Akshay Kumar filmography

Akshay Kumar in 2009

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor and producer who made his debut with a minor role in the 1987 Mahesh Bhatt directed Aaj.^[1][2] He appeared as the lead actor in Saugandh (1991) before making his breakthrough with the suspense thriller Khiladi (1992), the first film of the Khiladi series.^[3][4] In the same year, he appeared in the Pramod Chakravorty-produced film Deedar. In 1994, Kumar earned his first nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare Awards for his performance in the Yash Chopra-produced romance Yeh Dillagi and starred in Mohra.^[5] The following year he appeared in Sabse Bada Khiladi. Kumar played a supporting role in the Chopra-directed romance Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), for which he received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[5] However, several other of his releases in the 1990s, including Lahu Ke Do Rang, Insaaf, Daava, Tarazu, Angaaray, Barood and Zulmi performed poorly at the box office leading to a setback in his film career.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Kumar's performance in the Suneel Darshan-directed crime drama Jaanwar (1999) received critical acclaim and marked his comeback.^[6][11] In 2000, he starred in the Priyadarshan-directed comedy Hera Pheri and the Dharmesh Darshan-directed romantic drama Dhadkan. The following year Kumar played a negative role in Ajnabee, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.^[2][12] In 2004, he starred in the Abbas-Mustan-directed romantic thriller Aitraaz and the David Dhawan-directed romantic comedy Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. His performance in the latter earned him his third nomination for supporting actor at the Filmfare Awards as well as a nomination for best comic role.^[13] That year, he presented the television series Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar^[14] and received a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in the action thriller Khakee. His role in the comedy Garam Masala earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role in 2006.^[2][12] In 2007, Kumar starred in four consecutive commercially successful films; the romantic comedy Welcome, the psychological thriller Bhool Bhulaiyaa and the comedies Heyy Babyy and Namastey London.^[15]

Kumar earned a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in the comic drama Singh Is Kinng (2008). In the same year, he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company,^[16] and hosted the first season of the reality game show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. The following year Kumar was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the Indian film industry.^[17][18] Kumar hosted the first season of MasterChef India in 2010. The following year he founded another production company, Grazing Goat Pictures,^[19] and produced the Indo-Canadian hockey-based film Breakaway, which became the highest grossing cross-cultural film at the Canadian box office.^[20] In the same year, Kumar voiced Optimus Prime in the Hindi dub of Transformers: Dark of the Moon^[21] and appeared in the comedies Housefull 2 and Rowdy Rathore. The latter two films grossed over ₹100 crore (US$15 million) at the box office.^[22] He received another Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award nomination for his portrayal of Lord Krishna in the Umesh Shukla-directed satirical comedy drama OMG – Oh My God! (2012).^[23] The following year he starred in the heist thriller Special 26 and the crime drama Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!. In 2014, he starred in the action thriller Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, which became his third film to gross over ₹100 crore (US$15 million) at the box office,^[24] and hosted the reality show Dare 2 Dance. Kumar followed this by playing an Indian security agent in the espionage film Baby.^[25]

Filmography

Feature films

Kumar on the set of Heyy Babyy, February 2007

Kumar attending a press conference for Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!, October 2013

