%AB%E9%A6%AC" title="阿克夏·庫馬 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" 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href="/wiki/File:Akshay_Kumar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Akshay_Kumar.jpg/220px-Akshay_Kumar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Akshay_Kumar.jpg/330px-Akshay_Kumar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Akshay_Kumar.jpg/440px-Akshay_Kumar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="444" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Kumar in 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1967-09-09</span>) </span>9 September 1967<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age&#160;57)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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href="/wiki/Twinkle_Khanna" title="Twinkle Khanna">Twinkle Khanna</a></div>&#32;<div style="display:inline-block;">&#8203;</div>&#40;<abbr title="married">m.</abbr>&#160;2001&#41;<wbr />&#8203;</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna" title="Rajesh Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</a> (father-in-law)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a> (mother-in-law)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rinke_Khanna" title="Rinke Khanna">Rinke Khanna</a> (sister-in-law)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Akshay_Kumar" title="List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Honours</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> (2009)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="infobox-signature skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AkshayKumarSignature.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/AkshayKumarSignature.png/150px-AkshayKumarSignature.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/AkshayKumarSignature.png/225px-AkshayKumarSignature.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/AkshayKumarSignature.png/300px-AkshayKumarSignature.png 2x" data-file-width="4104" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Akshay Hari Om Bhatia</b><sup id="cite_ref-HT_15Aug2023_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT_15Aug2023-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (born <b>Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia</b>; 9 September 1967<sup id="cite_ref-birth_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birth-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>), known professionally as <b>Akshay Kumar</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="hi-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Hindi_and_Urdu" title="Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu">&#91;əkˈʂəj<span class="wrap"> </span>kʊˈmɑːɾ&#93;</a></span>), is an Indian actor and film producer working in <a href="/wiki/Hindi_cinema" title="Hindi cinema">Hindi cinema</a>. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar",<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> through his career spanning over 30 years, Kumar has appeared in <a href="/wiki/Akshay_Kumar_filmography" title="Akshay Kumar filmography">over 150</a> films and has won <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Akshay_Kumar" title="List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar">several awards</a>, including two <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards" title="Filmfare Awards">Filmfare Awards</a>. He received the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> in 2009. Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in <a href="/wiki/Indian_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian cinema">Indian cinema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> included Kumar in their lists of both highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Between 2019 and 2020, he was the only Indian on both lists.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kaushik_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaushik-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar began his career in 1991 with <i><a href="/wiki/Saugandh_(1991_film)" title="Saugandh (1991 film)">Saugandh</a></i> and had his first commercial success a year later with the action thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Khiladi_(1992_film)" title="Khiladi (1992 film)">Khiladi</a></i>. The film established him as an <a href="/wiki/Action_hero" title="Action hero">action star</a> in the 1990s and led to several films in the <a href="/wiki/Khiladi_(franchise)" title="Khiladi (franchise)"><i>Khiladi</i> film series</a>, in addition to other action films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Mohra" title="Mohra">Mohra</a></i> (1994) and <i><a href="/wiki/Jaanwar_(1999_film)" title="Jaanwar (1999 film)">Jaanwar</a></i> (1999). Although his early tryst with romance in <i><a href="/wiki/Yeh_Dillagi" title="Yeh Dillagi">Yeh Dillagi</a></i> (1994) was positively received, it was in the next decade that Kumar expanded his range of roles. He gained recognition for the romantic films <i><a href="/wiki/Dhadkan_(2000_film)" title="Dhadkan (2000 film)">Dhadkan</a></i> (2000), <i><a href="/wiki/Andaaz" title="Andaaz">Andaaz</a></i> (2003), <i><a href="/wiki/Namastey_London" title="Namastey London">Namastey London</a></i> (2007), and for his <a href="/wiki/Slapstick" title="Slapstick">slapstick</a> comic performances in several films including <i><a href="/wiki/Hera_Pheri_(2000_film)" title="Hera Pheri (2000 film)">Hera Pheri</a></i> (2000), <i><a href="/wiki/Mujhse_Shaadi_Karogi" title="Mujhse Shaadi Karogi">Mujhse Shaadi Karogi</a></i> (2004), <i><a href="/wiki/Phir_Hera_Pheri" title="Phir Hera Pheri">Phir Hera Pheri</a></i> (2006), <i><a href="/wiki/Bhool_Bhulaiyaa" title="Bhool Bhulaiyaa">Bhool Bhulaiyaa</a></i> (2007), and <i><a href="/wiki/Singh_Is_Kinng" title="Singh Is Kinng">Singh Is Kinng</a></i> (2008). Kumar won Filmfare Awards for his negative role in <i><a href="/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film)" title="Ajnabee (2001 film)">Ajnabee</a></i> (2001) and his comic performance in <i><a href="/wiki/Garam_Masala_(2005_film)" title="Garam Masala (2005 film)">Garam Masala</a></i> (2005). </p><p>While his career had fluctuated commercially, his mainstream success soared in 2007 with four consecutive box-office hits; it was consistent until a short period of decline between 2009 and 2011, after which he reinforced his status with several films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Rowdy_Rathore" title="Rowdy Rathore">Rowdy Rathore</a></i> (2012) and <i><a href="/wiki/Holiday:_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty" title="Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty">Holiday</a></i> (2014). Moreover, around this time critical response to several of his films improved; his work in <i><a href="/wiki/Special_26" title="Special 26">Special 26</a></i> (2013), <i><a href="/wiki/Baby_(2015_Hindi_film)" title="Baby (2015 Hindi film)">Baby</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/wiki/Airlift_(film)" title="Airlift (film)">Airlift</a></i> (2016), and <i><a href="/wiki/Jolly_LLB_2" title="Jolly LLB 2">Jolly LLB 2</a></i> (2017) was acclaimed, and he won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">National Film Award for Best Actor</a> for the crime thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Rustom_(film)" title="Rustom (film)">Rustom</a></i> (2016). He earned further notice for his self-produced social films <i><a href="/wiki/Toilet:_Ek_Prem_Katha" title="Toilet: Ek Prem Katha">Toilet: Ek Prem Katha</a></i> (2017) and <i><a href="/wiki/Pad_Man_(film)" title="Pad Man (film)">Pad Man</a></i> (2018), as well as the war film <i><a href="/wiki/Kesari_(2019_film)" title="Kesari (2019 film)">Kesari</a></i> (2019), and set box-office records in 2019 with <i><a href="/wiki/Mission_Mangal" title="Mission Mangal">Mission Mangal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_4" title="Housefull 4">Housefull 4</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Good_Newwz" title="Good Newwz">Good Newwz</a></i>, and the 2021 action film <i><a href="/wiki/Sooryavanshi" title="Sooryavanshi">Sooryavanshi</a></i>. All of Kumar's subsequent theatrical releases failed commercially, with the exception of the comedy-drama <i><a href="/wiki/OMG_2" title="OMG 2">OMG 2</a></i> (2023).<sup id="cite_ref-boxoffww_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxoffww-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to acting, Kumar has worked as a <a href="/wiki/Stunt_performer" title="Stunt performer">stunt actor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2008, he started hosting <i><a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor:_Khatron_Ke_Khiladi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi">Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi</a></i>, which he did for four seasons. He also launched the TV reality show <i><a href="/wiki/Dare_2_Dance" title="Dare 2 Dance">Dare 2 Dance</a></i> in 2014 and his off-screen work includes ownership of the team Khalsa Warriors in the <a href="/wiki/World_Kabaddi_League" title="World Kabaddi League">World Kabaddi League</a>. The actor had also set up <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> training schools for women safety in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar is one of the India's&#160;most <a href="/wiki/Philanthropic" class="mw-redirect" title="Philanthropic">philanthropic</a> actor and supports various charities. He is a leading <a href="/wiki/Brand" title="Brand">brand</a> endorser celebrity in India.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> From 2011 to 2023, he was a citizen of Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-National-Post-21-May-2019_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National-Post-21-May-2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_background">Early life and background</h2></div> <p>Kumar was born in <a href="/wiki/Old_Delhi" title="Old Delhi">Old Delhi</a> in Delhi, India,<sup id="cite_ref-irfan_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irfan-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HT_15Aug2023_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT_15Aug2023-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> to Hari Om Bhatia (later Brijmohan Bhatia)<sup id="cite_ref-HT_15Aug2023_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT_15Aug2023-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and Aruna Bhatia in a <a href="/wiki/Punjabis" title="Punjabis">Punjabi</a> <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> family.<sup id="cite_ref-HTMKhalid_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HTMKhalid-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25years_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25years-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His father was an army officer.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> From a young age, Kumar was very interested in sports. His father too enjoyed wrestling. He lived and grew up in Delhi's <a href="/wiki/Chandni_Chowk" title="Chandni Chowk">Chandni Chowk</a> and later he moved to <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Bombay</a> (present-day Mumbai) when his father left Army to become an accountant with <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-irfan_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irfan-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Soon, his sister was born and the family lived in <a href="/wiki/Guru_Tegh_Bahadur_Nagar" title="Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar">Koliwada</a>, a Punjabi dominated area of Central Bombay.<sup id="cite_ref-HTMKhalid_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HTMKhalid-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He received his school education from <a href="/wiki/Don_Bosco_High_School,_Matunga" title="Don Bosco High School, Matunga">Don Bosco High School, Matunga</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> simultaneously learning Karate. He enrolled in <a href="/wiki/Guru_Nanak_Khalsa_College_of_Arts,_Science_%26_Commerce" title="Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science &amp; Commerce">Guru Nanak Khalsa College</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a> to learn martial arts and lived in Thailand for five years learning <a href="/wiki/Thai_Boxing" class="mw-redirect" title="Thai Boxing">Thai Boxing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HTMKhalid_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HTMKhalid-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar also has a sister, Alka Bhatia.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> When Kumar was a teenager, his father asked him what he aspired to be. Kumar expressed his desire to become an actor.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>After having obtained a <a href="/wiki/Black_belt_(martial_arts)" title="Black belt (martial arts)">black belt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a> while in India,<sup id="cite_ref-AS_2012_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS_2012-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> he studied martial arts in Bangkok, Thailand, where he learned <a href="/wiki/Muay_Thai" title="Muay Thai">Muay Thai</a> and worked as a chef and waiter.<sup id="cite_ref-Zee_News_2015_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zee_News_2015-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After Thailand, Kumar went to work in <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Calcutta</a> (present-day Kolkata) in a travel agency, in <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a> in a hotel as a chef<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and Delhi where he sold Kundan jewellery. Upon his return to Bombay, he commenced the teaching of martial arts.<sup id="cite_ref-irfan_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irfan-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During this time, the father of one of his students, himself a model co-ordinator, recommended Kumar into modelling which ultimately led to a modelling 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 modelling career path. He worked as an assistant for photographer <a href="/wiki/Jayesh_Sheth" title="Jayesh Sheth">Jayesh Sheth</a> for 18 months without payment to shoot his first portfolio.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also worked as a background dancer in various films.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar made his first screen appearance with film <a href="/wiki/Aaj_(film)" title="Aaj (film)">Aaj</a> under his birth name 'Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia', in a bit role as a Karate instructor. Kumar further stated that he changed his name to Akshay Hari Om Bhatia and chose his stage name as Akshay Kumar, after <a href="/wiki/Kumar_Gaurav_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumar Gaurav (actor)">Kumar Gaurav</a>'s character Akshay in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <i><a href="/wiki/Deedar_(1992_film)" title="Deedar (1992 film)">Deedar</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_career">Film career</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Akshay_Kumar_filmography" title="Akshay Kumar filmography">Akshay Kumar filmography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1991–1999:_Debut,_breakthrough_and_action_films"><span id="1991.E2.80.931999:_Debut.2C_breakthrough_and_action_films"></span>1991–1999: Debut, breakthrough and action films</h3></div> <p>Kumar made his first appearance as the lead actor opposite <a href="/wiki/Raakhee" class="mw-redirect" title="Raakhee">Raakhee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shantipriya_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shantipriya (actress)">Shantipriya</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Saugandh_(1991_film)" title="Saugandh (1991 film)">Saugandh</a></i> (1991). In the same year, he acted in Kishore Vyas-directed <i><a href="/wiki/Dancer_(1991_film)" title="Dancer (1991 film)">Dancer</a></i>, which received poor reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The following year he starred in <a href="/wiki/Abbas_Mustan" class="mw-redirect" title="Abbas Mustan">Abbas Mustan</a>-directed suspense thriller, <i><a href="/wiki/Khiladi_(1992_film)" title="Khiladi (1992 film)">Khiladi</a></i>, widely considered his <a href="/wiki/Breakthrough_role" title="Breakthrough role">breakthrough role</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FP786_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FP786-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A review in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a></i> called the film "an engrossing thriller" and described Kumar as impressive in the lead part, noting his physical appearance, strong screen presence, and commending him for being "perfectly at ease".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His next release was the <a href="/wiki/Raj_Sippy" class="mw-redirect" title="Raj Sippy">Raj Sippy</a>-directed detective film <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Bond" title="Mr. Bond">Mr. Bond</a></i>, based on <a href="/wiki/James_Bond" title="James Bond">James Bond</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His last release of 1992 was <i><a href="/wiki/Deedar_(1992_film)" title="Deedar (1992 film)">Deedar</a></i>. It failed to perform well at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993, he acted in the <a href="/wiki/Keshu_Ramsay" title="Keshu Ramsay">Keshu Ramsay</a>-directed bilingual film <i><a href="/wiki/Ashaant" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashaant">Ashaant</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Vishnuvardhan_(actor)" title="Vishnuvardhan (actor)">Dr. Vishnuvardhan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ashwini_Bhave" title="Ashwini Bhave">Ashwini Bhave</a>. Almost all of his films released during 1993, including <i><a href="/wiki/Dil_Ki_Baazi" title="Dil Ki Baazi">Dil Ki Baazi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kayda_Kanoon" title="Kayda Kanoon">Kayda Kanoon</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Sainik" title="Sainik">Sainik</a></i> did not perform well commercially.<sup id="cite_ref-Slide6_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slide6-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1994, he appeared in 11 feature films.<sup id="cite_ref-maxmrelease_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maxmrelease-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He played a police inspector in two films: Sameer Malkan's <i><a href="/wiki/Main_Khiladi_Tu_Anari" title="Main Khiladi Tu Anari">Main Khiladi Tu Anari</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Rai" title="Rajiv Rai">Rajiv Rai</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Mohra" title="Mohra">Mohra</a></i>, both among the highest-grossing films of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-1994_BO_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1994_BO-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Further success came later that year when he starred in <a href="/wiki/Yash_Chopra" title="Yash Chopra">Yash Chopra</a>-produced romance <i><a href="/wiki/Yeh_Dillagi" title="Yeh Dillagi">Yeh Dillagi</a></i>, opposite <a href="/wiki/Kajol" title="Kajol">Kajol</a>. One of the year's biggest mainstream successes, both the film and his performance were received well by critics, with <i>The Indian Express</i> describing him as "always dependable" and singling out his performance.