Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar continues to defy age with his looks, physique, stunts and spirit. The National Award-winning actor, who will soon be seen judging Star Plus’ comedy show “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge”, started his career in 1991 with ‘Saugandh’. But it was ‘Khiladi’ in 1992 which eventually gave him the epithet as Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’.
After establishing himself as a master of action roles, he moved into romantic and comedy zomes with films like ‘Hera Pheri’, ‘Dhadkan’, ‘Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love’, ‘Welcome’, ‘Singh Is Kinng’ and ‘Housefull’. His movies ‘OMG: Oh My God’, ‘Special 26’, ‘Holiday’, ‘Airlift’, ‘Rustom’, ‘Jolly LLB 2’ and the latest ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ have only added to his list of fans.
In the 26 years of his career,
Akshay has come a long way. But he says he still has the enthusiasm of a
youngster whenever he takes up a new project. “Honestly, in my head, I
made my debut two weeks ago. You play the song and I will start dancing
on ‘Waada raha sanam’ (song from ‘Khiladi’). I have never lost interest
and passion.
“When I say it, I mean it that age is just a number, because it has not affected anything. In my mind space, I am still the same guy,” said Akshay, who grew up in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk area and is proficient in martial arts. Akshay has films like ‘Padman’, ‘2.0’ and ‘Gold’ in his kitty — each different from the other.
“With every movie he kept growing,” he recounted with a smile, adding that Akshay was in a “fortunate phase” in his life. “The public and trade look forward to all his films with equal excitement always. All his hard work is bearing fruit now, and I am sure he is still not resting on his laurels… But gunning for more.”
Now, while producers mostly laugh their way to banks with movies
featuring Akshay, he is happy about living the ‘fun of getting paid for
laughing’ via ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’.
