Akshay [B-day]

Born: September 9, 1967India
Occupation: Actor

Akshay worked as a Chef in Bangkok before starting work in films. He studied martial arts in Hong Kong and was sometimes referred to as the "Bruce Lee of India". His first Bollywood film was Saugandh in 1991.

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 married in January 14, 2001. Their son named Araav was born in September 15, 2002. His first big hits were mostly action films such as Mohra (1994), Elaan (1994), the Khiladi series etc. He has also had big success in romantic movies for example: Yeh Dilagi (1994), Dhadkan (2000) or Andaaz (2003) .

Awards and nominations

Zee Cine Awards

2005: Nomination, Best Actor in a Comic Role for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi & Nomination, Best Supporting Actor for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

2006: Nomination, Best Actor for Waqt: The Race Against Time

IIFA Awards

2002: Winner, Best Villain for Ajnabee
2005: Winner, Best Comedian for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

Filmfare Awards

2002: Winner Best Villain for Ajnabee
2005: Nomination, Best Comedian for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi & Nomination, Best Supporting Actor for Khakee
2006: Winner, Best Comedian for Garam Masala

Stardust Awards

2002: Winner, Best Performance in a Negative Role for Ajnabee
2005: Nomination, Best Actor in a Comic Role for Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
2006: Winner, Actor of The Year Award for Garam Masala & Nomination, Star of the Year for Waqt: The Race Against Time

Apsara Academy Awards

2005: Nomination, Best Actor in A Supporting Role for Khakee
2006: Nomination, Best Actor for Waqt: The Race Against Time

Star Screen Awards

2006: Winner, Best Editor Award for Garam Masala & Deewane Huye Pagal & Nomination, Best Comedian for Garam Masala (He requested that his name be removed from the nominee list, which was done.)