Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967),[3] known professionally as Akshay Kumar, is

a Canadian actor, producer, martial artist and television personality who works in Bollywood
films. In a career spanning over 29 years, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won
several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom
(2016), and two Filmfare Awards for Ajnabee (2001) and Garam Masala (2005).

Kumar is one of the most successful Bollywood actors of all time, having starred in 113 films, 52
of which were commercially successful.[4][5][6][7] [8][9]. He was the first Bollywood actor whose
films' domestic net lifetime collections crossed ₹20 billion (US$280 million) by 2013,[10] and
₹30 billion (US$420 million) by 2016.[11] Having done so, he has established himself as one of
the prominent actors of Hindi cinema.[12][13] When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he
primarily starred in action films. Later, Kumar also gained fame for his drama, romantic and
comic roles.

Apart from acting, Kumar has worked as a stunt actor; he has often performed many dangerous
stunts in his films, which has earned him the sobriquet "Indian Jackie Chan".[14][15] In 2008, he
hosted the show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. In 2009, he founded the Hari Om
Entertainment production company[16] and Grazing Goat Pictures production company in 2012.
In 2014, Kumar launched the TV reality show Dare 2 Dance. He also owns the team Khalsa
Warriors in the World Kabaddi League. As of 2019, Kumar was on the Forbes list of the highest
paid entertainers in the world,[17] and he was the highest paid in India.[18]

In 2008, the University of Windsor conferred an honorary Doctorate on Kumar in recognition of

his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2009, he was awar