Akshay Kumar - Khiladi (My Favourite Actor)

The much awaited Akshay Kumar-Kareena Kapoor starrer 'Kambakkht Ishq' will be unveiling its first look with the release of 'Aa Dekhen Zara' on March 27th, 2009.
Starring Akshay and Kareena, the movie directed by Sabbir Khan is scheduled for release this summer.
The movie has already gathered a lot of buzz with its star cast which includes names like Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh, and Denise Richards. Furthermore, the movie has already ran into trouble with the Censor Board for the use of profanities.
The movie is a romantic comedy which revolves around a debonair Hollywood stuntman (Akshay Kumar) who believes that 'women are only good for'' and a firebrand model (Kareena Kapoor) who with her cutting edge wit and sardonic tongue can stare down any arrogant man.
Hitting the theatres soon, 'Kambakkht Ishq' promises to be an entertainer.

The release of Akshay Kumar starer '8X10' can be halted, as the producer Precept Picture has failed to pay the agreed amount of Rs 6.67 crore to T-SERIES. The two companies were earlier partners in the project, until the latter withdrew in March.

Sajid Nadiadwala’s “Kambakkht Ishq” is all set to make this summer even hotter with its release. The audiences will finally get a peek into the much awaited Akshay Kumar – Kareena Kapoor starrer “Kambakkht Ishq” during the screenings of Aa Dekhein Zara which is releasing today.
The film has already created the much needed buzz already before even the promos are out. The audiences had a long wait before they can get a sneak peak of the movie. The film promises to be one of the biggest entertainers to hit the screens this year. The film is directed by debutant director Sabbir Khan.
The film’s USP is undoubtedly the exciting chemistry between Hollywood stunt man (Akshay) and a firebrand model (Kareena). Both the protagonists are strong headed people, and both have their own terms of life. Akshay lives by the mantra that “women are only good for one thing” and Kareena can stare down the most arrogant male with her caustic wit and sardonic tongue. Another star attraction is undoubtedly the number of Hollywood stars included in the movie.
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala has gone all out for “Kambakkht Ishq” its an exciting marriage between the East and the West. The movie is a romantic comedy but features a lot of action. Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh and Denise Richards play interesting roles in the film as well.
Last year Ghaijini was the most awaited movie, and this year undoubtedly “Kambakkht Ishq” is the most awaited movie. When the audiences would leave the theater they would be spell bound and would have their tongues wagging wanting for more.

The ongoing recession seems to have finally hit the highest paid actor in Bollywood Akshay Kumar. The king of Box Office in an interview said that the top ranking stars will have to take a pay cut to save the industry from the present financial crisis. Akshay who had put a price tag of Rs 30 crores after the success of his movie Singh is Kinng confessed to have take a pay cut for his upcoming movies.

New Delhi, March 25, Even if directing three Bollywood macho men, two sizzling beauties and one Australian pop diva didn’t seem a tough bet for debut director Anthony D’Souza, wielding the megaphone for 40 sharks for an underwater action sequence for “Blue” surely gave him jitters.“The scariest part of ‘Blue’ was in fact the sharks. Getting them to act in my film was not easy,” D’Souza told IANS in an e-mail interview.

The Akshay Kumar - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pair has come together earlier only once in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Khakee which was around five years back. They are back together for a project being made by Vipul Shah who has worked on various projects with Akshay such as ‘Waqt: A Race Against Time’, ‘Aankhen’, ‘Namastey London’, ‘Singh Is Kinng’.
Our Ebolly sources say that Vipul is very hopeful about the project and the same would be started once he completes with his current ambitious project “London Dreams”. Though the last movie in which Akshay and Ash worked together (in Khakee), did not do wonders on the box office, this flick may just turn the box office tables in their favour.

press conference of his next ”8X10 Tasveer” last night. Asked about the film, which is based on supernatural powers, Akshay said he does not believe in such things but he did the movie as he liked the script.
”I have done 120 movies till date but have never tried something like this, ” he claimed clarifying his earlier movie ”Bhool Bhulaiya” was also a supernatural comedy.
Refuting rumors regarding his rift with the director Nagesh Kukunoor during the making of movie, Akshay said, ” initially I was irritated with the Nagesh’s style of working as he would not allow his actors to go over the top but since fifth day of the shooting, everything was ok.”
Asked whether he was worried over this movie’s fate at the box office as his last movie ”Chandni Chowk to China” proved to be huge disaster, he said, ”No, I hope the audience will like the movie. I have seen it and am happy with the end result.”