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His work in the film earned him his first nomination for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> at the Filmfare Awards<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Screen_Awards" title="Screen Awards">Screen Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Slide6_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slide6-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the same year, Kumar also had success with films like <i><a href="/wiki/Suhaag_(1994_film)" title="Suhaag (1994 film)">Suhaag</a></i> and the low-budget action film <i><a href="/wiki/Elaan_(1994_film)" title="Elaan (1994 film)">Elaan</a></i>. All these achievements established Kumar as one of the most successful actors of the year, according to <i><a href="/wiki/Box_Office_India" title="Box Office India">Box Office India</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar proved to have success with what later became known as the <a href="/wiki/Khiladi_(franchise)" title="Khiladi (franchise)"><i>Khiladi</i> series</a>. He starred in the fourth and fifth action thriller films with <i>Khiladi</i> in the title: <i><a href="/wiki/Sabse_Bada_Khiladi" title="Sabse Bada Khiladi">Sabse Bada Khiladi</a></i> (1995) and <i><a href="/wiki/Khiladiyon_Ka_Khiladi" title="Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi">Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi</a></i> (1996), both directed by <a href="/wiki/Umesh_Mehra" title="Umesh Mehra">Umesh Mehra</a> and released to commercial success. He played a <a href="/wiki/Dual_role" title="Dual role">dual role</a> in the former.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi</i> co-starred <a href="/wiki/Rekha" title="Rekha">Rekha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raveena_Tandon" title="Raveena Tandon">Raveena Tandon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the film's shooting Kumar was injured, and went on to receive treatment in United States.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Shubhra Gupta of <i>The Indian Express</i> wrote in a year-end review, "It was Akshay Kumar in <i>Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi</i> who packed the aisles, no doubt about it... He shoved his hair back in a slick little ponytail, much like <a href="/wiki/Steven_Seagal" title="Steven Seagal">Steven Seagal</a>, wore ankle-length great coats, wrestled with the fearsome <a href="/wiki/Undertaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Undertaker">Undertaker</a>, and walked away with the film."<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar played a supporting role in Yash Chopra-directed musical romantic drama, <i><a href="/wiki/Dil_To_Pagal_Hai" title="Dil To Pagal Hai">Dil To Pagal Hai</a></i> (1997), co-starring <a href="/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan" title="Shah Rukh Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madhuri_Dixit" title="Madhuri Dixit">Madhuri Dixit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karisma_Kapoor" title="Karisma Kapoor">Karisma Kapoor</a>, for which he received his first nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor">Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FFD_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FFD-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the same year, he starred opposite <a href="/wiki/Juhi_Chawla" title="Juhi Chawla">Juhi Chawla</a> in <a href="/wiki/David_Dhawan" title="David Dhawan">David Dhawan</a>-directed comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._and_Mrs._Khiladi" title="Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi">Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi</a></i>, fifth instalment of the <i>Khiladi</i> series. Unlike his previous films of the series, it failed commercially.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Considerable success, however, came with another dual role in the romantic action film <i><a href="/wiki/Aflatoon_(1997_film)" title="Aflatoon (1997 film)">Aflatoon</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Khalid_Mohamed" title="Khalid Mohamed">Khalid Mohamed</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Filmfare" title="Filmfare">Filmfare</a></i>, while critical of the film, approved of Kumar's effort: "Akshay Kumar comes to life. Given something even slightly different to do, he does rise to the occasion."<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His following releases failed in commercial terms and this caused a setback to his film career.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1999, Kumar played opposite <a href="/wiki/Twinkle_Khanna" title="Twinkle Khanna">Twinkle Khanna</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/International_Khiladi" title="International Khiladi">International Khiladi</a></i>. The film did not do well at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-BO99_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BO99-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He received critical acclaim for his roles in the films <i><a href="/wiki/Sangharsh_(1999_film)" title="Sangharsh (1999 film)">Sangharsh</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Jaanwar_(1999_film)" title="Jaanwar (1999 film)">Jaanwar</a></i>. While the former did not make a profit at the box office, the latter turned out to be a commercial success and marked his comeback.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BO99_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BO99-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2006:_Hera_Pheri_and_expansion_to_comedy_films"><span id="2000.E2.80.932006:_Hera_Pheri_and_expansion_to_comedy_films"></span>2000–2006: <i>Hera Pheri</i> and expansion to comedy films</h3></div> <p>In 2000, Kumar starred in the <a href="/wiki/Priyadarshan" title="Priyadarshan">Priyadarshan</a>-directed comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Hera_Pheri_(2000_film)" title="Hera Pheri (2000 film)">Hera Pheri</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Paresh_Rawal" title="Paresh Rawal">Paresh Rawal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suneil_Shetty" class="mw-redirect" title="Suneil Shetty">Suneil Shetty</a>. The film which was a remake of Malayalam film <i><a href="/wiki/Ramji_Rao_Speaking" title="Ramji Rao Speaking">Ramji Rao Speaking</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> became a commercial success<sup id="cite_ref-2000_BO_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000_BO-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and proved to be a turning point in Kumar's career.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a></i> noted the film's "intense portrayal of the surreality of the human condition".<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also starred in the <a href="/wiki/Dharmesh_Darshan" title="Dharmesh Darshan">Dharmesh Darshan</a>-directed romantic drama <i><a href="/wiki/Dhadkan_(2000_film)" title="Dhadkan (2000 film)">Dhadkan</a></i> later that same year. The film performed moderately at the box office<sup id="cite_ref-2000_BO_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000_BO-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but Kumar was praised for his acting.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Rediff.com" title="Rediff.com">Rediff.com</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s review stated that he had proved that he is "director's actor" and that "he has worked hard on his role is apparent."<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> That same year, he performed some of his most dangerous stunts in Neeraj Vora-directed action thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Khiladi_420" title="Khiladi 420">Khiladi 420</a></i>, where he climbed a running plane, stood on top of the plane flying a thousand feet in the air, and jumped from the plane onto a hot air balloon. In a later scene, he is also seen being chased by a car, dodging bullets, jumping off buildings, and climbing walls.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His character in the film had two names and his role received mixed reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sukanya Verma wrote "Negative roles and Akshay Kumar don't go hand-in-hand. [...] Akshay is ridiculously over the top and irritating to the core. However, he manages a decent performance as the sober and suave Anand."<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Padmaraj Nair of <i><a href="/wiki/Screen_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Screen India">Screen</a></i>, however, believed it was "the best performance of his career".<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His first release in 2001 was <a href="/wiki/Suneel_Darshan" title="Suneel Darshan">Suneel Darshan</a>-directed drama <i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Rishtaa:_The_Bond_of_Love" title="Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love">Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love</a></i>. Kumar was praised for his performance in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Next, he played a negative role in the Abbas Mustan-directed film <i><a href="/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film)" title="Ajnabee (2001 film)">Ajnabee</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While reviewing the film for Rediff.com, Sarita Tanwar termed Kumar the "surprise package" of the film. She added that he was "in total control as the bad guy."<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Villain and IIFA award 2002 for Performance in a Negative Role.<sup id="cite_ref-25years_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25years-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akshay_Kumar_in_Sydney_for_Heyy_Babyy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Akshay_Kumar_in_Sydney_for_Heyy_Babyy.jpg/220px-Akshay_Kumar_in_Sydney_for_Heyy_Babyy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="304" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Akshay_Kumar_in_Sydney_for_Heyy_Babyy.jpg/330px-Akshay_Kumar_in_Sydney_for_Heyy_Babyy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Akshay_Kumar_in_Sydney_for_Heyy_Babyy.jpg/440px-Akshay_Kumar_in_Sydney_for_Heyy_Babyy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="982" /></a><figcaption>Kumar on the sets of <i><a href="/wiki/Heyy_Babyy" title="Heyy Babyy">Heyy Babyy</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>His first release in 2002 was Dharmesh Darshan-directed romantic drama <i><a href="/wiki/Haan_Maine_Bhi_Pyaar_Kiya" title="Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya">Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya</a></i>. He played the role as a blind man in <a href="/wiki/Vipul_Amrutlal_Shah" title="Vipul Amrutlal Shah">Vipul Amrutlal Shah</a> and Shaarang Dev Pandit-directed <a href="/wiki/Heist_film" title="Heist film">heist film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Aankhen_(2002_film)" title="Aankhen (2002 film)">Aankhen</a></i>, co-starring <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arjun_Rampal" title="Arjun Rampal">Arjun Rampal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aditya_Pancholi" title="Aditya Pancholi">Aditya Pancholi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sushmita_Sen" title="Sushmita Sen">Sushmita Sen</a> and Paresh Rawal. His performance in the film was critically acclaimed.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Next, he starred in the <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Bhatt" title="Vikram Bhatt">Vikram Bhatt</a>-directed comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Awara_Paagal_Deewana" title="Awara Paagal Deewana">Awara Paagal Deewana</a></i>. Rediff.com's review of the film mentioned that his sincerity and intensity seen in <i>Hera Pheri</i>, <i>Ek Rishtaa – The Bond of Love</i> and <i>Aankhen</i> "seems missing".<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His last film of the year was <a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Kohli" title="Rajkumar Kohli">Rajkumar Kohli</a>-directed <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_horror_film" title="Supernatural horror film">supernatural horror film</a> <span title="Hindi-language text"><i lang="hi-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Jaani_Dushman:_Ek_Anokhi_Kahani" title="Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani">Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani</a></i></span> alongside <a href="/wiki/Manisha_Koirala" title="Manisha Koirala">Manisha Koirala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Shetty" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunil Shetty">Sunil Shetty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunny_Deol" title="Sunny Deol">Sunny Deol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aftab_Shivdasani" title="Aftab Shivdasani">Aftab Shivdasani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arshad_Warsi" title="Arshad Warsi">Arshad Warsi</a>, Aditya Pancholi and <a href="/wiki/Armaan_Kohli" title="Armaan Kohli">Armaan Kohli</a>. The film was a remake of Kohli's former film <i>Naagin</i> and received mostly negative reviews from critics.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taran Adarsh wrote "only Munish[Armaan] Kohli and Akshay Kumar leave an impact."<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2003, he starred in Suneel Darshan's action film <i><a href="/wiki/Talaash:_The_Hunt_Begins..." title="Talaash: The Hunt Begins...">Talaash: The Hunt Begins...</a></i> opposite <a href="/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor" class="mw-redirect" title="Kareena Kapoor">Kareena Kapoor</a>. While reviewing the film, Taran Adarsh wrote "Akshay Kumar is plain mediocre. The role hardly offers him scope to try out anything different."<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Next, he starred in <a href="/wiki/Raj_Kanwar" title="Raj Kanwar">Raj Kanwar</a>-directed romantic drama <i><a href="/wiki/Andaaz" title="Andaaz">Andaaz</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Lara_Dutta" title="Lara Dutta">Lara Dutta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a>. The film received mixed reviews from critics,<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but turned out to be a commercial success at the box office and the first universal hit of 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004 Kumar starred in <a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Santoshi" title="Rajkumar Santoshi">Rajkumar Santoshi</a>'s action drama thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Khakee" title="Khakee">Khakee</a></i> alongside Amitabh Bachchan, <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aishwarya_Rai" class="mw-redirect" title="Aishwarya Rai">Aishwarya Rai</a>. Kumar played the role of Inspector Shekhar Verma, a corrupt, morally bankrupt cop who changes himself during a mission to transfer an accused <a href="/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence" title="Inter-Services Intelligence">Pakistani spy</a> Dr. Iqbal Ansari (played by <a href="/wiki/Atul_Kulkarni_(actor_born_1965)" class="mw-redirect" title="Atul Kulkarni (actor born 1965)">Atul Kulkarni</a>) from a remote town in <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> to Mumbai. The film and Kumar's acting were positively reviewed by critics.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His other releases included Dileep Shukla's crime film <i><a href="/wiki/Police_Force:_An_Inside_Story" title="Police Force: An Inside Story">Police Force: An Inside Story</a></i>. He starred alongside Raveena Tandon, <a href="/wiki/Amrish_Puri" title="Amrish Puri">Amrish Puri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raj_Babbar" title="Raj Babbar">Raj Babbar</a>. The film's production was delayed following the break-up of the lead actors Tandon and Kumar.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Upon release it received negative reviews from critics.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Next, Kumar played Hari Om Patnaik, an <a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Police Services">IPS</a> officer in <a href="/wiki/Madhur_Bhandarkar" title="Madhur Bhandarkar">Madhur Bhandarkar</a>-directed <i><a href="/wiki/Aan:_Men_at_Work" title="Aan: Men at Work">Aan: Men at Work</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He starred in David Dhawan-directed romantic comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Mujhse_Shaadi_Karogi" title="Mujhse Shaadi Karogi">Mujhse Shaadi Karogi</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Salman_Khan" title="Salman Khan">Salman Khan</a> and Priyanka Chopra. He played the role of Sunny, Sameer (played by Khan)'s roommate who pursuits Rani (played by Chopra)-Sameer's love interest. The film received positive reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taran Adarsh praised Kumar and wrote "Akshay Kumar is a revelation [...] he surpasses his previous work. His timing is fantastic and the conviction with which he carries off the evil streak in his personality is bound to be talked-about in days to come."<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His performance in the film earned him his third nomination for supporting actor at the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards" title="Filmfare Awards">Filmfare Awards</a> as well as a nomination for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Comic_Role" title="Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role">best comic role</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His other films included Abbas-Mustan directed <i><a href="/wiki/Aitraaz" title="Aitraaz">Aitraaz</a></i> and S M Iqbal's <i><a href="/wiki/Meri_Biwi_Ka_Jawaab_Nahin" title="Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin">Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin</a></i>. In the former, Kumar <a href="/wiki/Playing_against_type" class="mw-redirect" title="Playing against type">played against type</a> as a worker wrongly accused of <a href="/wiki/Sexual_harassment" title="Sexual harassment">sexual harassment</a> by his female boss played by Chopra. According to the directors, <i>Aitraaz</i> was inspired by <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> player <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> (who was accused of rape by a fan);<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the film's development began when they read about <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_sexual_assault_case" title="Kobe Bryant sexual assault case">his sexual-assault case</a> in the newspapers.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Talking about the character Kumar said that it is realistic and could be described as a "new-age <a href="/wiki/Metrosexual" title="Metrosexual">metrosexual</a>" man. He added that <i>Aitraaz</i> was the boldest film he had done.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the latter, he starred opposite <a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a>. The film was shot in 1994 but was released in 2004 after a delay of 10 years. </p><p>The next year Kumar starred in Dharmesh Darshan-directed <a href="/wiki/Romantic_drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Romantic drama">romantic drama</a> <a href="/wiki/Musical_film" title="Musical film">musical film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Bewafaa_(2005_film)" title="Bewafaa (2005 film)">Bewafaa</a></i> (2005) opposite Kareena Kapoor. He played the role of Raja, an aspiring musician who pursues his love interest Anjali (played by Kareena Kapoor) even after she is married to Aditya Sahai (played by <a href="/wiki/Anil_Kapoor" title="Anil Kapoor">Anil Kapoor</a>). The film received mixed reviews from film critic but Kumar was praised for his acting. Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote that "Kareena Kapoor and Kumar stand out." Taran Adarsh wrote "Akshay Kumar does well in a role that fits him like a glove."<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later that year he acted in Vipul Amrutlal Shah's family drama <i><a href="/wiki/Waqt:_The_Race_Against_Time" title="Waqt: The Race Against Time">Waqt: The Race Against Time</a></i> alongside Amitabh Bachchan, another Priyadarshan-directed comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Garam_Masala_(2005_film)" title="Garam Masala (2005 film)">Garam Masala</a></i> alongside John Abraham. <i>Waqt: The Race Against Time</i> was a family drama film. The film and Kumar's acting received mixed reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Vishal D'Souza wrote "Akshay shoulders an author-backed role, carrying more of the film's emotional baggage though he is distinctly uncomfortable in the soppy-weepy scenes."