Kumar during the premiere of his film Entertainment in New Delhi, August 2014

Title	Year	Role	Director(s)	Notes	Ref(s)
Saugandh	1991	Shiva	Raj Sippy Akash Mehra Nadir Irani		[26]
Dancer	1991	Raju	Kishore Vyas		[27]
Khiladi	1992	Raj Malhotra	Abbas Burmawalla		[28]
Mr. Bond	1992	Mr. Bond	Raj Sippy		[29]
Deedar	1992	Anand Malhotra	Pramod Chakravorty		[30]
Ashaant	1993	Vijay	Keshu Ramsay	Released in Kannada as Vishnu Vijaya	[31] [32]
Dil Ki Baazi	1993	Vijay	Anil Ganguly		[33]
Kayda Kanoon	1993	Daud	Pradeep Mani		[34]
Waqt Hamara Hai	1993	Vikas Sabkuchwala	Bharat Rangachary		[35]
Sainik	1993	Suraj Dutt	Sikander Bharti		[36]
Elaan	1994	Vishal Chaudhry	Guddu Dhanoa		[37]
Yeh Dillagi	1994	Vijay Saigal	Naresh Malhotra		[38]
Jai Kishen	1994	Jai / Kishen	Sunil Agnihotri		[9] [39]
Mohra	1994	Amar Saxena	Rajiv Rai		[40]
Main Khiladi Tu Anari	1994	Karan Joglekar	Sameer Malkan		[41] [42]
Ikke Pe Ikka	1994	Rajiv	Raj Sippy		[43]
Amaanat	1994	Amar	Raj Sippy		[44]
Suhaag	1994	Raj	Kuku Kohli		[45]
Nazar Ke Samne	1994	Jai Kumar	Jagdish Sharma		[46]
Zakhmi Dil	1994	Jaidev Anand	Raju Subramanyam		[47]
Zaalim	1994	Ravi	Sikander Bharti		[48]
Hum Hain Bemisaal	1994	Vijay Sinha	Deepak Bahry		[49]
Paandav	1995	Vijay	Raj Sippy		[50]
Maidan-E-Jung	1995	Karan	K.C. Bokadia		[51]
Sabse Bada Khiladi	1995	Vijay Kumar / Lallu	Umesh Mehra		[52]
Tu Chor Main Sipahi	1996	Amar Verma	Guddu Dhanoa		[53]
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi	1996	Akshay Malhotra	Umesh Mehra		[54]
Sapoot	1996	Prem	Jagdish Sharma		[55]
Lahoo Ke Do Rang	1997	Sikandar Davai	Mehul Kumar		[56]
Insaaf: The Final Justice	1997	Vikram	Dayal Nihalani		[57]
Daava	1997	Arjun	Sunil Agnihotri		[58]
Tarazu	1997	Ram Yadav	Vimal Kumar		[59]
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi	1997	Raja	David Dhawan		[60] [61]
Aflatoon	1997	Rocky / Raja	Guddu Dhanoa		[62] [63]
Keemat – They Are Back	1998	Dev	Sameer Malkan		[64] [65]
Angaaray	1998	Amar	Mahesh Bhatt		[66]
Barood	1998	Jai Sharma	Pramod Chakravorty		[67]
Sangharsh	1999	Aman Verma	Tanuja Chandra		[68]
Aarzoo	1999	Vijay Khanna	Lawrence D'Souza		[69]
International Khiladi	1999	Rahul	Umesh Mehra		[70]
Zulmi	1999	Raj	Kuku Kohli		[71]
Jaanwar	1999	Baadshah / Babu Lohaar	Suneel Darshan		[72]
Hera Pheri	2000	Raju	Priyadarshan		[73] [74]
Dhadkan	2000	Ram	Dharmesh Darshan		[75]
Khiladi 420	2000	Dev Kumar / Anand Kumar	Neeraj Vora		[76]
Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	2001	Ajay Kapoor	Suneel Darshan		[77]
Ajnabee	2001	Vikram Bajaj	Abbas Burmawalla Mustan Burmawalla		[78] [79]
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	2002	Raj Malhotra	Dharmesh Darshan		[80]
Aankhen	2002	Vishwas Prajapati	Vipul Amrutlal Shah Shaarang Dev Pandit		[81]
Awara Paagal Deewana	2002	Guru Gulab Khatri	Vikram Bhatt		[82]
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani	2002	Atul	Rajkumar Kohli		[83]
Talaash: The Hunt Begins...	2003	Arjun	Suneel Darshan		[84]
Andaaz	2003	Raj Malhotra	Raj Kanwar		[85]
Khakee	2004	Shekhar Verma	Rajkumar Santoshi		[86] [87]
Police Force: An Inside Story	2004	Vijay Singh	Dileep Shukla		[88]
Aan: Men at Work	2004	Hari Om Pattnaik	Madhur Bhandarkar		[89]
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	2004	Arun Khanna / Sunny	David Dhawan		[90] [86] [91]
Hatya: The Murder	2004	Ravi Lal	Kader Kashmiri		[92]
Aitraaz	2004	Raj Malhotra	Abbas Burmawalla Mustan Burmawalla		[93]
Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin	2004	Ajay	S M Iqbal		[94]
Ghar Grihasti	2004	Himself	Mahesh Tillekar		[95]
