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Aarav Kumar does not love the camera as much as papa Akshay Kumar does. At a recent function to honor environmental activists, Aarav was called on stage to receive an award for his role in convincing his father to adopt a village and to electrify the village with solar energy.

However, Aarav refused to be photographed and hid behind grandma Dimple Kapadia while he was on stage.

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Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, on September 9, 1967) is a popular Bollywood film actor.

During the 90s, Kumar was known as the action hero of Bollywood, starring in hit action films such as Khiladi (1992), Mohra (1994) and Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), and being known for his action Khiladi Series. However, he was also praised for his performances in successful romantic films like Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dhadkan (2000) and Ek Rishtaa (2001), proving his credentials as a versatile actor.

He won his first Filmfare Award under the Best Villain category for his performance in Ajnabee (2001). Kumar later ventured into comedy films for which he has received much appreciation. His comic performances in films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005) and Jaan-E-Mann (2006) met with huge popularity.

Balancing commercial crowd attractions with critical success, he has established himself as one of the most prominent actors of the industry.

Akshay Kumar lived in Delhi for some time before moving to Mumbai. He lived in Koliwada which was a Punjabi dominated area and then moved to Amritsar. He studied at Don Bosco School and then Khalsa College, where he took an interest in sports. He studied martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a Chef. His career as an actor took off when producer Pramod Chakravarthy saw his portfolio and offered him the lead role in Deedar.

Akshay's first Bollywood film was Saugandh in 1991 which went unnoticed. His first major hit was the 1992 thriller film Khiladi. 1993 saw a drop as many of his films failed to do well. However, 1994 proved to be a good year for Kumar as he followed up his success of Khiladi with the action thriller Main Khiladi Tu Anari and the action hit Mohra which was one of the highest grossing films of the year.

Later that year, Yash Chopra signed him for the romantic film Yeh Dillagi which was also a success. He received appreciation for his performance in this film, where he played a romantic role which was different compared to his action roles. 

In 1995, along with his share of unsuccessful movies, Akshay starred in the third film in his Khiladi series Sabse Bada Khiladi, which was also a hit. The very next year he starred in the fourth hit film with 'Khiladi' in the title, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi opposite Rekha and Raveena Tandon, which was one of the highest grossing films of the year.

Other films starring Akshay include Yash Chopra's hit film Dil To Pagal Hai, Mr and Mrs Khiladi, Sangharsh, Jaanwar, Hera Pheri, Dhadkan, Awara Paagal Deewana, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Ek Rishtaa, Bewafaa, Waqt: The Race Against Time, Phir Hera Pheri, Bhagam Bhag, Namastey London, Heyy Baby, Sinngh Is King, and Chandni Chowk to China.

Akshay has formed a hit pairing with filmmaker Vipul Shah and actress Katrina Kaif. The trio so far have enjoyed 100 per cent success ratio.

Kumar is also an active stage performer. He led the Heat 2006 world tour which also starred Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.

He has been romantically linked to a few of his female co-stars, including Pooja Batra, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Shilpa Shetty and Priyanka Chopra. After being engaged to actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, they finally got married in January 14, 2001. Their son named Araav was born on September 15, 2002.

Akshay's forthcoming films include Kambakkht Ishq, Blue, De Dana Dan, Helloo India, Action Replay, and Houseful. He is one of the highest paid stars in the Hindi film industry today.

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