<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The films succeeded at the box office<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and his performance in the latter earned him his second Filmfare Award, for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Comedian_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Best Comedian Award">Best Comedian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25years_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25years-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His other films included Vikram Bhatt-directed action comedy romance film <i><a href="/wiki/Deewane_Huye_Paagal" title="Deewane Huye Paagal">Deewane Huye Paagal</a></i> and Suneel Darshan directed romantic drama <i><a href="/wiki/Dosti:_Friends_Forever" title="Dosti: Friends Forever">Dosti: Friends Forever</a></i>. In the former he starred alongside Shahid Kapoor, Sunil Shetty and <a href="/wiki/Rimi_Sen" title="Rimi Sen">Rimi Sen</a> while in the latter he starred alongside Kareena Kapoor and Bobby Deol. Both of these films received positive reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar's first release of 2006 was Rajkumar Santoshi-directed drama <i><a href="/wiki/Family_%E2%80%93_Ties_of_Blood" class="mw-redirect" title="Family – Ties of Blood">Family – Ties of Blood</a></i> followed by Suneel Darshan's <i><a href="/wiki/Mere_Jeevan_Saathi_(2006_film)" title="Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006 film)">Mere Jeevan Saathi</a></i> and Raj Kanwar's <i><a href="/wiki/Humko_Deewana_Kar_Gaye" title="Humko Deewana Kar Gaye">Humko Deewana Kar Gaye</a></i>. Next, he starred in a sequel to <i>Hera Pheri</i> titled <i><a href="/wiki/Phir_Hera_Pheri" title="Phir Hera Pheri">Phir Hera Pheri</a></i>. As was the former, the sequel became a huge success at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-2006_BO_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006_BO-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later that year he starred alongside Salman Khan and <a href="/wiki/Preity_Zinta" title="Preity Zinta">Preity Zinta</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Shirish_Kunder" title="Shirish Kunder">Shirish Kunder</a>-directed <a href="/wiki/Romantic_musical_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Romantic musical film">romantic musical film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Jaan-E-Mann" title="Jaan-E-Mann">Jaan-E-Mann</a></i>. The film was a well anticipated release, and despite receiving positive reviews from critics, did not do as well as expected at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-2006_BO_112-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006_BO-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film received mostly negatively reviews. Vidya Pradhan of Rediff.com called it a "bizarre movie."<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Though the film under-performed, his role as a shy, lovable nerd was praised.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He ended the year with Priyadarshan's comedy murder mystery film <i><a href="/wiki/Bhagam_Bhag" title="Bhagam Bhag">Bhagam Bhag</a></i>. He starred alongside Lara Dutta, Govinda and Paresh Rawal and played the character of a theatre actor. The film received mixed reviews and Rediff.com called Kumar the real hero of the film.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film was commercially successful.<sup id="cite_ref-2006_BO_112-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006_BO-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The same year, he led the <i>Heat 2006</i> world tour along with fellow stars <a href="/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" title="Saif Ali Khan">Saif Ali Khan</a>, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and <a href="/wiki/Celina_Jaitley" class="mw-redirect" title="Celina Jaitley">Celina Jaitley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007–2011:_Commercial_success_and_professional_setbacks"><span id="2007.E2.80.932011:_Commercial_success_and_professional_setbacks"></span>2007–2011: Commercial success and professional setbacks</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Katrina_Kaif_and_Akshay_Kumar_on_the_set_of_Namastey_London.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Katrina_Kaif_and_Akshay_Kumar_on_the_set_of_Namastey_London.jpg/220px-Katrina_Kaif_and_Akshay_Kumar_on_the_set_of_Namastey_London.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Katrina_Kaif_and_Akshay_Kumar_on_the_set_of_Namastey_London.jpg/330px-Katrina_Kaif_and_Akshay_Kumar_on_the_set_of_Namastey_London.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Katrina_Kaif_and_Akshay_Kumar_on_the_set_of_Namastey_London.jpg/440px-Katrina_Kaif_and_Akshay_Kumar_on_the_set_of_Namastey_London.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Kumar with actress <a href="/wiki/Katrina_Kaif" title="Katrina Kaif">Katrina Kaif</a> on the sets of the film <i><a href="/wiki/Namastey_London" title="Namastey London">Namastey London</a></i> in 2007</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akshay_%26_Katrina_on_the_sets_of_Welcome.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Akshay_%26_Katrina_on_the_sets_of_Welcome.jpg/220px-Akshay_%26_Katrina_on_the_sets_of_Welcome.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Akshay_%26_Katrina_on_the_sets_of_Welcome.jpg/330px-Akshay_%26_Katrina_on_the_sets_of_Welcome.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Akshay_%26_Katrina_on_the_sets_of_Welcome.jpg/440px-Akshay_%26_Katrina_on_the_sets_of_Welcome.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="439" /></a><figcaption>Kumar with <a href="/wiki/Katrina_Kaif" title="Katrina Kaif">Katrina Kaif</a> on the sets of <i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_(2007_film)" title="Welcome (2007 film)">Welcome</a></i> in 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>2007 proved to be Kumar's most successful year during his career in the industry, and as described by box office analysts, "probably the best ever recorded by an actor, with four outright hits and no flops."<sup id="cite_ref-BO_2007_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BO_2007-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His first release, Vipul Amrutlal Shah-directed <i><a href="/wiki/Namastey_London" title="Namastey London">Namastey London</a></i>, was critically and commercially successful, and his performance earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare. Critic <a href="/wiki/Taran_Adarsh" title="Taran Adarsh">Taran Adarsh</a> wrote of his performance in the film, "he's sure to win the hearts of millions of moviegoers with a terrific portrayal in this film."<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar's chemistry with lead actress Katrina Kaif also generated immense appreciation, with <a href="/wiki/Nikhat_Kazmi" title="Nikhat Kazmi">Nikhat Kazmi</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i> describing their pairing as "refreshing."<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His next two releases, <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Khan" title="Sajid Khan">Sajid Khan</a>-directed <i><a href="/wiki/Heyy_Babyy" title="Heyy Babyy">Heyy Babyy</a></i> and Priyadarshan's <i><a href="/wiki/Bhool_Bhulaiyaa" title="Bhool Bhulaiyaa">Bhool Bhulaiyaa</a></i>, were box office successes as well.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In both of these films he starred opposite <a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a>. Kumar's last release of the year, the <a href="/wiki/Anees_Bazmee" title="Anees Bazmee">Anees Bazmee</a>-directed <i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_(2007_film)" title="Welcome (2007 film)">Welcome</a></i>, did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status and simultaneously becoming his fifth successive hit.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> All of Kumar's films which released that year did well in the overseas market as well.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar appeared in a cameo role in <a href="/wiki/Farah_Khan" title="Farah Khan">Farah Khan</a> directed <i><a href="/wiki/Om_Shanti_Om" title="Om Shanti Om">Om Shanti Om</a></i>. His role was listed as no. 3 on the Top 10 Cameos in Bollywood list of <i>MensXP.com</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar's first film of 2008, <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Krishna_Acharya" title="Vijay Krishna Acharya">Vijay Krishna Acharya</a>-directed action thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Tashan_(film)" title="Tashan (film)">Tashan</a></i>, marked his comeback to the <a href="/wiki/Yash_Raj_Films" title="Yash Raj Films">Yash Raj Films</a> banner after 11 years. Although a poll (conducted by <i>Bollywood Hungama</i>) named it the most anticipated release of the year,<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the film under-performed at the box office grossing <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>279 million</span> (US$5.76 million) in India.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His second film, Bazmee-directed <i><a href="/wiki/Singh_Is_Kinng" title="Singh Is Kinng">Singh Is Kinng</a></i> in which he starred opposite Kaif was a huge success at the box office and broke the first-week worldwide record of <i><a href="/wiki/Om_Shanti_Om_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Om Shanti Om (film)">Om Shanti Om</a></i>, the previous highest figure.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His next film was the animated film <i><a href="/wiki/Jumbo_(2008_film)" title="Jumbo (2008 film)">Jumbo</a></i>, directed by Kompin Kemgumnird. The year also saw Kumar making his small screen debut as the host of the successful show <i><a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor_%E2%80%93_Khatron_Ke_Khiladi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi">Fear Factor&#160;– Khatron Ke Khiladi</a></i>. He later returned to host the show's <a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor_%E2%80%93_Khatron_Ke_Khiladi_Level_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2">second season</a> in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, Kumar featured opposite <a href="/wiki/Deepika_Padukone" title="Deepika Padukone">Deepika Padukone</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rohan_Sippy" title="Rohan Sippy">Rohan Sippy</a> production <i><a href="/wiki/Chandni_Chowk_to_China" title="Chandni Chowk to China">Chandni Chowk to China</a></i>. Directed by <a href="/wiki/Nikhil_Advani" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikhil Advani">Nikhil Advani</a>, the film was a critical and commercial failure at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar's next release was <i><a href="/wiki/8_x_10_Tasveer" title="8 x 10 Tasveer">8 x 10 Tasveer</a></i>, an action-thriller directed by <a href="/wiki/Nagesh_Kukunoor" title="Nagesh Kukunoor">Nagesh Kukunoor</a> that failed commercially. His next release was <a href="/wiki/Sabbir_Khan" title="Sabbir Khan">Sabbir Khan</a>'s <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/battle_of_the_sexes" class="extiw" title="wikt:battle of the sexes">battle-of-the-sexes</a> comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Kambakkht_Ishq" title="Kambakkht Ishq">Kambakkht Ishq</a></i>. Set in Los Angeles, it was the first Indian film to be shot at <a href="/wiki/Universal_Studios_Hollywood" title="Universal Studios Hollywood">Universal Studios</a> and featured cameo appearances by Hollywood actors.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film was poorly received by critics but became an economic success, earning over <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>840 million</span> (US$17.35 million) worldwide. Kumar's film <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_(2009_film)" title="Blue (2009 film)">Blue</a></i> was released on 16 October 2009. <i>Blue</i> received negative reviews and collected about ₹ 420&#160;million at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His last release in 2009 was Priyadarshan's <i><a href="/wiki/De_Dana_Dan" title="De Dana Dan">De Dana Dan</a></i>. He starred alongside Katrina Kaif, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal. Kumar played a servant who plans to kidnap his owner's dog. The film received mixed reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He then appeared in the 2010 comedy, <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_(2010_film)" title="Housefull (2010 film)">Housefull</a></i>, directed by Sajid Khan which garnered the second-highest opening weekend collection of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar's next release was <i><a href="/wiki/Khatta_Meetha_(2010_film)" title="Khatta Meetha (2010 film)">Khatta Meetha</a></i>, directed by Priyadarshan which was an average grosser. The film received negative reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rajeev Masand of <i>CNN-IBN</i> called it a schizophrenic film.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also appeared in <a href="/wiki/Vipul_Shah" class="mw-redirect" title="Vipul Shah">Vipul Shah</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Action_Replayy" title="Action Replayy">Action Replayy</a></i>, which was a box office failure.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film received mostly negative reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His last film of 2010 was <i><a href="/wiki/Tees_Maar_Khan_(2010_film)" title="Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)">Tees Maar Khan</a></i>. Directed by Farah Khan, the film received poor critical reviews but became moderately successful.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-boxofficeindia.com_154-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxofficeindia.com-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011 he starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Patiala_House_(film)" title="Patiala House (film)">Patiala House</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Thank_You_(2011_film)" title="Thank You (2011 film)">Thank You</a></i>. His last film of 2011 was Rohit Dhawan-directed <i><a href="/wiki/Desi_Boyz" title="Desi Boyz">Desi Boyz</a></i> (2011), which co-starred <a href="/wiki/John_Abraham_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Abraham (actor)">John Abraham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chitrangada_Singh" title="Chitrangada Singh">Chitrangada Singh</a> and Deepika Padukone. He also co-produced a film with <a href="/wiki/Russell_Peters" title="Russell Peters">Russell Peters</a> titled <i><a href="/wiki/Breakaway_(2011_film)" title="Breakaway (2011 film)">Breakaway</a></i> (dubbed into Hindi as <i>Speedy Singhs</i>) which is reminiscent of his own <i>Patiala House</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-break_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-break-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Breakaway</i> became the highest-grossing cross-cultural movie of 2011 in Canada. Kumar dubbed for the role of Optimus Prime in the Hindi version of Hollywood, action blockbuster, <i><a href="/wiki/Transformers:_Dark_of_the_Moon" title="Transformers: Dark of the Moon">Transformers: Dark of the Moon</a></i>. He took the dubbing role for his son, Aarav, and did so for free.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012-2021:_Widespread_success">2012-2021: Widespread success</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Launch_of_the_song_%E2%80%98Taang_Uthake%E2%80%99_from_the_film_Housefull_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Launch_of_the_song_%E2%80%98Taang_Uthake%E2%80%99_from_the_film_Housefull_3.jpg/220px-Launch_of_the_song_%E2%80%98Taang_Uthake%E2%80%99_from_the_film_Housefull_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Launch_of_the_song_%E2%80%98Taang_Uthake%E2%80%99_from_the_film_Housefull_3.jpg/330px-Launch_of_the_song_%E2%80%98Taang_Uthake%E2%80%99_from_the_film_Housefull_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Launch_of_the_song_%E2%80%98Taang_Uthake%E2%80%99_from_the_film_Housefull_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="212" /></a><figcaption>Kumar with his <a href="/wiki/Housefull_(film_series)" title="Housefull (film series)">Housefull</a> film series co-star <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Fernandez" title="Jacqueline Fernandez">Jacqueline Fernandez</a> at the launch of the song <i>"Taang Uthake"</i> of <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_3" title="Housefull 3">Housefull 3</a></i> in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>His first release of 2012 was <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_2" title="Housefull 2">Housefull 2</a></i>, a sequel of his earlier comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_(film_series)" title="Housefull (film series)">Housefull</a></i>, which became a huge hit.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar's next film was the <a href="/wiki/Prabhudeva" class="mw-redirect" title="Prabhudeva">Prabhudeva</a>-directed action drama <i><a href="/wiki/Rowdy_Rathore" title="Rowdy Rathore">Rowdy Rathore</a></i> in which he played a double role opposite <a href="/wiki/Sonakshi_Sinha" title="Sonakshi Sinha">Sonakshi Sinha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hindustantimes1_158-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindustantimes1-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film earned more than <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1.3 billion</span> (US$24.33 million) in India. Both of these films grossed over <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1 billion</span> (US$18.71 million) at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2012, he founded another production company called Grazing Goat Pictures Pvt Ltd.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Joker_(2012_film)" title="Joker (2012 film)">Joker</a></i> was reportedly promoted as Kumar's 100th film,<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but later Akshay Kumar clarified that the 100th film landmark had been crossed long before he even signed up for Joker. "It was a miscalculation on Shirish's part. <i><a href="/wiki/Oh_My_God_(2012_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oh My God (2012 film)">OMG</a></i> is my 116th film," he said.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar kept himself away from the film's promotion due to differences with Kunder. Reacting to Kumar's backing out from the film's promotion Kunder tweeted "A true leader takes responsibility for his team and leads them through thick and thin. Never abandons them and runs away." He later deleted the tweet.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His later release <i><a href="/wiki/OMG:_Oh_My_God!" class="mw-redirect" title="OMG: Oh My God!">Oh My God</a></i> which he produced and starred along with <a href="/wiki/Paresh_Rawal" title="Paresh Rawal">Paresh Rawal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hindustantimes1_158-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindustantimes1-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It had a slow opening, but because of positive word of mouth it picked up and emerged a superhit at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His last release in 2012 was <i><a href="/wiki/Khiladi_786" title="Khiladi 786">Khiladi 786</a></i>, the eighth instalment in his famous <i>Khiladi</i> series as well as the comeback of the series after 12 years. Although film was panned by critics, it grossed 970&#160;million worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His first release in 2013 was <i><a href="/wiki/Special_26" title="Special 26">Special 26</a></i> which earned a positive critical reception and was semi-hit at the box office. Although the movie earned him positive reviews and commercial success, trade analysts noted that the movie could have done much better business due to its good content and Kumar's high-profile. <a href="/wiki/Milan_Luthria" title="Milan Luthria">Milan Luthria</a> chose Kumar to play the character of Shoaib Khan (based on <a href="/wiki/Dawood_Ibrahim" title="Dawood Ibrahim">Dawood Ibrahim</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Gangster_film" title="Gangster film">gangster film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_ay_Time_in_Mumbai_Dobaara!" title="Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!">Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!