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo	2004	Rajeev Singh	Anil Sharma		[96]
Insan	2005	Amjad	K. Subash		[97]
Bewafaa	2005	Raja	Dharmesh Darshan		[98]
Waqt: The Race Against Time	2005	Aditya Thakur	Vipul Amrutlal Shah		[99]
Garam Masala	2005	Makrand "Mac" Deshpande	Priyadarshan		[100]
Deewane Huye Paagal	2005	Rocky Hiranandani	Vikram Bhatt		[101]
Dosti: Friends Forever	2005	Raj Malhotra	Suneel Darshan		[102]
Family	2006	Shekhar Bhatia	Rajkumar Santoshi		[103]
Mere Jeevan Saathi	2006	Vicky	Suneel Darshan		[104]
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	2006	Aditya Malhotra	Raj Kanwar		[105]
Phir Hera Pheri	2006	Raju	Neeraj Vora		[106]
Jaan-E-Mann	2006	Agastya Rao	Shirish Kunder		[107]
Bhagam Bhag	2006	Bunty	Priyadarshan		[108]
Namastey London	2007	Arjun Singh	Vipul Amrutlal Shah		[109]
Heyy Babyy	2007	Ayush Mehra	Sajid Khan		[110]
Bhool Bhulaiyaa	2007	Aditya Shrivastava	Priyadarshan		[111]
Welcome	2007	Rajiv Saini	Anees Bazmee		[112]
Tashan	2008	Bachchan Pandey	Vijay Krishna Acharya		[113]
Singh Is Kinng	2008	Happy Singh	Anees Bazmee		[114] [115] [116]
Jumbo	2008	Jumbo	Kompin Kemgumnird	Voice only	[117] [118]
Chandni Chowk to China	2009	Sidhu Sharma	Nikhil Advani		[119]
8 x 10 Tasveer	2009	Jai Puri / Jeet Puri	Nagesh Kukunoor		[120]
Kambakkht Ishq	2009	Viraj Shergill	Sabbir Khan		[121]
Blue	2009	Aarav Malhotra	Anthony D'Souza		[122]
De Dana Dan	2009	Nitin Bankar	Priyadarshan		[123]
Hello India	2009	—	Shabnam Kapoor		[124]
Housefull	2010	Aarush	Sajid Khan		[125]
Khatta Meetha	2010	Sachin Tichkule	Priyadarshan		[126]
Action Replayy	2010	Kishen Kumar	Vipul Amrutlal Shah		[127]
Tees Maar Khan	2010	Tabrez Mirza Khan / Tees Maar Khan	Farah Khan		[128]
Patiala House	2011	Parghat Singh 'Gattu' Kahlon / Kali	Nikhil Advani		[129]
Thank You	2011	Kishen	Anees Bazmee		[130]
Desi Boyz	2011	Jignesh Patel / Jerry / Rocco	Rohit Dhawan		[131]
Housefull 2	2012	Sunny	Sajid Khan		[132]
Rowdy Rathore	2012	Vikram Rathore / Shiva	Prabhudeva		[133] [134]
Joker	2012	Rajkumar / Agastya	Shirish Kunder	Also Producer	[135] [136]
OMG – Oh My God!	2012	Krishna Vasudev Yadav	Umesh Shukla	Also Producer	[23] [137]
Khiladi 786	2012	Bahattar Singh / Tehattar Singh	Ashish R Mohan		[138]
Bhaji in Problem	2013	Bakshay Kumar	Smeep Kang	Also producer Punjabi language film	[139]
Special 26	2013	Ajay Singh	Neeraj Pandey		[140]
72 Miles – Ek Pravas	2013	—	Rajiv Patil	Producer Marathi language film	[141]
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	2013	Shoaib Khan	Milan Luthria		[142]
Boss	2013	Suryakant Shastri / Boss	Anthony D'Souza		[143]
Holiday	2014	Viraat Bakshi	AR Murugadoss		[144] [145]
Antar	2014	—	Gauri Karekar Sarwate	Producer Marathi language film	[146] [147]
Entertainment	2014	Akhil Lokhande	Sajid-Farhad		[148]
The Shaukeens	2014	Himself	Abhishek Sharma	Also Producer	[149]
Baby	2015	Ajay	Neeraj Pandey		[150]
Gabbar is Back	2015	Gabbar/Aditya	Krish		[151]
Brothers	2015	David Fernandes	Karan Malhotra		[152]
Singh Is Bliing	2015	Raftaar Singh	Prabhu Deva		[153]
Airlift	2016	Ranjit Katyal	Raja Krishna Menon		[154]
Housefull 3	2016	Sandy/Sundi	Sajid-Farhad		[155]
Rustom	2016	Rustom Pavri	Tinu Desai		[156]
Jolly LLB 2	2017	TBA	Shubhash	Post-production, As of October 2016	[157]
Toilet - Ek Prem Katha	2017	TBA	Shree Narayan Singh	Shooting, As of November 2016	[158]
2.0	2017	Dr. Richard	Shankar	Tri-lingual film(Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) Filming, As of October 2016	[159][160]
Crack	2017	TBA	Neeraj Pandey
Gold	2018	TBA

