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Akshay Kumar is known as Bollywood's original 'khiladi' and was born as Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia in a middle class Punjabi family in Amritsar in 1967. He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a chef. He then came back to Mumbai, where he started teaching martial arts. He gave hits such as Khiladi, Mohra, and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi early in his career. In 2007-2008, he made a mark on the Hindi film industry with Namastey London, Heyy Babyy, Bhul Bhulaiya, Singh is Kinng and Welcome. He hosted Khatron ke Khiladi (2008) and the first season of MasterChef India. He is married to actor Twinkle Khanna.

Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection: Akshay’s film mints over ₹65 crore

Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection: The film, follow-up to Akshay Kumar's 2019 film Kesari, delves into an untold story of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection: Apart from Akshay Kumar, the film also stars R Madhavan and Ananya Panday.

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 02:16 PM IST

BySugandha Rawal

A bigger star than SRK, Akshay Kumar at 15, this actor lost all in an accident

From a star at 15 to being bedridden with no film offers at 26, this actor had quite the journey in Bollywood.

This actor became a star at 15 and was called the next big thing.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2025 01:40 PM IST

ByAbhimanyu Mathur

Paresh Rawal says Akshay Kumar is ‘a colleague, not friend’; here's why

Paresh Rawal talked about his bond with Akshay Kumar and revealed who are his actual friends in the film industry.

Paresh Rawal reveals why he can't call Akshay Kumar his friend.

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:06 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk | Written by Riya Sharma

‘Pookie dad’ Dharmendra celebrates ‘Jaat beating Kesari Chapter 2 at box office'

Dharmendra shared a post comparing son Sunny Deol's Jaat's box office performance with Akshay Kumar's Kesari Chapter 2 and fans have hilarious reaction to it.

Dharmendra shares post comparing Jaat's box office performance with Kesari Chapter 2.

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 11:35 AM IST

ByRiya Sharma

'Ananya Panday kamzor nazar nahi aati': Gajraj Rao reviews Kesari Chapter 2

Talking about Kesari Chapter 2 director Karan Singh Tyagi, Gajraj Rao wrote that he “hits it out of the park”. Check out his post here.

Gajraj Rao dedicated a post to Kesari Chapter 2.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2025 11:00 AM IST

ByAnanya Das

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Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection: Akshay’s film mints over ₹65 crore

Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection: The film, follow-up to Akshay Kumar's 2019 film Kesari, delves into an untold story of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

A bigger star than SRK, Akshay Kumar at 15, this actor lost all in an accident

From a star at 15 to being bedridden with no film offers at 26, this actor had quite the journey in Bollywood.

Paresh Rawal says Akshay Kumar is ‘a colleague, not friend’; here's why

Paresh Rawal talked about his bond with Akshay Kumar and revealed who are his actual friends in the film industry.

‘Pookie dad’ Dharmendra celebrates ‘Jaat beating Kesari Chapter 2 at box office'

Dharmendra shared a post comparing son Sunny Deol's Jaat's box office performance with Akshay Kumar's Kesari Chapter 2 and fans have hilarious reaction to it.

'Ananya Panday kamzor nazar nahi aati': Gajraj Rao reviews Kesari Chapter 2

Talking about Kesari Chapter 2 director Karan Singh Tyagi, Gajraj Rao wrote that he “hits it out of the park”. Check out his post here.

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Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection: The film, follow-up to Akshay Kumar's 2019 film Kesari, delves into an untold story of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

From a star at 15 to being bedridden with no film offers at 26, this actor had quite the journey in Bollywood.

Paresh Rawal talked about his bond with Akshay Kumar and revealed who are his actual friends in the film industry.

Dharmendra shared a post comparing son Sunny Deol's Jaat's box office performance with Akshay Kumar's Kesari Chapter 2 and fans have hilarious reaction to it.

Talking about Kesari Chapter 2 director Karan Singh Tyagi, Gajraj Rao wrote that he “hits it out of the park”. Check out his post here.

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