</a></i>, sequel to <i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Mumbaai" title="Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai">Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai</a></i>. It proved to be a below average at the box office. The film was declared a "flop" by <a href="/wiki/Box_Office_India" title="Box Office India">Box Office India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It received mixed reviews however Kumar's acting was praised by a majority of critics. In a review for <i><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Anupama_Chopra" title="Anupama Chopra">Anupama Chopra</a> wrote that Kumar "makes a stellar killer".<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Madhureeta Mukherjee of <i>The Times of India</i> praised Kumar's performance and said that "<i>Bhai</i> act with flamboyance and mojo ... He gets a chance to do what he does best – <i>herogiri</i> (albeit less menacing, more entertaining), with charisma and clap-trap dialoguebaazi."<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Al_Pacino" title="Al Pacino">Al Pacino</a> saw the film's trailer and promos and admired Kumar's portrayal of Shoaib Khan, a gangster. He said that the promos and posters reminded him of his own <i><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather" title="The Godfather">The Godfather</a></i>. Kumar said of Pacino's response: "A touch of appreciation is always held dearly in an actor's arms, even if it's from the simplest of people like our beloved spot boys. But to have your work spoken of so kindly by the world's most admired gangster Al Pacino himself – I had goose-bumps thinking about him watching the promo! I was so humbled, not only as an actor but as a fan of his legendary work."<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rajeev Masand of <i><a href="/wiki/CNN-IBN" class="mw-redirect" title="CNN-IBN">CNN-IBN</a></i> criticised Kumar for his "in-your-face flamboyance".<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the film's mainly negative reviews, Kumar lashed out at critics, accusing them of lacking an understanding of the audience and the basic ideas of filmmaking.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Built on an approximate budget of <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1 billion</span> (US$18.71 million),<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it was the first major <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> language film to be shot in <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar received a nomination for Best Actor in a Negative Role at <a href="/wiki/Zee_Cine_Awards" title="Zee Cine Awards">Zee Cine Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His next release was Anthony D Souza's <i><a href="/wiki/Boss_(2013_Hindi_film)" title="Boss (2013 Hindi film)">Boss</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Panditt" title="Shiv Panditt">Shiv Panditt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aditi_Rao_Hydari" title="Aditi Rao Hydari">Aditi Rao Hydari</a>. The movie received mixed reviews;<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it performed poorly at the box office netting <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>540 million</span> (equivalent to <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>860&#160;million&#32;or&#32;US$10&#160;million in 2023) domestically.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Kumar came back strongly with <i><a href="/wiki/Holiday:_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty" title="Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty">Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty</a></i>, the Hindi remake of the 2012 Tamil film <i><a href="/wiki/Thuppakki" title="Thuppakki">Thuppakki</a></i>. This <a href="/wiki/Action_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Action Film">action thriller</a> earned both critical and commercial success entering the <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1 billion</span> (US$16.39 million) elite club and emerging one of the highest grossers of 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He then starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_(2014_film)" title="Entertainment (2014 film)">Entertainment</a></i> and has sung a song for the film. Making of the song has been uploaded on YouTube.<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His last film of 2014 was <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shaukeens" title="The Shaukeens">The Shaukeens</a></i>. He appeared as himself in it and produced it.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He then played the lead role in the thrillers <i><a href="/wiki/Baby_(2015_Hindi_film)" title="Baby (2015 Hindi film)">Baby</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Gabbar_is_Back" class="mw-redirect" title="Gabbar is Back">Gabbar is Back</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar's first collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Karan_Johar" title="Karan Johar">Karan Johar</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Brothers_(2015_film)" title="Brothers (2015 film)">Brothers</a></i> was released on 14 August 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His next release was <i><a href="/wiki/Singh_is_Bling" class="mw-redirect" title="Singh is Bling">Singh is Bling</a></i>, a quasi sequel to 2008's <i><a href="/wiki/Singh_is_Kinng" class="mw-redirect" title="Singh is Kinng">Singh is Kinng</a></i> was released on 2 October 2015 and is produced by Grazing Goats Pictures.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His first release was <i><a href="/wiki/Airlift_(film)" title="Airlift (film)">Airlift</a></i> released on 22 January 2016 was critically and commercially successful,<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and second was <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_3" title="Housefull 3">Housefull 3</a></i> which released on 3 June 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Rustom_(film)" title="Rustom (film)">Rustom</a></i> which was produced by Neeraj Pandey and marked his third release of 2016. Akshay was praised for his performance in <i>Rustom</i> which garnered him numerous award nominations. <i>Rustom</i> grossed more than 2&#160;billion at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Both <i>Airlift</i> and <i>Rustom</i> earned him the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">National Film Award for Best Actor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NFA_195-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFA-195"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His second film release in 2017 was <i><a href="/wiki/Toilet:_Ek_Prem_Katha" title="Toilet: Ek Prem Katha">Toilet: Ek Prem Katha</a></i>. This film depicted the serious social issue of toilets in certain regions of the country. Akshay's performance was praised. Akshay Kumar dug a toilet in <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> to promote the film.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The movie trailer was released on 11 June 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Indian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> called it a good effort to further the message of cleanliness, as per <a href="/wiki/Swachh_Bharat_Abhiyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Swachh Bharat Abhiyan">Swachh Bharat Abhiyan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Akshay starred in another social drama film <i><a href="/wiki/Pad_Man_(film)" title="Pad Man (film)">Pad Man</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Sonam_Kapoor" title="Sonam Kapoor">Sonam Kapoor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Radhika_Apte" title="Radhika Apte">Radhika Apte</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He later made his <a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Tamil cinema</a> debut in the science fiction thriller <i><a href="/wiki/2.0_(film)" title="2.0 (film)">2.0</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Standalone_film#Standalone_sequel" title="Standalone film">standalone sequel</a> to the 2010 film <i><a href="/wiki/Enthiran" title="Enthiran">Enthiran</a></i>, co-starring <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>, in which he played an evil ornithologist named Pakshirajan.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_201-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TH2.0_202-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH2.0-202"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Kumar appeared in Karan Johar's film <i><a href="/wiki/Kesari_(2019_film)" title="Kesari (2019 film)">Kesari</a></i> opposite <a href="/wiki/Parineeti_Chopra" title="Parineeti Chopra">Parineeti Chopra</a>, based on the story of the Battle of Saragarhi. The film grossed over <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>2 billion</span> (US$28.4 million) worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He next featured in <i><a href="/wiki/Mission_Mangal" title="Mission Mangal">Mission Mangal</a></i> with an ensemble cast of <a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taapsee_Pannu" title="Taapsee Pannu">Taapsee Pannu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sharman_Joshi" title="Sharman Joshi">Sharman Joshi</a> and Sonakshi Sinha. The film is about the story of scientists at <a href="/wiki/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Space Research Organisation">Indian Space Research Organisation</a> who contributed to the <a href="/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission" title="Mars Orbiter Mission">Mars Orbiter Mission</a>, which marked India's first interplanetary expedition.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_4" title="Housefull 4">Housefull 4</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Sajid-Farhad" title="Sajid-Farhad">Farhad Samji</a>, was released in October 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His next release in December 2019 was Karan Johar's and his own production <i><a href="/wiki/Good_Newwz" title="Good Newwz">Good Newwz</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Romantic_comedy" title="Romantic comedy">romantic comedy</a> about <a href="/wiki/Surrogacy" title="Surrogacy">surrogacy</a>, opposite <a href="/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor_Khan" title="Kareena Kapoor Khan">Kareena Kapoor Khan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> All of his four films were commercially successful this year with three consecutive domestic <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest_domestic_net_collection_of_Hindi_films" title="List of highest domestic net collection of Hindi films">200 Crore Club</a> net films alongside <i><a href="/wiki/Mission_Mangal" title="Mission Mangal">Mission Mangal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Housefull_4" title="Housefull 4">Housefull 4</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Good_Newwz" title="Good Newwz">Good Newwz</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-reldate_211-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reldate-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bo_212-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bo-212"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His only release in 2020 was the horror comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Laxmii" title="Laxmii">Laxmii</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Raghava_Lawrence" title="Raghava Lawrence">Raghava Lawrence</a>, an official remake of the Tamil film <i><a href="/wiki/Kanchana_(2011_film)" title="Kanchana (2011 film)">Kanchana</a></i> opposite <a href="/wiki/Kiara_Advani" title="Kiara Advani">Kiara Advani</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was released on 9 November on <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B_Hotstar" title="Disney+ Hotstar">Disney+ Hotstar</a>, and was not released theatrically in India due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film revolves around a man who gets possessed by the ghost of a transgender. Despite receiving mixed to negative reviews from critics, it got huge response on both OTT as well as television, eventually emerging the only genuine hit to be premiered on digital.<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar's first release of 2021, <i><a href="/wiki/Bell_Bottom_(2021_film)" title="Bell Bottom (2021 film)">Bell Bottom</a></i> didnt performed well commercially, but his second release, <a href="/wiki/Rohit_Shetty" title="Rohit Shetty">Rohit Shetty</a>'s actioner <i><a href="/wiki/Sooryavanshi" title="Sooryavanshi">Sooryavanshi</a></i> proved to be a box office hit and was credited with reviving the exhibition sector for <a href="/wiki/Hindi_cinema" title="Hindi cinema">Hindi cinema</a> post <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_India" title="COVID-19 pandemic in India">COVID-19 pandemic in India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Towards the end of year, he co-starred alongside <a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sara_Ali_Khan" title="Sara Ali Khan">Sara Ali Khan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Aanand_L._Rai" title="Aanand L. Rai">Aanand L. Rai</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Over-the-top_media_service" title="Over-the-top media service">direct-to-digital</a> romantic comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Atrangi_Re" title="Atrangi Re">Atrangi Re</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At release, <i>Atrangi Re</i> garnered the highest opening day viewership in their streaming service, thereby breaking the viewership records of <i><a href="/wiki/Laxmii" title="Laxmii">Laxmii</a></i> (2020), <i><a href="/wiki/Hungama_2" title="Hungama 2">Hungama 2</a></i> (2021) and <i><a href="/wiki/Shiddat" title="Shiddat">Shiddat</a></i> (2021).<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022–present:_Decline"><span id="2022.E2.80.93present:_Decline"></span>2022–present: Decline</h3></div> <p>In 2022, Kumar's first release was <i><a href="/wiki/Bachchhan_Paandey" title="Bachchhan Paandey">Bachchhan Paandey</a></i>, a remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Jigarthanda_(2014_film)" title="Jigarthanda (2014 film)">Jigarthanda</a></i>, where he played the titular role of a gangster, a name derived from Kumar's character in the 2008 film <i><a href="/wiki/Tashan_(film)" title="Tashan (film)">Tashan</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film paired him with <a href="/wiki/Kriti_Sanon" title="Kriti Sanon">Kriti Sanon</a>, and also features <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Fernandez" title="Jacqueline Fernandez">Jacqueline Fernandez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arshad_Warsi" title="Arshad Warsi">Arshad Warsi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Despite an ensemble cast and hype among fans, <i>Bachchhan Paandey</i> gathered negative critical reception and <a href="/wiki/Box_office_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Box office bomb">bombed at the box office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His next release was the historical film <i><a href="/wiki/Samrat_Prithviraj" title="Samrat Prithviraj">Samrat Prithviraj</a></i> (2022), which was based on life of the Hindu warrior <a href="/wiki/Prithviraj_Chauhan" title="Prithviraj Chauhan">Prithviraj Chauhan</a>. It also starred <a href="/wiki/Sonu_Sood" title="Sonu Sood">Sonu Sood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt" title="Sanjay Dutt">Sanjay Dutt</a> and debutant <a href="/wiki/Manushi_Chhillar" title="Manushi Chhillar">Manushi Chhillar</a>. Released theatrically on 3 June 2022, the film opened to mixed reviews. Anuj Kumar of <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a> wrote 'In order to tone down his body language and accent, Kumar has lost much of his trademark energy and could not develop the gravitas required to play the celebrated ruler. He growls like a lion who has lost his bite and despite all the air-brushing, doesn't look like the boy who became a Samrat in his 20s'.<sup id="cite_ref-228" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-228"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Made on a budget of ₹200 crore, the film failed to recoup the massive investment and proved to be a disaster at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His another movie <a href="/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan_(film)" title="Raksha Bandhan (film)"><i>Rakshabandhan</i></a> which was released on the extended weekend of 5 days on 11 August received mixed reviews. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a></i> wrote "The film's engaging powerful anti-dowry sentiments, along with Akshay's brilliant comic timing, ensures that there is enough to keep the audience tied for two hours."<sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a></i> rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Do the filmmakers truly believe that such low-rent family dramas, with their uneasy mix of humour and crassness".<sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film couldn't manage to impress the audience and scored poorly at the Indian ticket windows. The film managed to earn mere $4.2 million over the extended weekend.<sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a></i> wrote "Akshay Kumar got a golden opportunity in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Ram_Setu_(film)" title="Ram Setu (film)">Ram Setu</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Abhishek_Sharma_(director)" title="Abhishek Sharma (director)">Abhishek Sharma</a> released on 25 October 2022, as his character is unlike anything he has done in the recent past. <i>Ram Setu</i> embraces the best of the <i><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones" title="Indiana Jones">Indiana Jones</a></i> and National Treasure schools of storytelling with desi action".<sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With the poor performance of <i>Ram Setu</i>, 2022 proved to be one of the worst years for Kumar in recent times.<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His first release of 2023 was <i><a href="/wiki/Selfiee" title="Selfiee">Selfiee</a></i>, an official remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Driving_Licence_(film)" title="Driving Licence (film)">Driving Licence</a></i>, which also starred <a href="/wiki/Emraan_Hashmi" title="Emraan Hashmi">Emraan Hashmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diana_Penty" title="Diana Penty">Diana Penty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nushrratt_Bharuccha" title="Nushrratt Bharuccha">Nushrratt Bharuccha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This film too bombed at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar next appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/OMG_2_%E2%80%93_Oh_My_God_2_(2022_Film)" class="mw-redirect" title="OMG 2 – Oh My God 2 (2022 Film)">OMG 2 – Oh my God 2</a></i>, a spiritual successor to <i>OMG – Oh My God!</i>, where he played a messenger of <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Lord Shiva</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ganesh Aaglave of <i><a href="/wiki/Firstpost" title="Firstpost">Firstpost</a></i> stated, "Akshay's character as the messenger of Lord Shiva seems to be an extended cameo. However, the actor impresses with his expressions and dialogues and delivers one of his best performances in recent times."<sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film became a box office hit.