Special Appearance

Title	Year	Role	Director(s)	Notes	Ref(s)
Aaj	1987	Karate Instructor	Mahesh Bhatt	17-second appearance	[1]
Dil To Pagal Hai	1997	Ajay	Yash Chopra	Extended guest appearance	[161]
Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna	2004	—	Ratan Aulakh	Credited as narrator Punjabi language film	[162]
Om Shanti Om	2007	Himself	Farah Khan	Special appearance	[163]
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai	2010	Himself	Milap Zaveri	Special appearance	[164]
Chalo Dilli	2011	Vikram Rana	Shashant Shah	Guest appearance	[165]
Breakaway	2011	Himself	Robert Lieberman	Also Producer Special appearance in song "Shera Di Kaum"	[20]
Bombay Talkies	2013	Himself	Anurag Kashyap Karan Johar Zoya Akhtar Dibakar Banerjee	Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies"	[166]
Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya	2013	—	Thakur Tapasvi	Special appearance Punjabi language film	[167]
Fugly	2014	Himself	Kabir Sadanand	Special appearance	[168]
Hey Bro	2015	Himself	Ajay Chandok	Special appearance in song "Birju"	[169]
Dishoom	2016	Sameer Ghazi	Rohit Dhawan	Special appearance	[170]
Naam Shabana	2017	Ajay	Shivam Nair	Special appearance	[171]

Documentary films

Title	Year	Credited as	Director	Notes	Ref.
Bollywood im Alpenrausch	2000	Uncredited	Christian Frei	Swiss film, cameo appearance	[172]
White Knight	2012	Producer	Aarti Shrivastava		[173]

Television

Title	Year	Channel	Notes	Ref(s)
Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar	2004	National Geographic Channel	Host	[14]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi	2008–9, 2011	Colors	Host for Season 1, 2 and 4	[174] [175]
MasterChef India	2010–11	Star Plus	Host for Season 1 Special appearance in Season 2 Final	[176]
Qubool Hai	2014	Zee TV	Viraat Bakshi	[177]
Jamai Raja	2014–present	Zee TV	Producer	[178]
Dare 2 Dance	2014	Life OK	Host	[179]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar

