In Pictures: Akshay Kumar as the humble and grounded Bollywood star

Akshay Kumar

We all know Akshay Kumar does his own stunts but he has made a pact with his producers to pay the stuntmen exact amount they would have got if they had done the stunts. And some reports claim that now he is also working towards getting insurance for the stuntmen.

Akshay Kumar

To help the drought farmers in Maharashtra, he gave a financial aid of Rs 90 Lakh to help 180 families of the farmers who had committed suicide. He also made a contribution of 50 lakhs to Salman’s charitable trust Being Human. He also donated Rs 1 crore to Chennai’s flood relief.

Akshay Kumar

During the shoot of Khatron Ke Khiladi, one of the participants was leaving the show because he under-performed. When Akshay asked him what he would have done with the winning amount, the participant said,” I will use it for my father’s cancer operation”. Akshay didn’t just call him to console, he even gave him a Rs. 25 Lakhs cheque.

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar sang and shot a music video of the Punjabi devotional song, Nirgun Raakh Liya and whatever profit he made, he donated to the victims of the train bombings of Mumbai on July 11 2006.

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar slashed his endorsement fee for a brand that incurred losses because of drought! Akshay was earning close to Rs 10 crore to endorse the brand but he cut down this amount by almost half.

Akshay Kumar

Not many know that he also launched a martial arts school to provide self-defence training for women for free in Mumbai and has trained 4000 women!

Akshay Kumar

During promotions of his film ‘Entertainment’, Akshay attended an event organized by youth organization in Defence of Animals (YODA).Akshay Kumar bought a Burberry jacket from the exhibition for Rs 1, 00,000 and paid Rs 3, 60,000 for the same, donating entire amount to YODA.