Akshay Kumar Biography

Birth Date:September 9, 1967
Birth Place:Amritsar, Punjab, India
Birth Name:Rajiv Bhatia
Height6' 1
Akshay Kumar hails from Punjab and was born as Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia in the year 1967. He studied in Don Bosco High School, Matunga and later graduated from Khalsa College at Matunga, Mumbai. He debuted in the film Saugandh in the year 1991. Rakhee Gulzar and Shantipriya were also part of the film. In 1992, he got his first commercial success with Khiladi.During the '90s, he was known as the biggest action hero of Bollywood, starring in hit films such as Khiladi (1992), Mohra (1994) and Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995). He was popular for his action 'Khiladi Series'In 2000, he starred in the comedy Hera Pheri which was a huge success and showcased his ability in comedy just as well as action or romantic roles. After the film’s runaway success, Akshay Kumar starred in many successful comedy films which include Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005) and Heyy Babyy (2007). His first release for 2008 was Tashan which has not set the box-office on fire. But Akshay's performance in the film has been appreciated by the critics and the audience.
In 2004, National Geographic Channel ran a riveting martial arts series Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar, which was his very first TV venture.Akshay Kumar is the Brand Ambassador for Grasim Suitings and Thums up.His upcoming projects are Singh is Kinng and Chandni Chowk to China.Akshay Kumar married actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, on January 14, 2001. They have a son, Aarav, who was born on September 15, 2002.

Housefull First Big Entertainer Of 2010

2009 has been a year of big entertainers being at the top of the box office charts which ended with Aamir Khan's biggest entertainer Three Idiots creating box office history.

Aamir Khan has created records over the past two Decembers and now Housefull is expected to revive happy box office memories of Akshay Kumar in 2007 when he had the best year ever for a male star with four consecutive mega hit films in Namastey London, Heyy Babyy, Bhool Bhulaiya and Welcome.

Akshay who since the past 3/4 years has been having a release almost every 3/4 months will be off screen for the first time in the last few years for seven months.
So after 3 Idiots followed by SRK's My Name is Khan, the next big box-office performance awaited is from Housefull which will open on 19TH May 2010. The film will not only break Akshay's 7 months absence from the screens, but will also be the first big release after 3 months of cricket starting in March 2010 with the IPL in India followed by the World Cup in West Indies.
Being a strong contender to repeat Akshay's 2007 performance, Housefull, which reloads the Heyy Babyy team of Sajid Nadiadwala, Sajid Khan & Akshay Kumar,is being tipped to break the dry spell caused by both Akshay's absence & a cricket overdose.

'Kites' release finally fixed

It's finally confirmed! The past few months have witnessed tremendous speculation about the release date of KITES. Initially, it was said that KITES would arrive in Diwali. Later, it was January, coinciding with the release of Hrithik Roshan's debut movie KAHO NAA… PYAAR HAI. Much later, news poured in that KITES would open during the onset of summer vacations, in April.But the release date has been sealed finally. The film will be released worldwide on May 14. Interestingly, two more biggies are slated for release in May - HOUSEFULL on 20th [Thursday] and RAAJNEETI on 28th.

Upcoming Movies in January 2010

Pyaar Impossible

8th January, 2010

DIRECTED BY:Jugal Hansraj
MUSIC:Salim - Sulaiman
CAST:Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Dino Morea, Anupam Kher

Synopsis
ALISHA!!! Everybody loves her. She is the kind of girl that any man would willingly rip his heart out for. She is the most desirable woman one could ever imagine.Is it possible for a girl like Alisha to ever fall in love with – Abhay – an awkward, bespectacled geek who is so far removed from her world that she doesn’t even know that people like him actually exist?This is a love story of impossible proportions, how can a man like Abhay ever hope to be with a woman like Alisha, and therein lies the story...Can both of them ever come together? Is this possible or just Pyaar impossible?

Chance Pe Dance

15th January, 2010

DIRECTED BY:Ken Ghosh
MUSIC:Adnan Sami, Ken Ghosh, Sandeep Shirodkar
CAST:Shahid Kapoor, Genelia Dsouza

Synopsis
Chance Pe Dance is the story of a talented and passionate young struggling actor called Sameer. Positive and brimming with energy, Sameer juggles various jobs while working towards getting his big break in the industry. During his struggle he meets Tina who is a choreographer.Just when Sameer is promised his big break, he is left without a house as he cannot pay his rent. Not one to lose heart Sam starts living in his rickety old car and starts teaching dance in a school to young kids who have never won any dance competition. He hates kids and the kids hate dancing.The struggle in life continues as the director who was to launch Sameer now decides to choose his hero through a talent hunt. Sam is shattered but he diverts his focus towards the kids. Getting over his initial dislike of children, Sam not only emotionally bonds with them, but also helps them win a prestigious inter-school dance competition and gets their confidence back - aided by the spirited and beautiful Tina.Tina urges Sameer to enter the reality hunt, with the love and support from Tina and the kids, Sameer emerges a winner and eventually becomes what he was destined to be, a superstar.

