Akshay Kumar Birthday Special: Here are some facts we bet you didn’t know about Khiladi Kumar

Akshay Kumar is one of the most loved and sought-after actors in Bollywood. He is appreciated for how effortlessly he portrays all kind of roles and he has created a niche for himself. Akshay has had his fair share of struggle while he tried to make it big in the industry.

While many know about his journey, there are still some facts about the actor that not many people know. Bollywood’s Khiladi Kumar is celebrating his 53rd birthday today and on his special day, let’s look at some of the unknown facts about him that we bet you did not know.

Unknown facts about Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar had auditioned for the role of Deepak Tijori in ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’ in 1992, but he was rejected.

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While Akshay is a fitness freak he does not like pumping iron in the gym. He avoids weightlifting and focuses’ more on running, boxing and martial arts.

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Akshay has played many loveable characters but did you know that he played characters of the name Raj Malhotra in 5 movies and he starred in 8 movies that had Khiladi in their title.

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He was part of a Punjabi devotional song ‘Nirhun Rakh Liya’ and had donated all the profits from the song to victims of train bombings on July 11, 2006.

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Akki played the matchmaker for actress Asin and his BFF entrepreneur Rahul Sharma. The first invite to their wedding was sent to Akshay and he was also the groom’s best man.

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Akshay had apparently confessed that back in the day he would steal watches from Chandni Chowk just to get some kick out of it.

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Akshay found a pros and cons list made by wife Twinkle Khanna on the second day of his marriage. Twinkle wanted to know the genetic history in his family to avoid any disease. He said on Koffee With Karan, “First I got angry when I saw this chart. I got angry and then I realised, okay, this is what she means. It took me a little time to understand what exactly she meant. I have learnt a lot from her.”

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Twinkle had threatened Akshay to not have a second child if he does not do sensible movies. On Koffee With Karan, she said, “I told him I won’t have a second child if he doesn’t start doing sensible movies.”

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Well, we wish Akshay a very happy birthday and a rocking year ahead.

And you guys stay tuned to this space for more updates, news and gossip.

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