Even before its release, Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kambakkht Ishq starring Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar is in trouble. It’s in trouble because Censor board has given it A Certificate, so that it can not be shown on television. The promo was supposed to air on TV on last weekend. However, it will only be shown in theaters and only with films which have A Certificate.

Regional Officer of Censor Board, Vinayak Azad confirmed it and said, “Yes, we have given the promos as A Certificate because of which it can’t be shown on television.”

Meanwhile when asked to him why the promo has given the A Certificate, he revealed, “Kareena calls Akshay a dog and in turn he calls her a bitch. Apart from this scene, there is also a line indicating that women are only meant for making love. I found that very inappropriate, because in a promo, you can’t understand the context of the scene as we have not yet seen the film.”

Akshay Kumar: Akshay Kumar is perhaps the most reliable or ‘saleable’ actor in Hindi filmdom today along with Shah Rukh Khan with practically all his films over the last few years being hugely successfully at the box office. What’s more he has developed from an action hero in B–movies to a reasonably fine actor, in particular, displaying impeccable sense of comic timing in films like Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhaag (2006) and Heyy Babyy (2007). And like Shah Rukh, he has made it to the top rung of Bollywood without any ‘filmi’ connections whatsoever.
Birthday: 9th September, 1967 in Amritsar.
Debut Film: Saugandh (1991). Akshay Kumar
Major Impact: Khiladi (1992).
Successful Films: Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Mohra (1994), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Saboot (1996), Daava (1997), Insaaf: The Final Justice (1997), Zulmi (1999), International Khiladi (1999) and Khiladi 420 (2000). Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Jaanwar (1999), Hera Pheri (2000), Dhadkan (2000), Ajnabee (2001). Andaaz (2003) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006), Namsatey London (2007), Tashan (2008) Singh is Kinng (2008),
Comedy films-Hera Pheri (2000), Phir Hera Pheri (2006) Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhaag and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Heyy Babyy and Welcome (2007)
Awards- First Filmfare award for Best villain in the film Ajnabee (2001)
2nd Filmfare for Best comedian in Garam masala (2005)
Upcoming Films-Blue, Eight By ten and Kambakht Ishq
Facts we dint know-Dated most of his co-stars including Pooja Batra, Raveena Tandon and Rekha (before his marriage to Twinkle Khanna).
Was a martial arts teacher. One of his students suggested he model and he was soon offered films after his success as a model.
Dated Shilpa Shetty twice before his marriage to Twinkle Khanna.
Has a son with wife Twinkle Khanna named Araav born 15th September 2002. Became an uncle when sister-in-law Rinke Saran gave birth to a baby girl on 19 October 2004.
Won Best Villain award for ‘Ajnabee (2001)’ as it was his first ever award since his career started in 1991.
He is the son-in-law of Bollywood mega-star, Rajesh Khanna and actress, Dimple Kapadia, as well as the brother-in-law of actress Rinke Khanna.
Was working as a chef in a restaurant in Bangkok before entering films.
Studied martial arts in Bangkok before becoming an actor.
Formed a popular team with Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal.

TWINKLE KHANNA- is amongst those selected few who share their birthdate with their mom or dad. She was born on 29 December 1974, and shares her date of birth with her dad Rajesh Khanna. She is the daughter of well-known Bollywood actress, Dimple Kapadia; has a sister, Rinke, who is married to Industrialist Sameer Saran, and has a daughter. Her aunt is Bollywood actress and costume designer, Simple Kapadia. Her parents are no longer married to each other.

I’d probably have laughed at anyone else wearing those oh-so-very-yellow loafers but Akshay totally works ‘em! Again. Those denims on the other hand…












Akshay Kumar At ‘8 x 10 Tasveer’ Press meet

Pop star Kylie Minogue will soon be seeing gyrating the Bollywood scene with her hot item number in the underwater mystery thriller Blue.

Akshay Kumar is ready and chilled out for his next release as it is a nail biting subject which is entirely a new experience for him. Percept Picture Company (PPC) and Nagesh Kukunoor are ready to walk you through the realm of the supernatural in their latest film 8X10 Tasveer, a nail biting thriller directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. The film is a story about a young man named Jai, played by Akshay Kumar, who possesses supernatural powers. The female lead in the film is portrayed by Ayesha Takia. This (supposedly) spine chilling flick with an edge of the seat finish is ready to thrill the audiences on April 3.