References

1. Mohammad, Khalid (22 March 2007). "Akshay Kumar is a Punjabi by nature". Hindustan Times. Mumbai: HT Media. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
2. Britannica Book of the Year 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2010. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-61535-366-8.
3. Trisha (8 December 2012). "Movie review: Khiladi 786 is a leave-your-brains-at-home kinda comedy". Firstpost. Network 18. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
4. "Akshay Kumar- The Khiladi superstar". Zee News (Essel Group). Retrieved 2 August 2014.
5. "Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar: Jolly@49". NDTV. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
6. Tuteja, Joginder (25 August 2011). "Akshay Kumar celebrates 20 years in Bollywood – Special Feature: Part 2". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
7. Srinivasan, V S (11 August 1998). "Akki up front". Rediff.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
8. Jain, Priyanka (5 June 2012). "I don't wallow in self-pity when my films flop: Akshay Kumar". Hindustan Times. Mumbai: HT Media. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
9. Ashraf, Syed Firdaus (30 November 2005). "Akshay Kumar: The new Comedy King?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
10. Singh, Prashant (5 June 2012). "Bollywood actors are now back to basics!". Hindustan Times. Mumbai: HT Media. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
11. "Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar: Bollywood's Khiladi turns 46". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
12. Verma, Sukanya (5 September 2007). "40 things you didn't know about Akki". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
13. "Nominees of 50th Filmfare Awards- The 51st Filmfare Awards". Indiatimes. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
14. Fernandes, Vivek (26 April 2004). "Akshay Kumar: Winning hearts with martial arts!". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
15. Shah, Kunal M (29 August 2011). "I am kind to everyone, but trust no one: Akshay Kumar". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
16. Akhtar, Shabina (20 May 2012). "Action Stations!". The Telegraph. ABP Group. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
17. "President presents Padma awards". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
18. Press Trust of India (26 January 2009). "2009 Padma Award Winners". Rediff.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
19. Lalwani, Vickey (28 November 2011). "Akshay Kumar gets a Grazing Goat". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
20. Times News Network (29 December 2011). "Akshay's Production Breakaway breaks records in Canada". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
21. "Akshay Kumar is Optimus Prime in Transformers: Dark of the Moon Hindi dub". Sify. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
22. Indo-Asian News Service (4 October 2012). "Barfi! joins INR1 billion club". The Express Tribune. Lakson Group. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
23. "Filmfare Awards 2012 – Nominations List". Indiatimes. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
24. Gupta, Priya (23 June 2014). "Holiday enters the 100 crore club!". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
25. http://youngbharat.in/list-akshay-kumar-upcoming-movies-2016-2017-2018/
26. "Saugandh (1991)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
27. "Dancer (1991)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
28. "Khiladi (1992)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
29. "Mr. Bond (1992)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
30. "Deedar (1992)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
31. "Ashant (1993)". Bollywood Hungama. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
32. Sangeetha, P (26 November 2011). "Akshay Kumar: Twinkle's not interested in films anymore". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
33. "Dil Ki Baazi (1993)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
34. "Kayda Kanoon (1993)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
35. "Waqt Hamara Hai (1993)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
36. "Sainik (1993)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
37. "Elaan (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
38. "Yeh Dillagi (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
39. "Jai Kishen (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
40. "Mohra (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
41. "Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
42. Flora, Narinder. "Main Khiladi Tu Anari". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
43. "Ikke Pe Ikka(1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
44. "Amaanat (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
45. "Suhaag (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
46. "Nazar Ke Samne (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
47. "Zakhmi Dil (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
48. "Zaalim (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
49. "Hum Hain Bemisaal (1994)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
50. "Paandav (1995)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
51. "Maidan-E-Jung (1995)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
52. "Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
53. "Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
54. "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
55. "Sapoot (1996)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
56. "Lahoo Ke Do Rang (1997)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
57. "Insaaf (1997)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
58. "Daava (1997)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
59. "Taraazu (1997)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
60. "Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
61. "Bollywood remakes of South Indian films". NDTV. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
62. Verma, Sukanya (31 May 2012). "The 25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
63. "Aflatoon (1997)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
64. "Bike stunt in 'Keemat' most memorable: Akshay Kumar". Zee News (Essel Group). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
65. "Keemat: They Are Back (1998)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
66. "Angaaray (1998)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
67. "Barood (1998)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
68. "Sangharsh (1999)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
