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Akshay Kumar’s birth name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. He changed his name in the initial stage of his Bollywood career. Kumar Gaurav was one of the leading stars in the 1987 film, and his character’s name was Akshay. Inspired by the character, Rajiv decided to change his name to Akshay Kumar. He is also known by his nick-names Mac and Akki. He is an Indian born Canadian actor, producer and television personality who has given much to Bollywood since many years. In a career spanning over 29 years, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards.
He lived and grew up in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and later he moved to Mumbai when his father left Army to become an accountant with UNICEF. Soon, his sister was born and the family lived in Koliwada, a Punjabi dominated area of central Mumbai.
He received his school education from Don Bosco School, simultaneously learning Karate. He enrolled in Mumbai’s Guru Nanak Khalsa College for higher education, but dropped out as he is 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.
From a young age, Kumar was very interested in sports. His father too enjoyed wrestling. Before becoming an actor, he studied martial arts in Hong Kong and worked as a chef there. Akshay Kumar is tagged as Bollywood’s Khiladi for a reason. A black belt in taekwondo, he started training in martial arts from a young age. In addition to taekwondo, he possesses knowledge of other marital art forms including Karate and Muay Thai. The actor also runs free of cost martial arts classes for women in Mumbai and plans to open self-defence training centres across the country.
He tied the nuptial knot with Twinkle Khanna and their son Aarav was born on 15th September 2002. It was at the insistence of his friend that Akshay Kumar decided to try his luck in acting.
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