<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar next appeared opposite Parineeti Chopra as Jaswant Singh Gill, a brave and diligent mining engineer in the disaster thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Mission_Raniganj" title="Mission Raniganj">Mission Raniganj</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-242" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-242"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It received mixed to positive response from critics, but flopped miserably at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His first release of 2024 was <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abbas_Zafar" title="Ali Abbas Zafar">Ali Abbas Zafar</a>'s actioner <i><a href="/wiki/Bade_Miyan_Chote_Miyan_(2024_film)" title="Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024 film)">Bade Miyan Chote Miyan</a></i> co-starring <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Shroff" title="Tiger Shroff">Tiger Shroff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Made at a budget of ₹350 crore, the film opened to largely negative reviews from critics and did a lifetime business of ₹102.16 crore at the worldwide box-office, thus proving to be a disaster and continuing the string of flops for Kumar.<sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was next seen in <i><a href="/wiki/Sarfira" title="Sarfira">Sarfira</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Radhika_Madan" title="Radhika Madan">Radhika Madan</a>. The movie was a remake of the Tamil hit <i><a href="/wiki/Soorarai_Pottru" title="Soorarai Pottru">Soorarai Pottru</a></i>, which itself was an adaptation of <a href="/wiki/Air_Deccan" title="Air Deccan">Air Deccan</a> founder <a href="/wiki/G._R._Gopinath" title="G. R. Gopinath">G. R. Gopinath</a>'s memoir <i>Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey</i>. The remake performed poorly at the box-office, collecting just ₹20 crores against a budget of ₹80 crores.<sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following this, Kumar played a cosmetic surgeon in <i><a href="/wiki/Khel_Khel_Mein_(2024_film)" title="Khel Khel Mein (2024 film)">Khel Khel Mein</a></i> alongside Vaani Kapoor.<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sukanya_Verma" title="Sukanya Verma">Sukanya Verma</a> noted, "The chemistry between the motley bunch of actors works in fits and starts but Akshay Kumar's gift of the gab come out tops."<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Despite positive reviews, it emerged another commercial failure for him.<sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar then reprised his character from <i>Sooryavanshi</i> in <i><a href="/wiki/Singham_Again" title="Singham Again">Singham Again</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_work">Other work</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <p>In 2004, Kumar presented seven-part miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Deadly_Arts_with_Akshay_Kumar" title="Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar">Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar</a></i> for free,<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> played master and learner as he introduces viewers to each of the seven part of martial arts-<a href="/wiki/Kalaripayattu" title="Kalaripayattu">kalaripayattu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaolin_Kung_Fu" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaolin Kung Fu">Shaolin Kung Fu</a>, karate, <a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">taekwondo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aikido" title="Aikido">aikido</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muay_Thai" title="Muay Thai">Muay Thai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capoeira" title="Capoeira">capoeira</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-257" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-257"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the show aired on every following Sunday.<sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The following year Kumar was awarded the highest Japanese honour of "Katana" and a sixth degree <a href="/wiki/Black_belt_(martial_arts)" title="Black belt (martial arts)">black belt</a> in Kuyukai <a href="/wiki/G%C5%8Dj%C5%AB-ry%C5%AB" title="Gōjū-ryū">Gōjū-ryū</a> karate. </p><p>Since 2008, Kumar started India's stunt/action <a href="/wiki/Reality_game_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Reality game show">reality game show</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor:_Khatron_Ke_Khiladi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi">Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi</a>". He hosted <a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor:_Khatron_Ke_Khiladi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi">Season 1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor:_Khatron_Ke_Khiladi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi">Season 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor:_Khatron_Ke_Khiladi_4" class="mw-redirect" title="Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4">Season 4</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The show was widely accepted and appreciated, became hugely successful in popular culture.<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is still being run by <a href="/wiki/Rohit_Shetty" title="Rohit Shetty">Rohit Shetty</a>. </p><p>In 2011, Kumar hosted India's first <a href="/wiki/MasterChef_India_(Hindi_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="MasterChef India (Hindi TV series)"><i>MasterChef</i></a> television show on <a href="/wiki/Star_Plus" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Plus">Star Plus</a>, was viewed by 18.2 million viewers and went to prove that Indian audiences are open to experimenting and look forward to innovations in television entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-261" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-261"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, He hosted another reality show <i><a href="/wiki/Dare_2_Dance" title="Dare 2 Dance">Dare 2 Dance</a></i> as a mentor, which aired on <a href="/wiki/Life_OK" title="Life OK">Life OK</a> from 6 September. It broke the norms of a regular dance format with a commitment of a 'first of its kind. A dance show where trained and famed dancers wasn't judged only on the basis of their dance performances, but they had to perform stunts.survive on the dance floor.<sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-263" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-263"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Kumar also produced a successful television serial <a href="/wiki/Jamai_Raja_(2014_TV_series)" title="Jamai Raja (2014 TV series)"><i>Jamai Raja</i></a> (2014), starring <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Dubey" title="Ravi Dubey">Ravi Dubey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nia_Sharma" title="Nia Sharma">Nia Sharma</a>, which established them leading actors in Indian television industry<i>.<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></i> </p><p>In 2017, he judged <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Indian_Laughter_Challenge" title="The Great Indian Laughter Challenge">The Great Indian Laughter Challenge</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Mallika_Dua" title="Mallika Dua">Mallika Dua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hussain_Dalal" title="Hussain Dalal">Hussain Dalal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zakir_Khan_(comedian)" title="Zakir Khan (comedian)">Zakir Khan</a>, later they were replaced by <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Khan" title="Sajid Khan">Sajid Khan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shreyas_Talpade" title="Shreyas Talpade">Shreyas Talpade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The show made many popular names including <a href="/wiki/Vishwash_Chauhan" title="Vishwash Chauhan">Vishwash Chauhan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shyam_Rangeela" title="Shyam Rangeela">Shyam Rangeela</a>. </p><p>Kumar joined <a href="/wiki/Bear_Grylls" title="Bear Grylls">Bear Grylls</a> for an episode in "<a href="/wiki/Man_vs._Wild" title="Man vs. Wild">Into The Wild</a>", which aired on Discovery channel on 14 September 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The episode was second highest-rated show in the infotainment genre (<a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a>) in terms of TRP. 1.1 crore people watched the premiere on Discovery Network channels.<sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fitness_work_and_stage_performances">Fitness work and stage performances</h3></div> <p>Kumar promotes health fitness and exercising, stays in shape with a combination of kickboxing, basketball, swimming and <a href="/wiki/Parkour" title="Parkour">Parkour</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> allotted land for the school in Bhayandar.<sup id="cite_ref-Bhayandar_270-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bhayandar-270"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akshay_Kumar_with_his_wife_Twinkle_Khanna_in_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Akshay_Kumar_with_his_wife_Twinkle_Khanna_in_2015.jpg/220px-Akshay_Kumar_with_his_wife_Twinkle_Khanna_in_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Akshay_Kumar_with_his_wife_Twinkle_Khanna_in_2015.jpg/330px-Akshay_Kumar_with_his_wife_Twinkle_Khanna_in_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Akshay_Kumar_with_his_wife_Twinkle_Khanna_in_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="382" data-file-height="273" /></a><figcaption>Kumar with his wife <a href="/wiki/Twinkle_Khanna" title="Twinkle Khanna">Twinkle Khanna</a> at the launch of Khanna's book <i><a href="/wiki/Mrs_Funnybones" title="Mrs Funnybones">Mrs Funnybones</a></i> in 2015</figcaption></figure><p> He helped Khanna with editing the drafts of her debut book <i><a href="/wiki/Mrs_Funnybones" title="Mrs Funnybones">Mrs Funnybones</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-TH_271-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH-271"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He is a <a href="/wiki/Teetotalism" title="Teetotalism">teetotaller</a> but has endorsed for a liquor brand in the past. Half of the sum was given for <i><a href="/wiki/D%C4%81na" title="Dāna">daan</a></i> (charity work), of which he has been doing more of in recent times.<sup id="cite_ref-m.mid-day.com_272-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-m.mid-day.com-272"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2013, one of his fan travelled from <a href="/wiki/Haryana" title="Haryana">Haryana</a> to Mumbai, to meet him. The journey took him 42 days. When he reached Kumar's building, he was informed that Kumar was in Casablanca. The fan stayed outside the building for one week before Kumar met him.<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar has come out in support and lauded the Sports Minister <a href="/wiki/Rajyavardhan_Singh_Rathore" title="Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore">Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore</a> for his stand against corruption. The minister said that the government entrusted CBI in the investigation against the corrupt officials in sports department.<sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengal Warriors">Bengal Warriors</a> a team in the Indian Kabbadi League.<sup id="cite_ref-Bhayandar_270-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bhayandar-270"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Liveshow_277-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liveshow-277"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Akshay Kumar sets himself on fire at his upcoming The End series launch with <a href="/wiki/Prime_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Video">Prime Video</a>, says he's a stuntman first and actor later.<sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production">Production</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Cape_Of_Good_Films" title="Cape Of Good Films">Cape Of Good Films</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grazing_Goat_Pictures" title="Grazing Goat Pictures">Grazing Goat Pictures</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akshay_Kumar_with_family.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Akshay_Kumar_with_family.jpg/220px-Akshay_Kumar_with_family.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Akshay_Kumar_with_family.jpg/330px-Akshay_Kumar_with_family.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Akshay_Kumar_with_family.jpg/440px-Akshay_Kumar_with_family.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="439" /></a><figcaption>Kumar with his wife Twinkle Khanna and mother-in-law <a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a> in 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>During late 90s, Kumar was dating actress <a href="/wiki/Raveena_Tandon" title="Raveena Tandon">Raveena Tandon</a>. Although they were engaged, they later parted ways.<sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar married <a href="/wiki/Twinkle_Khanna" title="Twinkle Khanna">Twinkle Khanna</a>, the daughter of actors <a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna" title="Rajesh Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a>, on 17 January 2001. Together they have a son, and a daughter.<sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> 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."<sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-HTOTY_284-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HTOTY-284"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar was initially a religious, practising <a href="/wiki/Shaiva" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaiva">Shaiva</a> <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> who regularly visited shrines and temples across the country, including the famed <a href="/wiki/Vaishno_Devi_Mandir" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaishno Devi Mandir">Vaishno Devi Mandir</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-285" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-285"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-286" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-286"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-287" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-287"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>285<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-m.mid-day.com_272-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-m.mid-day.com-272"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but in March 2020 he stated, "I don't believe in any religion. I only believe in being Indian".<sup id="cite_ref-288" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-288"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citizenship">Citizenship</h3></div> <p>Sometime during or after the <a href="/wiki/2011_Canadian_federal_election" title="2011 Canadian federal election">2011 Canadian federal election</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative Party (Canada)">Conservative</a> government there granted Canadian citizenship to Kumar by invoking a little-known law which allowed circumventing the usual residency requirement for Canadian immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-National-Post-21-May-2019_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National-Post-21-May-2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to a former Conservative Party minister, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Clement" title="Tony Clement">Tony Clement</a>, 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."<sup id="cite_ref-National-Post-21-May-2019_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National-Post-21-May-2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although Kumar had earlier appeared in a campaign event for Conservative Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brampton" title="Brampton">Brampton</a>, Ontario, a city with a large Indo-Canadian population,<sup id="cite_ref-toronto-star-2009_289-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toronto-star-2009-289"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>287<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and praised Harper, Clement denied that the citizenship was a reward for partisan support.<sup id="cite_ref-National-Post-21-May-2019_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National-Post-21-May-2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar had received an honorary doctorate degree from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Windsor" title="University of Windsor">University of Windsor</a>, and in a 2010 interview with the <i>Economist</i> claimed he had "dual citizenship."<sup id="cite_ref-290" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-290"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>288<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was one of the 15 international celebrities invited for the Olympics torch-bearer rally to Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-291" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-291"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>289<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2019, Kumar stated that he has applied for an <a href="/wiki/Indian_passport" title="Indian passport">Indian passport</a> and plans to give up his <a href="/wiki/Canadian_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian citizenship">Canadian citizenship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_292-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-292"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>290<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 15 August 2023, on the occasion of <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)" title="Independence Day (India)">Independence Day</a>, Kumar confirmed he got Indian citizenship back and Canadian citizenship was withdrawn as part of Indian law.<sup id="cite_ref-HT_15Aug2023_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT_15Aug2023-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_the_media">In the media</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AkshayKumar02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/AkshayKumar02.jpg/220px-AkshayKumar02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/AkshayKumar02.jpg/330px-AkshayKumar02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/AkshayKumar02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="397" data-file-height="265" /></a><figcaption>Kumar in 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Indian_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Media">Indian media</a>, Kumar is referred as <i>Khiladi</i> or <i>Khiladi Kumar</i> for doing so many dangerous stunts by himself and also because of his <a href="/wiki/Khiladi_(franchise)" title="Khiladi (franchise)"><i>Khiladi</i> film series</a>. In 2009, <a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds" title="Madame Tussauds">Madame Tussauds</a> wanted to make his wax figure next because he has an international fan following. But he declined and said,"he don't want to be waxed because he does not think it is of that great importance".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_293-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-293"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> From 2015, he was continuously featured in <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s highest paid actors top 10 list.<sup id="cite_ref-Dahiya_294-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dahiya-294"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>292<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2019, he was fourth highest paid actor in the world behind <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">Dwayne Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth" title="Chris Hemsworth">Chris Hemsworth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr." title="Robert Downey Jr.">Robert Downey Jr.