Akshay Kumar movies & biography

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Best Akshay Kumar movies

Hera Pheri2000 · ★ 7.2Airlift2016 · ★ 7.1Gold2018 · ★ 7.0Welcome2007 · ★ 6.9Dil To Pagal Hai1997 · ★ 6.9Toilet: A Love Story2017 · ★ 6.8

Career overview

Akshay Kumar began his acting career in the 1990s, starring primarily in action films. He became particularly known for the Khiladi series, which included Khiladi (1992), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) and Khiladi 420 (2000), as well as other action films like Mohra (1994). As a stunt actor, he often performed dangerous stunts, earning a reputation as the 'Indian Jackie Chan'. He later gained fame for drama, romance and comedy roles, with performances in romance films such as Yeh Dillagi (1994) and Dhadkan (2000), and drama films like Ek Rishtaa (2001). His comic performances in Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) met with acclaim. His success further rose in 2007 when he starred in four consecutive commercial hits. In 2008, the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Law on him for his contribution to Indian cinema, and in 2009 he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. In 2009, he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company. In recent years, he has appeared in films such as Sooryavanshi (2021) as Veer Sooryavanshi, OMG 2 (2023) as The Messenger, Mission Raniganj (2023) as Jaswant Singh Gill, and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024) as Captain Firoz. His upcoming films include Welcome To The Jungle (2026) as Rajeev Kohli and Bhooth Bangla (2026) as Arjun Acharya.

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