Veer

22nd January, 2010
Director:
Anil Sharma
MUSIC:Salim - Sulaiman

Cast: Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Tara Dixon and Jackie Shroff.

Synopsis
From the pages of history comes a story of extreme valour, fierce pride and poignant love. As the British enslave India with their devious ‘Divide and Rule’ policy, kings and nawabs fall for their guile and cunning, and entrust their precious kingdom to the foreigners. All except for the brave Pindaris, who prefers death to dishonour and will fight to his last breath to save their land…their mother. The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgarh as well his own jealous tribesmen. Veer has much at stake: his love for princess Yashodhara, daughter of his sworn enemy, his thirst to avenge his father’s dishonour and his very existence.

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3 Idiots First Week Collections

3 Idiots has smashed all previous records. The Week 1 [incl. Thursday previews] totals to an astonishing, earth-shattering Rs. 80 crores nett. Has crossed the lifetime nett collections of all films, except ‘Ghajini’ [Rs. 115 cr.] and ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ [Rs. 85 cr.].

Top Hits 2009

The last year of the decade has ended at it has not been impressive for 2009 with very few films living up to expectations. Three Idiots proved to be by far the biggest hit of 2009 while Wanted, Love Aaj Kal, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and New York proved to be other clean winners where all parties profited from producers, distributors to exhibitors. Some dubbed films from Hollywood managed to make their presence felt like Pralay Ki Shuruaat (2012), Slumdog Crorepati (Slumdog Millionaire) and Avatar but the list below is for outright Hindi films.

All Time Blockbuster
1. Three Idiots

Blockbuster
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Super Hit
2. Wanted - 35 crore share
3. Love Aaj Kal - 33 crore share
4. Ajab P K G Kahani - 32 crore share

Hit
5. New York - 22 crore share

Semi Hit
6. Kaminey - 19.50 crore share
7. Paa - 14 crore share
8. Raaz TMC - 13 crore share

Above Average
8. De Dana Dan - 26 crore share
9. Kambakkht Ishq - 25 crore share
10. All The Best - 20 crore share
11. Wake Up Sid - 13 crore share
12. Dev D - 6.50 crore share

Prediction of Awards Nominations 2010

Best Movie:
Love Aaj kal , Kaminay , 3 idiots
Best Director:
Imtiaz Ali , Vishal Bharadwaj, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Screenplay:
Love Aaj kal , London Dreams, 3 Idiots
Best Actor (Lead )
Salman khan (Wanted) , Shahid Kapoor (kaminay), Amitabh Bachan ( Paa)
Best Actoress (Lead)
Kangana Ranawat ( Raaz-TMC) , Deepika Padukone ( Love aajkal ), Katrina kaif (Newyork)
Best Actor Supporting Role:
Abhishek Bachan ( Paa ), Neil Nitin Mukesh (Newyork), Salman Khan (London Dreams)
Best Actoress Supporting Role:
Kiren kher ( Kurbaan ), Vidya Balan (Paa), Guahar Khan ( Rocket Singh –SOTY)
Best Comic :
Akshay Kumar ( De Dana Dan), Johny Lever ( De Dana Dan), Aamir khan ( 3 Idiots)
Best Villian :
Akshay Kumar ( Blue ) , Prakash Raj ( Wanted ), Aditya Suman ( Raaz-TMC )
Best Music:
Pritam ( Love aajkal ), Pritam ( APKGK ) , Pritam ( Billu Barber ) , A.R Rehman ( Blue)
Best Lyrics:
Parsoon Joshi ( Blue ), Gulzaar ( Kaminay ), Syed Qadri (3 Idiots)
Best Singer Male:
Sonu Nigam ( chigi wigi ) , Sonu Nigam ( Shukran Allah ) Atif Aslam ( Tera Hone laga hoo)
Best Singer Female:
Sunidhi Chauhan (Mere Sang - New York), Shriya Ghoshal ( zoobi dhobi )