</a>. On the <i>Forbes US</i> list of World's 33rd Highest Earner with $65M.<sup id="cite_ref-295" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-295"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>293<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2020, He ranked sixth and only Indian actor in top 10 of highest paid actors list with $48.5M.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaushik_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaushik-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar is the first Indian film actor, whose films' <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest_domestic_net_collection_of_Hindi_films" title="List of highest domestic net collection of Hindi films">domestic net lifetime collections</a> crossed <a href="/wiki/1000_Crore_Club" title="1000 Crore Club"><span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>20 billion</span> (US$341.31 million)</a> by 2013, and <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>30 billion</span> (US$446.46 million) by 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-296" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-296"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>294<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-297" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-297"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-298" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-298"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>296<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar was named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-299" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-299"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar was awarded with <a href="/wiki/NDTV" title="NDTV">NDTV</a> Imagine Best Entertainer of the Year 2007 by the Apsara Film &amp; Television Producers Guild Awards (FTPGI). In 2009, he was awarded the highest Japanese honour of "Katana" and a sixth degree Black Belt in Kuyukai Gojuryu Karate.<sup id="cite_ref-300" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-300"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was one of the 15 international celebrities invited for the Olympics torch-bearer rally to Canada in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-301" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-301"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>299<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar bagged the Ultimate <i>Man of the Year</i> at the prestigious GQ Awards in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-302" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-302"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>300<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He won the HT Hottest Trendsetter (Male) award at the HT India's Most Stylish in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-303" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-303"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>301<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar has great brand value and holds strong credibility in the advertising world. In 2020, Kumar has topped the list with brand value of $118M he has seen a jump of 13% by previous years.<sup id="cite_ref-304" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-304"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>302<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-305" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-305"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>303<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to Duff and Phelps, Kumar was third most valued celebrity with $139M in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_293-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-293"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-306" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-306"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>304<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar has endorsed brands including <a href="/wiki/Thums_Up" title="Thums Up">Thums Up</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honda" title="Honda">Honda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tata_Motors" title="Tata Motors">Tata Motors</a>, Dollar, <a href="/wiki/Harpic" title="Harpic">Harpic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Relaxo" title="Relaxo">Sparx</a>, Livguard Battery, and Kajarai Tiles. He was also brand ambassador of Canada Tourism.<sup id="cite_ref-307" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-307"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>305<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar ranked number 1 on TAM's list of most visible stars in TV ads with an average visibility of 37 hours per day across all channels since 2019 to 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-308" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-308"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>306<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-309" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-309"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>307<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-310" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-310"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>308<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar has significant fan following in <a href="/wiki/Indian_diaspora" title="Indian diaspora">Indian diaspora</a> as well as in European and African countries. As of September 2022, He is most followed Indian actor on social media including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.<sup id="cite_ref-311" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-311"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>309<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Memes from his comedy movies, especially his face expressions are hugely popular on social media.<sup id="cite_ref-312" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-312"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>310<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-313" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-313"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>311<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2019, interviewed Modi on TV,<sup id="cite_ref-314" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-314"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>312<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which concluded as controversies in social media, later he clarified that it was a personal interview as a common man, not political.<sup id="cite_ref-315" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-315"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>313<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Since 2013, Kumar has been the Hindi film industry's highest advance <a href="/wiki/Taxpayer" title="Taxpayer">taxpayer</a> for six consecutive years. He paid <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>190 million</span> (US$3.24 million) as advance tax payment in that year.<sup id="cite_ref-316" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-316"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>314<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2022, he got a certificate from Income Tax department for being highest tax payer.<sup id="cite_ref-317" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-317"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>315<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar has criticised award functions and doesn't believe in it saying, "Organizers have asked me to perform at award nights. They said that they would pay me half the price and they would also give me an award. I replied saying, 'You pay me the whole amount and keep your award.'"<sup id="cite_ref-318" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-318"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>316<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He called <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award">National Film Award</a>, most prestigious award of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-319" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-319"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>317<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar holds the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a> for the most 184 <a href="/wiki/Selfie" title="Selfie">Selfies</a> taken in three minutes at a promotional event of his film <i><a href="/wiki/Selfiee" title="Selfiee">Selfiee</a></i> in Mumbai. He talked to the media and termed it as a 'way of paying tribute' to his fans.<sup id="cite_ref-320" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-320"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>318<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-321" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-321"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-322" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-322"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>320<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2023, Kumar performed in various cities in the United States for "The Entertainers" tour, alongside <a href="/wiki/Disha_Patani" title="Disha Patani">Disha Patani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mouni_Roy" title="Mouni Roy">Mouni Roy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nora_Fatehi" title="Nora Fatehi">Nora Fatehi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonam_Bajwa" title="Sonam Bajwa">Sonam Bajwa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aparshakti_Khurana" title="Aparshakti Khurana">Aparshakti Khurana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stebin_Ben" title="Stebin Ben">Stebin Ben</a> and Zahrah S Khan.<sup id="cite_ref-323" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-323"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>321<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-324" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-324"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>322<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy_and_social_service">Philanthropy and social service</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Brand_ambassador_of_Road_Safety_Campaign,_Shri_Akshay_Kumar_addressing_the_gathering_at_the_launch_of_the_Road_Safety_Awareness_Programme,_in_New_Delhi_on_August_14,_2018.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/The_Brand_ambassador_of_Road_Safety_Campaign%2C_Shri_Akshay_Kumar_addressing_the_gathering_at_the_launch_of_the_Road_Safety_Awareness_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_August_14%2C_2018.JPG/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/The_Brand_ambassador_of_Road_Safety_Campaign%2C_Shri_Akshay_Kumar_addressing_the_gathering_at_the_launch_of_the_Road_Safety_Awareness_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_August_14%2C_2018.JPG/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/The_Brand_ambassador_of_Road_Safety_Campaign%2C_Shri_Akshay_Kumar_addressing_the_gathering_at_the_launch_of_the_Road_Safety_Awareness_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_August_14%2C_2018.JPG/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1684" /></a><figcaption>Kumar at Road Safety Awareness Program on 14 August 2018 in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Kumar is one of India's most philanthropic celebrities, does a lot of <a href="/wiki/Donation" title="Donation">helps and donations</a>, continues the good work offscreen with his philanthropy and services.<sup id="cite_ref-325" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-325"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>323<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He and his co-star Tamannaah Bhatia donated all the clothes from their film 2014 Entertainment to an animal welfare charity. Youth Organisation in Defence of Animals (YODA) is an organisation which works for the welfare of street animals.<sup id="cite_ref-326" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-326"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>324<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He has also donated <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>5 million</span> (US$93,567.08) to <a href="/wiki/Salman_Khan" title="Salman Khan">Salman Khan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Being_Human_Foundation" title="Being Human Foundation">Being Human Foundation</a>. Kumar also had donated a sum of ₹9&#160;million to drought hit farmers in Maharashtra in 2015, Khan himself tweeted on Twitter.<sup id="cite_ref-327" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-327"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>325<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-328" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-328"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>326<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kumar also helped a contestant of TV reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi by giving him Rs. 25 lakh after knowing that the contestant needed the prize money of the show for his father's cancer treatment. He has also donated ₹5&#160;million to aid drought affected people through the Maharashtra government's <a href="/wiki/Jalyukt_Shivar_Abhiyan" title="Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan">Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-329" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-329"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>327<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2013, he started a 30-bed cancer shelter for policemen in <a href="/wiki/Naigaon" title="Naigaon">Naigaon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-330" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-330"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>328<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2013, Vishwas Nangre Patil, Additional Commissioner of Police, West Mumbai visited his gym along with several trainee officers.<sup id="cite_ref-331" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-331"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>329<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Acid attack survivor <i><a href="/wiki/Laxmi_Agarwal" title="Laxmi Agarwal">Laxmi Agarwal</a></i>, on whose life Deepika Padukone's Chapaak was based is also an activist. Some years ago, she was struggling to make ends meet. Kumar came to her rescue and transferred Rs. 5 Lakh into her account so that she could fend for herself until she found a job, because medals, awards and certificates don't pay the bills.<sup id="cite_ref-332" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-332"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>330<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He launched an insurance scheme for the registered <a href="/wiki/Stunt_coordinator" title="Stunt coordinator">stunt directors</a> in 2017. The family of deceased stunt director Abdul Sattar Munna has received a compensation of Rs. 20 lakh under the same scheme. Now, the actor has been asked to help those stunt choreographers who are above 55 years of age and therefore, aren't eligible to have insurance in their name.<sup id="cite_ref-333" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-333"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>331<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-334" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-334"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>332<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the promotions of <i><a href="/wiki/Rustom_(film)" title="Rustom (film)">Rustom</a></i>, Kumar expressed his wish of serving the nation but destiny held something else in store for him. He has played a soldier in <i><a href="/wiki/Holiday:_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty" title="Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty">Holiday</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Kesari_(2019_film)" title="Kesari (2019 film)">Kesari</a></i>, a special agent in <i><a href="/wiki/Baby_(2015_Hindi_film)" title="Baby (2015 Hindi film)">Baby</a></i> and a naval officer in Rustom. The actor was applauded by many for showing his concern towards the families of 12 slain jawans of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Reserve_Police_Force" title="Central Reserve Police Force">Central Reserve Police Force</a> (CRPF) who were killed in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, 11 March 2017. He donated Rs. 1.08 crore to the families of the martyred jawans.<sup id="cite_ref-335" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-335"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>333<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2016, Kumar had donated Rs. 80 lakh to the families of army men. He gave Rs 5 lakh to each family and said our soldiers need money along with "samman". In October 2016, Akshay donated Rs. 9 lakh to the family of a martyred <a href="/wiki/Border_Security_Force" title="Border Security Force">BSF</a> jawan.<sup id="cite_ref-336" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-336"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>334<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also donated Rs. 1.5 crore to build the shelter for transgender persons in Chennai. He is supporting the construction of the home. <i><a href="/wiki/Laxmii" title="Laxmii">Laxmii</a>'</i>s director <a href="/wiki/Raghava_Lawrence" title="Raghava Lawrence">Raghava Lawrence</a> shared the "good news" of the actor's new initiative with friends and fans along with some pictures on Facebook.<sup id="cite_ref-337" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-337"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>335<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar endorses <a href="/wiki/Swachh_Bharat_Mission" title="Swachh Bharat Mission">Swachh Bharat Mission</a>, Builds Toilets in Madhya Pradesh, he had previously posted a video on social media, talking about the importance of having individual toilets at home, His movie <i><a href="/wiki/Toilet:_Ek_Prem_Katha" title="Toilet: Ek Prem Katha">Toilet</a></i> was also based on Toilet's importance.<sup id="cite_ref-338" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-338"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>336<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was named Uttarakhand's brand ambassador for '<a href="/wiki/Swachh_Bharat_Mission" title="Swachh Bharat Mission">Swachhta Abhiyaan</a>'.<sup id="cite_ref-339" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-339"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>337<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Kumar launched the <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Ke_Veer" title="Bharat Ke Veer">Bharat Ke Veer</a> app, with the help of the home ministry. The platform lets people send money directly to the bank accounts of family members of soldiers martyred in the line of duty. On The Kapil Sharma Show, Akshay said that he was only carrying out his responsibility as a citizen with the app. "Hum yeh kahenge, ki hum apna kartvaya nibhate hai… Jo shaheed hote hai, unka nuksaan hum kabhi bhar nahi paayenge. That is for sure. Sarkar unko jo deti hai, woh deti hai. Lekin, as a civilian, humara bhi toh kuch kartavya banta hai. Yeh aisa app hai… Na iske beech mein koi NGO hai, na koi sarkar hai," he said.