69. "Aarzoo (1999)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
70. "International Khiladi (1999)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
71. "Zulmi (1999)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
72. "Jaanwar (1999)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
73. "Hera Pheri (2000)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
74. "Siddique's not teaming up with Priyadarshan for Hera Pheri 3". The Times of India. The Times Group. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
75. Adarsh, Taran (15 December 2000). "Dhadkan: Review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
76. Verma, Sukanya (29 December 2000). "Action ? Thriller". Rediff.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
77. Someshwar, Savera R (18 May 2001). "Movie review: Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love". Rediff.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
78. Tanwar, Sarita. "The Rediff Review: Ajnabee". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
79. "The Winners – 2001 – The 51st Filmfare Awards". Indiatimes. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
80. "Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
81. "Aankhen takes you on a roller-coaster ride". BBC. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
82. Anjum, N (21 June 2002). "Akshay, Sunil, Aftab's star power fails, Paresh Rawal steals the show". Rediff.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
83. Kulkarni, Ronjita (17 August 2002). "Jaani Dushman – Ek Anokhi torture". Rediff.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
84. Adarsh, Taran (3 January 2003). "Movie review: Talaash... The Hunt Begins". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
85. Magotra, Ashish (24 May 2003). "'Andaaz': Flight to boredom". Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
86. "Nominees of 50th Filmfare Awards". Indiatimes. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
87. Elley, Derek (31 January 2004). "Review: 'Khakee'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
88. Adarsh, Taran (28 May 2004). "Movie review : Police Force". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
89. Fernandes, Vivek (27 May 2004). "Akshay: It's payback time!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
90. "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
91. "Nominees of 50th Filmfare Awards". Indiatimes. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
92. "Hatya: The Murder (2004)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
93. "Aitraaz (2004)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
94. "Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin (2004)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
95. "Ghar Grihasti". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
96. "Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
97. "Insan (2005)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
98. Chopra, Anupama (14 March 2005). "Old refashioned". India Today. Living Media. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
99. Pandohar, Jaspreet (14 April 2005). "Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
100. "Garam Masala (2005)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
101. N, Patcy (25 November 2005). "Deewane Hue Paagal: Good fun". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
102. "Dosti: Friends Forever (2005)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
103. "Family – Ties of Blood (2006)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
104. "Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
105. "Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
106. "Phir Hera Pheri (2006)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
107. Pradhan, Vidya (23 October 2006). "Jaan-E-Mann is a bizarre movie". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
108. Kazmi, Nikhat (22 December 2006). "Movie review : Bhagam Bhaag". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
109. Kazmi, Nikhat (24 March 2007). "Movie review : Namastey London". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
110. "Heyy Babyy (2007)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
111. "Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
112. "Welcome (2007)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
113. "Tashan (2008)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
114. "Singh Is Kinng (2008)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
115. "3rd AFA Nominees and Winners". Asian Film Awards. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
116. "Singh is Kinng". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
117. "Jumbo (2008)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
118. "Jumbo (animation)". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
119. Kazmi, Nikhat (15 January 2009). "Movie review : Chandni Chowk to China". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
120. "8 x 10 Tasveer (2009)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
121. "Kambakkht Ishq (2009)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
122. Chopra, Anupama (16 October 2009). "Movie review : Blue". NDTV. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
123. Kazmi, Nikhat (26 November 2009). "Movie review : De Dana Dan". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
124. Jha, Subhash (29 August 2009). "Akshay shoots for his long pending film titled Hello India in London". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
125. "Housefull (2010)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
126. Masand, Rajeev (31 July 2010). "Masand: 'Khatta Meetha', a schizophrenic film". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
127. Shekhar, Mayank (4 November 2010). "Mayank Shekhar's review: Action Replayy". Hindustan Times. HT Media. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
128. Rao, Renuka (23 December 2010). "Review: Tees Maar Khan is not worth even a free ticket". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai: Diligent Media Corporation. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
129. Verma, Sukanya (11 February 2011). "Patiala House : Bend it like Akshay!". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
130. Sen, Raja (7 April 2011). "Review: Thank You is unwatchable". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
131. Sen, Raja (25 November 2011). "Review: Desi Boyz and bad, bad girlz". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
132. Sen, Raja (6 April 2012). "Review: Housefull 2 is shamefully bad". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
133. "Another double role for Akshay". The Times of India. The Times Group. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
