Akshay Kumar

Biography: Early life Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia was born to a middle class Punjabi family in Amritsar-Punjab. His father was a government worker. From a very young age, he was recognised as a dancer. Akshay was grown in Delhi's Chandni Chowk neighbourhood before moving to Mumbai. In Mumbai, he lived in Koliwada area, which was another Punjabi dominated area. He studied at Don Bosco School and then Khalsa College . He studied martial arts in Bangkok. He then came back to Mumbai, and started teaching martial arts. One of his student happened to be a photographer recommended him to do modelling. The student gave him a modelling assignment for a small company. For his two hours posing in front of the camera, Kumar got Rs. 5,000, compared to his previous salary of Rs. 4,000 in one month. ..Read the full biography