<sup id="cite_ref-340" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-340"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>338<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-341" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-341"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>339<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the aftermath of <a href="/wiki/2019_Pulwama_attack" title="2019 Pulwama attack">Pulwama terror attack</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Central_Reserve_Police_Force" title="Central Reserve Police Force">CRPF</a> jawans, Kumar came forward to help the families of those sacrificed their lives in the attack. He donated Rs. 15 Lakh to a martyred jawan's family and even urged his fans to do the same. He further pledged to donate Rs. 5 crore through '<a href="/wiki/Bharat_Ke_Veer" title="Bharat Ke Veer">Bharat Ke Veer</a>' app. He additionally donated Rs. 9 Lakh each to the families of 12 CRPF jawans who were killed in Chhattisgarh.<sup id="cite_ref-342" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-342"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In Mid-2020 when Kerala, Assam and Chennai were left devastated as they were hit by floods that severely affected several families as they lost their houses, land, crops, many people died. Kumar donated a sum of Rs. 1 crore each to not just Kerala but also Assam and Chennai. CM Sonowal thanks Kumar.<sup id="cite_ref-343" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-343"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>341<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar was one of the first personalities from <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Bollywood</a> to contribute to the <a href="/wiki/PM_CARES_Fund" title="PM CARES Fund">PM CARES Fund</a> right at the start of the first wave of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> in March 2020, He donated Rs. 25 crores to the Prime Minister's Fund<sup id="cite_ref-344" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-344"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>342<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-345" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-345"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>343<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and another crore to ex-cricketer <a href="/wiki/Gautam_Gambhir" title="Gautam Gambhir">Gautam Gambhir</a>'s charity for the same cause. The former cricketer revealed on Twitter that Akshay Kumar had donated Rs. 1 crore to his foundation during the deadly second wave to help people affected by the novel coronavirus. Gambhir wrote, "Every help in this gloom comes as a ray of hope. Thanks a lot Akshay Kumar for committing Rs 1 crore to #GGF for food, meds and oxygen for the needy! God bless."<sup id="cite_ref-346" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-346"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>344<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Kumar donated <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1 crore for construction of a school building in Neeru Village of Bandipora district in <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-347" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-347"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>345<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2024, Kumar donated <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1.21 crore to <a href="/wiki/Haji_Ali_Dargah" title="Haji Ali Dargah">Haji Ali Dargah</a> for its maintenance.<sup id="cite_ref-348" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-348"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>346<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Akshay_Kumar" title="List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar">List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_the_Actor,_Shri_Akshay_Kumar_for_Best_Actor_Rustom,_at_the_64th_National_Film_Awards_Function,_in_New_Delhi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Rajat_Kamal_Award_to_the_Actor%2C_Shri_Akshay_Kumar_for_Best_Actor_Rustom%2C_at_the_64th_National_Film_Awards_Function%2C_in_New_Delhi.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" 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Best Villain for <i>Ajnabee</i> (2002) and Best Comedian for <i>Garam Masala</i> (2006), and a <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">National Film Award for Best Actor</a> for the films <i>Rustom</i> and <i>Airlift</i> (both 2016).<sup id="cite_ref-349" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-349"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>347<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NFA_195-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFA-195"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-350" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-350"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>348<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Windsor" title="University of Windsor">University of Windsor</a> conferred an honorary Doctorate of Law on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to <a href="/wiki/Indian_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian cinema">Indian cinema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-351" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-351"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>349<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-352" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-352"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>350<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The following year, he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Padmashri_353-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padmashri-353"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>351<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2011, <a href="/wiki/The_Asian_Awards" title="The Asian Awards">The Asian Awards</a> honoured Kumar for his outstanding achievement in Cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-354" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-354"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>352<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-355" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-355"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>353<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> has often performed stunts in his films, which has earned him the sobriquet "Indian <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Chan" title="Jackie Chan">Jackie Chan</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Chan_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chan-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Though <i><a href="/wiki/Britannica" class="mw-redirect" title="Britannica">Britannica</a></i> denotes his birthplace as <a href="/wiki/Amritsar" title="Amritsar">Amritsar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India">Punjab, India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-birth_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birth-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-HT_15Aug2023-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-HT_15Aug2023_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HT_15Aug2023_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HT_15Aug2023_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a 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href="/wiki/Sudhir_Khastgir" title="Sudhir Khastgir">Sudhir Khastgir</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwaram_Venkataswamy_Naidu" title="Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu">Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debaki_Bose" title="Debaki Bose">Debaki Bose</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shambhu_Maharaj" title="Shambhu Maharaj">Shambhu Maharaj</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devika_Rani" title="Devika Rani">Devika Rani</a> (1958)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Hebbar" title="K. K. Hebbar">K. K. Hebbar</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Krishna_Phadke" title="Raghunath Krishna Phadke">Raghunath Krishna Phadke</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehboob_Khan" title="Mehboob Khan">Mehboob Khan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_de_Mellow" title="Melville de Mellow">Melville de Mellow</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayak_Pandurang_Karmarkar" title="Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar">Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Pherozeshah_Marzban" title="Adi Pherozeshah Marzban">Adi Pherozeshah Marzban</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sorcar" title="P. C. Sorcar">P. C. Sorcar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Nagayya" title="V. Nagayya">V. Nagayya</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravishankar_Raval" title="Ravishankar Raval">Ravishankar Raval</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinalini_Sarabhai" title="Mrinalini Sarabhai">Mrinalini Sarabhai</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumitra_Charat_Ram" title="Sumitra Charat Ram">Sumitra Charat Ram</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daji_Bhatawadekar" title="Daji Bhatawadekar">Daji Bhatawadekar</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Desai" title="Vasant Desai">Vasant Desai</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwari_Devi" title="Siddheshwari Devi">Siddheshwari Devi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee" title="Sashadhar Mukherjee">Sashadhar Mukherjee</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinjamuri_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao" title="Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao">Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Acharekar" title="M. R. Acharekar">M. R. Acharekar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Akhtar" title="Begum Akhtar">Begum Akhtar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharan_Rani_Backliwal" title="Sharan Rani Backliwal">Sharan Rani Backliwal</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_Banerjee" title="Nikhil Banerjee">Nikhil Banerjee</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Khote" title="Durga Khote">Durga Khote</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_Prasad" title="Ayodhya Prasad">Ayodhya Prasad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Lal_Samar" title="Devi Lal Samar">Devi Lal Samar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Ahmad_Abbas" title="Khwaja Ahmad Abbas">Khwaja Ahmad Abbas</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Abraham_Cheulkar" title="David Abraham Cheulkar">David Abraham Cheulkar</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Bendre" title="N. S. Bendre">N. S. Bendre</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Rahman" title="Indrani Rahman">Indrani Rahman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._Swamy_(artist)" title="S. N. Swamy (artist)">S. N. Swamy (artist)</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Bose" title="Sukumar Bose">Sukumar Bose</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Dhawan" title="Prem Dhawan">Prem Dhawan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratna_Fabri" title="Ratna Fabri">Ratna Fabri</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damayanti_Joshi" title="Damayanti Joshi">Damayanti Joshi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan" title="Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan">Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Jamshed_Khandalavala" title="Karl Jamshed Khandalavala">Karl Jamshed Khandalavala</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhaviah_Krishnan" title="Madhaviah Krishnan">Madhaviah Krishnan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Mullick" title="Pankaj Mullick">Pankaj Mullick</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relangi_(actor)" title="Relangi (actor)">Relangi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummadi_(actor)" title="Gummadi (actor)">Gummadi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Raghav_Rao" title="Vijay Raghav Rao">Vijay Raghav Rao</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Satyanarayana_Sarma" title="V. Satyanarayana Sarma">V. Satyanarayana Sarma</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maisnam_Amubi_Singh" title="Maisnam Amubi Singh">Maisnam Amubi Singh</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Sundarambal" title="K. B. Sundarambal">K. B. Sundarambal</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Vyas" title="Avinash Vyas">Avinash Vyas</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankho_Chaudhuri" title="Sankho Chaudhuri">Sankho Chaudhuri</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_Dey" title="Manna Dey">Manna Dey</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripti_Mitra" title="Tripti Mitra">Tripti Mitra</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair" title="Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair">Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chenganoor_Raman_Pillai" title="Chenganoor Raman Pillai">Chenganoor Raman Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Dandayudhapani_Pillai" title="K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai">K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanta_Rao" title="Shanta Rao">Shanta Rao</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi" title="Sahir Ludhianvi">Sahir Ludhianvi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyaram_Tiwari_(musician)" title="Siyaram Tiwari (musician)">Siyaram Tiwari (musician)</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeet_Chakraborty" title="Chiranjeet Chakraborty">Chiranjeet Chakraborty</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasudeo_S._Gaitonde" title="Vasudeo S. Gaitonde">Vasudeo S. Gaitonde</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Janah" title="Sunil Janah">Sunil Janah</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman" title="Lalgudi Jayaraman">Lalgudi Jayaraman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor" title="Mahendra Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Kumar_(artist)" title="Ram Kumar (artist)">Ram Kumar (artist)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhuvoor_Ramaiah_Pillai" title="Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai">Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samta_Prasad" title="Samta Prasad">Samta Prasad</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Radha" title="M. K. Radha">M. K. Radha</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghu_Rai" title="Raghu Rai">Raghu Rai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_(artist)" title="Krishna Reddy (artist)">Krishna Reddy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juthika_Roy" title="Juthika Roy">Juthika Roy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubbi_Veeranna" title="Gubbi Veeranna">Gubbi Veeranna</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitara_Devi" title="Sitara Devi">Sitara Devi</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram_C._S._Murugabhoopathy" title="Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy">Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Sharma" title="Uma Sharma">Uma Sharma</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._G._Thakur_Singh" title="S. G. Thakur Singh">S. G. Thakur Singh</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkar_Bhan" title="Pushkar Bhan">Pushkar Bhan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bindhyabasini_Devi" title="Bindhyabasini Devi">Bindhyabasini Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naina_Devi_(singer)" title="Naina Devi (singer)">Naina Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriram_Lagoo" title="Shriram Lagoo">Shriram Lagoo</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Ramanathan" title="M. D. Ramanathan">M. D. Ramanathan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Som_Nath_Sadhu" title="Som Nath Sadhu">Som Nath Sadhu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emani_Sankara_Sastry" title="Emani Sankara Sastry">Emani Sankara Sastry</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kripal_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Kripal Singh Shekhawat">Kripal Singh Shekhawat</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manik_Varma" title="Manik Varma">Manik Varma</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gopalakrishnan" title="M. S. Gopalakrishnan">M. S. Gopalakrishnan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Krishna_(dancer)" title="Gopi Krishna (dancer)">Gopi Krishna</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi" title="Sanjukta Panigrahi">Sanjukta Panigrahi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basavaraj_Rajguru" title="Basavaraj Rajguru">Basavaraj Rajguru</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanam_Raghuramayya" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanam Raghuramayya">Kalyanam Raghuramayya</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Sathyu" title="M. S. Sathyu">M. S. Sathyu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gitchandra_Tongbra" title="Gitchandra Tongbra">Gitchandra Tongbra</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Narayanaswamy" title="K. V. Narayanaswamy">K. V. Narayanaswamy</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Nagendra_Rao" title="R. Nagendra Rao">R. Nagendra Rao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Somasundaram" title="S. Somasundaram">S. Somasundaram</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parveen_Sultana" class="mw-redirect" title="Parveen Sultana">Parveen Sultana</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanraj_Bhagat" title="Dhanraj Bhagat">Dhanraj Bhagat</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheik_Chinna_Moulana" title="Sheik Chinna Moulana">Sheik Chinna Moulana</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alla_Rakha" title="Alla Rakha">Alla Rakha</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala" title="Jehangir Sabavala">Jehangir Sabavala</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Rasool_Santosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghulam Rasool Santosh">Ghulam Rasool Santosh</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namagiripettai_Krishnan" title="Namagiripettai Krishnan">Namagiripettai Krishnan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambhir_Singh_Mura" title="Gambhir Singh Mura">Gambhir Singh Mura</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dashrath_Patel" title="Dashrath Patel">Dashrath Patel</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai" title="Allah Jilai Bai">Allah Jilai Bai</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabbar_Patel" title="Jabbar Patel">Jabbar Patel</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Prabhakar" title="Virendra Prabhakar">Virendra Prabhakar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharafat_Hussain_Khan" title="Sharafat Hussain Khan">Sharafat Hussain Khan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Mahata" title="Nepal Mahata">Nepal Mahata</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handel_Manuel" title="Handel Manuel">Handel Manuel</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh" title="Gulam Mohammed Sheikh">Gulam Mohammed Sheikh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghubir_Singh_(photographer)" title="Raghubir Singh (photographer)">Raghubir Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobha_Singh_(painter)" title="Sobha Singh (painter)">Sobha Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Tanvir" title="Habib Tanvir">Habib Tanvir</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Devi_(painter)" title="Ganga Devi (painter)">Ganga Devi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purushottam_Das" title="Purushottam Das">Purushottam Das</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Khakhar" title="Bhupen Khakhar">Bhupen Khakhar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Chandra_Maudgalya" title="Vinay Chandra Maudgalya">Vinay Chandra Maudgalya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshan_Kumari" title="Roshan Kumari">Roshan Kumari</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikara_Krishnankutty_Nair" title="Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair">Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Rajam" title="N. Rajam">N. Rajam</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_and_Radha_Reddy" title="Raja