134. Sen, Raja (1 June 2012). "Review: Rowdy Rathore has old Khiladi, no new tricks". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
135. Marwah, Navdeep Kaur (14 September 2012). "Akshay Kumar to pay compensation for not promoting Joker?". Hindustan Times. HT Media. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
136. Sen, Raja (31 August 2012). "Review: Joker is a daft comedy". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
137. Verma, Sukanya (28 September 2012). "Review: OMG-Oh My God is brave and absorbing". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
138. Rishi, Shubhir (7 December 2012). "Review: Khiladi 786 is unfunny, unclever". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
139. Srivastava, Priyanka (13 September 2014). "Going regional: How celebs stars are taking to cinema here in a big way". India Today. Living Media. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
140. Chopra, Anupama (8 February 2013). "Anupama Chopra's review: Special 26". Hindustan Times. HT Media. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
141. "Akshay Kumar's Marathi film '72 Miles Ek Pravas' selected for PIFF". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
142. Chakravorty, Vinayak (16 August 2013). "Movie Review: Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara! struggles all along". India Today. Living Media. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
143. "Introducing: Remake Raja Akshay Kumar". Hindustan Times. HT Media. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
144. "Thuppakki remake is titled Holiday". The Times of India. The Times Group. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
145. "Akshay Kumar on 'Holiday': This is one character I'm gonna be sad to say goodbye to". The Indian Express. Mumbai: Indian Express Group. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
146. Kulkarni, Pooja (14 May 2013). "Akshay Kumar's Marathi film changed from Adhantari to Anntar". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
147. "Tanisha chooses Armaan over Akshay". The Times of India. The Times Group. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
148. Iyer, Meena (8 August 2014). "Movie review : Entertainment". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
149. Tarannum, Asira (27 September 2014). "Akshay Kumar doesn't want to over-promote himself for 'The Shaukeens'". Mid Day. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
150. Press Trust of India (4 December 2014). "Akshay Kumar's 'Baby' trailer released". The Indian Express. Mumbai: Indian Express Group. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
151. "Watch: Sholay style teaser of Akshay Kumar's 'Gabbar Is Back'". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai: Diligent Media Corporation. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
152. Khuranaa, Amann. "'Brothers' trailer: Things we liked about it". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
153. "Akshay Kumar survives fire accident while shooting for 'Tung Tung Baje' in 'Singh Is Bliing'". The Indian Express. Indian Express Limited. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
154. "Twinkle Khanna, kids Nitara-Aarav in Jodhpur for dad Akshay Kumar's shoot". The Indian Express. Mumbai: Indian Express Limited. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
155. Iyer, Sanyukta (18 November 2015). "Around the world in the '50s with Akshay". Mumbai Mirror. The Times Group. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
156. "Akshay Kumar begins 'Rustom' with a strong ensemble cast". The Times of India. The Times Group. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
157. "Akshay Kumar in Jolly LLB 2 revealed".
158. "Toilet- Ek Prem Katha Movie Cast, Crew and Release Date Details: Akshay Kumar".
159. Divya, Goyal (23 March 2016). "Revealed: Akshay Kumar as Villain Dr Richard in Rajinikanth's Enthiran 2". NDTV News Network. NDTV.
160. "Rajinikanth's 2.0 first look to be out on November 20". The Hindu.
161. "Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
162. Aulakh, Ratan (21 September 2013). Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna Full Punjabi Movie Superhit Punjabi Movies Akshay Kumar (in Punjabi). Sushant Entertainment. Retrieved 25 October 2014 – via YouTube.
163. Saikia, Priyankee. "Top 10 Cameos In Bollywood". MensXP.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
164. "Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai (2010)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
165. Arora, Preeti (29 April 2011). "Review: Chalo Dilli is an arduous journey to nowhere". Mumbai: Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
166. "Shah Rukh, Akshay, Aamir: It's raining stars in 'Apna Bombay Talkies'". Firstpost. Network 18. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
167. "Akshay Kumar's friendly gesture misused in Punjabi film". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
168. "We Got the Answer to Yeh Fugly Fugly Kya Hai". NDTV. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
169. Rodricks, Allan Moses (25 February 2015). "A double take on twins". The Hindu. Bengaluru: The Hindu Group. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
170. Express Web Desk (26 July 2016). "Akshay Kumar's Dishoom look: You have never seen Akshay like this before". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
171. Press Trust of India (4 December 2014). "Akshay Kumar's 'Baby' trailer released". The Indian Express. Mumbai: Indian Express Group. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
172. "Bollywood im Alpenrausch – Indische Filmemacher erobern die Schweiz". Swiss Films. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
173. Kotwani, Hiren (8 October 2012). "Akshay produces documentary on global warming". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
174. "Priyanka Chopra to host 'Fear Factor, Season 3'". The New Indian Express. Express Publications. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
175. "Akshay Kumar back to Khatron Ke Khiladi season 4". CNN-IBN. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
176. "Akshay Kumar appearance in the final". India Today. Living Media. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
177. "Akshay Kumar performs action sequence in 'Qubool Hai'". ABP News. ABP Group. 5 June 2014.
178. "Akshay turns TV serial producer with Jamai Raja". Bollywood Hungama. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
179. "Dare To Dance with Akshay Kumar". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

External links

• Akshay Kumar at the Internet Movie Database
• Akshay Kumar filmography on Bollywood Hungama