Lesser-known facts about Akshay Kumar

Here are some of the lesser-known facts about Khiladi Kumar AKA Akshay Kumar.

  1. Akshay Kumar’s original name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, but he goes by Hari Om, his father’s middle name. He also runs a production company called Hari Om Productions, named after his father, who served in the Indian army.
  2. Bollywood actors are in high demand. Akshay Kumar is widely regarded as the most bankable actor in Bollywood, with a slate of promising flicks under his belt. But there was a time in the actor’s career when none of his films did well at the box office.He has 16 flop films in his cart.
  3. Horror is Akshay Kumar’s preferred film genre.In a interview he stated that he enjoys horror films. “English, Japanese, anything that can scare the shite out of us [him and Twinkle],” he explained. Laxmii was perhaps one of his strongest performances of the year because of his passion with the genre.
  4. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna like card games such as Rummy and Monopoly Deal.Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna were playing the card game long before the Monopoly Deal craze took over our house party game plans. Prior to this, they spent practically every night playing Rummy together.
  5. In Bangkok, the actor reportedly worked as a chef and waiter. Akshay came to India to try his hand at modelling and initially taught martial arts to make ends meet. Akshay Kumar also hosted a martial arts documentary titled ‘Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar’ for the National Geographic Channel.
  6. Akshay is known as ‘Khiladi Kumar’ for a reason. He appeared in seven films with the title ‘Khiladi’: Khiladi, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Sabse Bada Khiladi, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, International Khiladi, Mr and Mrs Khiladi, and Khiladi 420.
  7. Akshay is emotionally linked to his life’s firsts. He still owns his first home, as well as his motorbike and automobile.
  8. Akshay came to India to try his hand at modelling and initially taught martial arts to make ends meet. Akshay Kumar also hosted a martial arts documentary titled ‘Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar’ for the National Geographic Channel.
  9. Akshay’s Juhu residence is called Prime Beach and gives a beautiful view of the Arabian Sea.
  10. His annual net worth is $340 million. He demands over Rs. 135 crores for each film.
  11. Akshay is a hard worker who strives to finish this project in 2-3 months because the actor stated that budget is a major aspect in filmmaking and he truly believes in the word. ‘From budget hit to feature hit.
  12. Akshay has become a top chef to perform a judge’s role on the Tv cooking show ‘master chef’.
  13. Akshay Kumar has a secret hobby of collecting posters of old Bollywood actors and movies. He has been collecting these posters for years and built himself a sizeable collection.
  14. The actor has a black belt in Taekwondo. He got his training in martial arts and learned combat sports in Bangkok, Thailand.
  15. Akshay Kumar is the real action hero of Bollywood as he does his stunts and seldom uses body doubles.

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