and Radha Reddy">Raja and Radha Reddy</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nek_Chand" title="Nek Chand">Nek Chand</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Vijayvargiya" title="Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya">Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Dave" title="Shanti Dave">Shanti Dave</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_Singh_Mastana" title="Asa Singh Mastana">Asa Singh Mastana</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Pai" title="Laxman Pai">Laxman Pai</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_R._Raghu" title="Palghat R. Raghu">Palghat R. Raghu</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Bapu_Apegaonkar" title="Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar">Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanika_Banerjee" title="Kanika Banerjee">Kanika Banerjee</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Singhajit_Singh" title="Rajkumar Singhajit Singh">Rajkumar Singhajit Singh</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisam-ud-din_Usta" title="Hisam-ud-din Usta">Hisam-ud-din Usta</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumudini_Lakhia" title="Kumudini Lakhia">Kumudini Lakhia</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Mehta" title="Vijaya Mehta">Vijaya Mehta</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramani" title="N. Ramani">N. Ramani</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Sohal" title="Naresh Sohal">Naresh Sohal</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikash_Bhattacharjee" title="Bikash Bhattacharjee">Bikash Bhattacharjee</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chindodi_Leela" title="Chindodi Leela">Chindodi Leela</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharani_Raghupathy" title="Sudharani Raghupathy">Sudharani Raghupathy</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo" title="Sudarshan Sahoo">Sudarshan Sahoo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudrat_Singh" title="Kudrat Singh">Kudrat Singh</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman" title="Adyar K. Lakshman">Adyar K. Lakshman</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haku_Shah" title="Haku Shah">Haku Shah</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Subramaniam" title="L. Subramaniam">L. Subramaniam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Thiyam" title="Ratan Thiyam">Ratan Thiyam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi" title="Upendra Trivedi">Upendra Trivedi</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Agashe" title="Mohan Agashe">Mohan Agashe</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgari_Bai" title="Asgari Bai">Asgari Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_Bai" title="Gulab Bai">Gulab Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwantrai_Bhatt" title="Balwantrai Bhatt">Balwantrai Bhatt</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwaliben_Bhil" title="Diwaliben Bhil">Diwaliben Bhil</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bisaria" title="Raj Bisaria">Raj Bisaria</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Ganapathy" title="S. M. Ganapathy">S. M. Ganapathy</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishamber_Khanna" title="Bishamber Khanna">Bishamber Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishen_Khanna" title="Krishen Khanna">Krishen Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarun_Majumdar" title="Tarun Majumdar">Tarun Majumdar</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavi_Mudgal" title="Madhavi Mudgal">Madhavi Mudgal</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanak_Rele" title="Kanak Rele">Kanak Rele</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajapuram_Santhanam" title="Maharajapuram Santhanam">Maharajapuram Santhanam</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Singh_Bisht" title="Ranbir Singh Bisht">Ranbir Singh Bisht</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Gopy" title="Bharat Gopy">Bharat Gopy</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Ahmed_Khan" title="Hafeez Ahmed Khan">Hafeez Ahmed Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanno_Khurana" title="Shanno Khurana">Shanno Khurana</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratima_Barua_Pandey" title="Pratima Barua Pandey">Pratima Barua Pandey</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Parekh" title="Manu Parekh">Manu Parekh</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_(painter)" title="Gurcharan Singh (painter)">Gurcharan Singh (painter)</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alarmel_Valli" title="Alarmel Valli">Alarmel Valli</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Charan_Das" title="Pankaj Charan Das">Pankaj Charan Das</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biren_De" title="Biren De">Biren De</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srirangam_Gopalaratnam" title="Srirangam Gopalaratnam">Srirangam Gopalaratnam</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabri_Khan" title="Sabri Khan">Sabri Khan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Kohli" title="Sunita Kohli">Sunita Kohli</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_N._Krishnan" title="Madurai N. Krishnan">Madurai N. Krishnan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meera_Mukherjee" title="Meera Mukherjee">Meera Mukherjee</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nataraja_Ramakrishna" title="Nataraja Ramakrishna">Nataraja Ramakrishna</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagaban_Sahu" title="Bhagaban Sahu">Bhagaban Sahu</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandji_Virji_Shah" title="Anandji Virji Shah">Anandji Virji Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji_Virji_Shah" title="Kalyanji Virji Shah">Kalyanji Virji Shah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanji-Anandji">Kalyanji-Anandji</a>) (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundari_K._Shridharani" title="Sundari K. Shridharani">Sundari K. Shridharani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthiah_Sthapati" title="Muthiah Sthapati">Muthiah Sthapati</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitra_Visweswaran" title="Chitra Visweswaran">Chitra Visweswaran</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipali_Barthakur" title="Dipali Barthakur">Dipali Barthakur</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunja_Bihari_Meher" title="Kunja Bihari Meher">Kunja Bihari Meher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnarao_Sable" title="Krishnarao Sable">Krishnarao Sable</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ibomcha_Sharma" title="K. Ibomcha Sharma">K. Ibomcha Sharma</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Srinivas" title="U. Srinivas">U. Srinivas</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saryu_Doshi" title="Saryu Doshi">Saryu Doshi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Mutatkar" title="Sumati Mutatkar">Sumati Mutatkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Deepak_Singh" title="Shobha Deepak Singh">Shobha Deepak Singh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan_Sursagar" title="Jagmohan Sursagar">Jagmohan Sursagar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar" title="Ram V. Sutar">Ram V. Sutar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kanhai_Chitrakar" title="Kanhai Chitrakar">Kanhai Chitrakar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur" title="Shekhar Kapur">Shekhar Kapur</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjolie_Ela_Menon" title="Anjolie Ela Menon">Anjolie Ela Menon</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shubha_Mudgal" title="Shubha Mudgal">Shubha Mudgal</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee" title="Alyque Padamsee">Alyque Padamsee</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Raza_Husain" title="Aamir Raza Husain">Aamir Raza Husain</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Phenany_Joglekar" title="Padmaja Phenany Joglekar">Padmaja Phenany Joglekar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Tayab_Khan" title="Mohammed Tayab Khan">Mohammed Tayab Khan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kothari" title="Sunil Kothari">Sunil Kothari</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerella_Venu_Madhav" title="Nerella Venu Madhav">Nerella Venu Madhav</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Naidu" class="mw-redirect" title="Shobha Naidu">Shobha Naidu</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._V._S._Raju" title="D. V. S. Raju">D. V. S. Raju</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadhanam_Sita_Raman" title="Avadhanam Sita Raman">Avadhanam Sita Raman</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siramdasu_Venkata_Rama_Rao" title="Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao">Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thota_Tharani" title="Thota Tharani">Thota Tharani</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. Amaradeva</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Begum" title="Raj Begum">Raj Begum</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Mohan_Bhatt" title="Vishwa Mohan Bhatt">Vishwa Mohan Bhatt</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpa_Bhuyan" title="Pushpa Bhuyan">Pushpa Bhuyan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajan_Devadas" title="Rajan Devadas">Rajan Devadas</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darshana_Jhaveri" title="Darshana Jhaveri">Darshana Jhaveri</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Latif_Khan" title="Abdul Latif Khan">Abdul Latif Khan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Krishnaswami" title="Mani Krishnaswami">Mani Krishnaswami</a> (2002)</li> <li>Fazal Mohammad (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manorama_(Tamil_actress)" title="Manorama (Tamil actress)">Manorama</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Nihalani" title="Govind Nihalani">Govind Nihalani</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiran_Segal" title="Kiran Segal">Kiran Segal</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaneetham_Padmanabha_Seshadri" title="Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri">Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saroja_Vaidyanathan" title="Saroja Vaidyanathan">Saroja Vaidyanathan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._H._Vinayakram" title="T. H. Vinayakram">T. H. Vinayakram</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jahnu_Barua" title="Jahnu Barua">Jahnu Barua</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Denzongpa" title="Danny Denzongpa">Danny Denzongpa</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kshetrimayum_Ongbi_Thouranisabi_Devi" title="Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi">Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rita_Ganguly" title="Rita Ganguly">Rita Ganguly</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranjana_Gauhar" title="Ranjana Gauhar">Ranjana Gauhar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadashiv_Vasantrao_Gorakshkar" title="Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar">Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakhee_Gulzar" title="Rakhee Gulzar">Rakhee Gulzar</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemi_Chandra_Jain" title="Nemi Chandra Jain">Nemi Chandra Jain</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._P._Jain" title="O. P. Jain">O. P. Jain</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Khan" title="Aamir Khan">Aamir Khan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shafaat_Ahmed_Khan" title="Shafaat Ahmed Khan">Shafaat Ahmed Khan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._M._Soundararajan" title="T. M. Soundararajan">T. M. Soundararajan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumari" title="Sukumari">Sukumari</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Vyas_(musician)" title="Satish Vyas (musician)">Satish Vyas</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguni_Charan_Das" title="Maguni Charan Das">Maguni Charan Das</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoranjan_Das" title="Manoranjan Das">Manoranjan Das</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._K._Datar" title="D. K. Datar">D. K. 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G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Antony" title="P. J. Antony">P. J. Antony</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadhu_Meher" title="Sadhu Meher">Sadhu Meher</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._V._Vasudeva_Rao" title="M. V. Vasudeva Rao">M. V. Vasudeva Rao</a> <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a> <a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharath_Gopi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharath Gopi">Bharath Gopi</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li>Arun Mukherjee <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> <a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balan_K._Nair" title="Balan K. Nair">Balan K. Nair</a> <a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> <a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor" title="Shashi Kapoor">Shashi Kapoor</a> <a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premji" title="Premji">Premji</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1989)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a> <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> <a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nana_Patekar" title="Nana Patekar">Nana Patekar</a> <a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajit_Kapur" title="Rajit Kapur">Rajit Kapur</a> <a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> <a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suresh_Gopi" title="Suresh Gopi">Suresh Gopi</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1997)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> <a 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title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> <a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2002)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(actor)" title="Vikram (actor)">Vikram</a> <a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2003)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" title="Saif Ali Khan">Saif Ali Khan</a> <a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2004)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumitra_Chatterjee" title="Soumitra Chatterjee">Soumitra Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2006)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Raj" title="Prakash Raj">Prakash Raj</a> <a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2007)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Limaye" title="Upendra Limaye">Upendra Limaye</a> <a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salim_Kumar" title="Salim Kumar">Salim Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Kulkarni" title="Girish Kulkarni">Girish Kulkarni</a> <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National 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title="1st IIFA Awards">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sushant_Singh" title="Sushant Singh">Sushant Singh</a> (<a href="/wiki/2nd_IIFA_Awards" title="2nd IIFA Awards">2001</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Akshay Kumar</a> (<a href="/wiki/3rd_IIFA_Awards" title="3rd IIFA Awards">2002</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akshaye_Khanna" title="Akshaye Khanna">Akshaye Khanna</a> (<a href="/wiki/4th_IIFA_Awards" title="4th IIFA Awards">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feroz_Khan_(actor)" title="Feroz Khan (actor)">Feroz Khan</a> (<a href="/wiki/5th_IIFA_Awards" title="5th IIFA Awards">2004</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Abraham" title="John Abraham">John Abraham</a> (<a href="/wiki/6th_IIFA_Awards" title="6th IIFA Awards">2005</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nana_Patekar" title="Nana Patekar">Nana Patekar</a> (<a href="/wiki/7th_IIFA_Awards" title="7th IIFA Awards">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" title="Saif Ali Khan">Saif Ali Khan</a> (<a 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href="/wiki/Anupam_Kher" title="Anupam Kher">Anupam Kher</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakti_Kapoor" title="Shakti Kapoor">Shakti Kapoor</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anupam_Kher" title="Anupam Kher">Anupam Kher</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Kaushik" title="Satish Kaushik">Satish Kaushik</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lever" title="Johnny Lever">Johnny Lever</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lever" title="Johnny Lever">Johnny Lever</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govinda_(actor)" title="Govinda (actor)">Govinda</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2001–2007</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paresh_Rawal" title="Paresh Rawal">Paresh Rawal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" title="Saif Ali Khan">Saif Ali Khan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cezanne_Khan" title="Cezanne Khan">Cezanne Khan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smriti_Irani" title="Smriti Irani">Smriti Irani</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajeev_Khandelwal" title="Rajeev Khandelwal">Rajeev Khandelwal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mona_Singh" title="Mona Singh">Mona Singh</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajeev_Khandelwal" title="Rajeev Khandelwal">Rajeev Khandelwal</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronit_Roy" title="Ronit Roy">Ronit Roy</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hussain_Kuwajerwala" title="Hussain Kuwajerwala">Hussain Kuwajerwala</a> (2007)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Akshay Kumar</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rani_Mukherji" class="mw-redirect" title="Rani Mukherji">Rani Mukherji</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronit_Roy" title="Ronit Roy">Ronit Roy</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronit_Roy" title="Ronit Roy">Ronit 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title="Shah Rukh Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrithik_Roshan" title="Hrithik Roshan">Hrithik Roshan</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan" title="Shah Rukh Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrithik_Roshan" title="Hrithik Roshan">Hrithik Roshan</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan" title="Shah Rukh Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrithik_Roshan" title="Hrithik Roshan">Hrithik Roshan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salman_Khan" title="Salman Khan">Salman Khan</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Kapoor" title="Ranbir Kapoor">Ranbir Kapoor</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Kapoor" title="Ranbir Kapoor">Ranbir Kapoor</a> 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt" title="Sanjay Dutt">Sanjay Dutt</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan" title="Abhishek Bachchan">Abhishek Bachchan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt" title="Sanjay Dutt">Sanjay Dutt</a> (2007)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Akshay Kumar</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrithik_Roshan" title="Hrithik Roshan">Hrithik Roshan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (2010)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Akshay Kumar</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Salman_Khan" title="Salman Khan">Salman Khan</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salman_Khan" title="Salman Khan">Salman Khan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Akshay 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