Early life and backgroun
Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar
in the Indian state of Punjab.[3] His father was an army officer. His mother's
name is Aruna Bhatia. From a very young age, he was recognised as a performer,
particularly as a dancer. Kumar was raised in Delhi's
Chandni Chowk neighbourhood before moving to Mumbai. In Mumbai, he lived in
Koliwada, which was another Punjabi dominated area.He studied at Don Bosco
School in Mumbai and then Guru Nanak Khalsa College in Mumbai. Akshay has one
sister also, Alka Bhatia.
After having obtained a black belt in Taekwondo while in India,
he studied martial arts in Bangkok, Thailand,
where he learned Muay Thai and worked as a chef and waiter. He then came back
to Mumbai, where he started teaching martial arts. One of his students happened
to be a photographer and 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 5,000, compared to his previous monthly salary of 4,000.
That was one of the main reasons why he chose to be a model. One morning he
missed his flight for an ad-shoot at Bangalore.
Disappointed with himself, he went for his usual rounds at various film studios
with his portfolio. Luckily that same evening, Kumar was signed for a lead role
by producer Pramod Chakravarthy for the movie Deedar.
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