Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar: From Starting His Career As A Chef To Landing His First Film By Sheer Luck - Unknown Facts About Akki

Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar! Khiladi Kumar who turned 53 today is one of the most loved superstars of Bollywood. But very few know about his personal life which he keeps a secret. Check out some lesser-known facts about the actor and be ready to be mindblown.

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    One of the amazing facts of Akshay Kumar is that his real name is Rajiv Bhatia and changed his name when he entered Bollywood. (Image Source: instagram/akshaykumar)

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    Akshay Kumar had his own share of struggles in his life. He started as a waiter and then as a chef in Bangkok where he got trained in martial arts, combat sport Muay and also earned a black belt in Taekwondo. (Image Source: instagram/akshaykumar)

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    Before climbing the ladder of fame and stardom, Akshay Kumar did some modeling assignments and by luck he landed up in a film studio with his portfolio where he got picked for the lead role in the film Deedar. (Image Source: instagram/akshaykumar)

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    The 1992 movie Khiladi was the breakthrough for Akshay Kumar’s Bollywood career that he needed and later-on he did many movies that had Khiladi in the title thus bagging the title Khiladi Akshay Kumar. (Image Source: instagram/akshaykumar)

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    Akshay Kumar performs his own stunts in the movie to date which makes him the favorite action hero of all time. (Image Source: instagram/akshaykumar)