Mumbai Director-choreographer Farah Khan says Australian singer Kylie Minogue was "a dream to work with" in forthcoming film "Blue", but she was even more excited to work with Akshay Kumar after a year's gap.

Akshay Kumar, Nagesh Kukunoor and Shailendra Singh at the media meet of 8×10 Tasveer. Starcast of the movie “8×10 Tasveer” Akshay Kumar along with director Nagesh Kukunoor and producer Shailendra Singh were present at the press conference an event held in Mumbai recently.

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue, who was in India to shoot a song for her first Bollywood venture &#39Blue&#39, went on a shopping spree in Mumbai for Indian goodies - and ended up being grossly overcharged!

Bhool Bhulaiyaa, directed by Priyadarshan was a comic thriller dealing with human psychology.The plot of Bhool Bhulaiyaa is set around a small village whose citizens are very conservative and superstitious. America settled young couple Siddarth (Shiney Ahuja) and Avni (Vidya Balan ) arrive at their ancestral mansion to spend their holidays in India. Ignoring the warnings of Siddarth’s superstitious uncle Badrinarayan Chaturvedi (Manoj Joshi), Avni enters the room in the third floor and strange things begin to happen in the house.

All fingers start pointing towards Badrinarayan Chaturvedi’s daughter Radha (Amisha Patel). Siddarth’s close friend Aditya ( Akshay Kumar), a psychiatrist is called in to investigate.Vidya Balan was seen playing a Kathak dancer who suffers from split personality.

Watching ‘Bhool Bhulaiya‘ was an experience that showcased the future of Indian as well Hindi Cinema . A new trend where a heroine need not necessarily romance with the lead hero has recently been established in ‘Chak De India‘.

‘Bhool Bhulaiya‘ was neither a comedy nor a horror film. Director priyadarshan had tried his hands in a different genre. Released along with the Yashraj’s ‘Laga Chunri Mien Daag‘ and if opening has any indication then Vidya’s film has taken the lead over Rani’s Laga Chunri Mein Daag from day one. The theater was full to capacity and the viewers enjoyed watching it.

The film has a story that required some very brilliant acting by its team. And, this time it’s not Akshay Kumar or Paresh Rawal or Rajpal Yadav who walks away with all the acclaim but it’s Vidya Balan who surprises each and every one in the cinema hall. Her character changes like a chameleon in the film and what a superb performance she has given ! Vidya Balan is revelation for many in this film, especially in climax. The classical dance performance in the darbar and then the killing of Shiney Ahuja requires the guts to do this kind of role and Vidya has got ten out of ten marks. She balances the game between herself and Akshay Kumar . If Akshay walks out with all the credits in ‘Heyy Babyy‘, then this is the turn of this Malayali girl.Really surprised with her character changes in the film Bhool Bhulaiya and what a superb performance she has gave!

Akshay Kumar’s Tasveer which has been in the making for quite a while is finally going to see the light of the day on 3rd April. The movie directed by talented film maker Nagesh Kukunoor is ann oout and out thriller, wherein Akshay Kumar has a super natural ability of looking into a 8*10 photo and being able to visualise the incidents that took place while the picture was clicked.
The movie also stars the recently married Ayesha Takia in the lead role opposite Akshay Kumar. The story of the movie seems pretty interesting. But with movie releasing on 3rd April the publicity does not seem to be going on that well. That is something that makes us at movietonic, a bit skeptical about the film.
The music of the film is given by Salim Sulaiman. Check out the haunting song Haafiz Khuda sung by Mohit Chauhan. A good listen but nothing great.

Akshay Kumar: Akshay Kumar is perhaps the most reliable or ‘saleable’ actor in Hindi filmdom today along with Shah Rukh Khan with practically all his films over the last few years being hugely successfully at the box office. What’s more he has developed from an action hero in B–movies to a reasonably fine actor, in particular, displaying impeccable sense of comic timing in films like Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhaag (2006) and Heyy Babyy (2007). And like Shah Rukh, he has made it to the top rung of Bollywood without any ‘filmi’ connections whatsoever.