Akshay Kumar

Birth Name           :      Rajiv Hari-Om Bhatia

Nick Name            :     Akki, Mac

Date of Birth          :     09 September 1967

Born City               :     Amritsar, Punjab

Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar, Punjab to a Punjabi family. His father was a government employee.  From a very young age, he was recognised as a performer, particularly as a dancer. Kumar was raised in Delhi's Chandni Chowk neighbourhood before moving to Mumbai. In Mumbai, he lived in Koliwada, which was another Punjabi dominated Area. He studied at Don Bosco School and the Guru Nanak Khalsa College. Where he participated in sports with janpal Singh. 

He Studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as chef. He then came back to Mumbai, where he started teaching martial arts. One of his students happened to be a photographer and recommended him to do modelling. The student gave him a modelling assignment for a small company. For this two hours possing in front of the camera, kumar got Rs. 5,000, compared to his previous monthly salary of Rs. 4,000/ That was one of the main resons why he chose to be a model. After a Couple of Months of modelling, Kumar was offered a lead role by producer Pramod Chakravarthy for the movie Deedar.