Not all stars are born with a silver spoon. Here's a story of an inspiring actor who slogged and worked hard to achieve name and fame.
Stories of Bollywood actors - who have built everything from zero - are always inspiring. Here's a story of a Bollywood actor who did not have a godfather in Bollywood. It was his dedication and luck that made him the superstar that he is today.
The actor is none other than Akshay Kumar. He is known as the Khiladi of Bollywood as he is among the most fittest, toughest and entertaining stars of Bollywood who has worked across genres. He is among the busiest stars and churns out multiple films in a year.
His story to success has been widely spoken about. The actor too has often shared about his journey from Delhi's Chandni Chowk to glamorous Bollywood. In one of the interviews, Akshay Kumar stated that he wasn't much interested in studies and even flunked in class VII.
In an interview with news agency ANI, Akshay Kumar shared that his father once asked him - 'Tu banna kya chahta hai?' To this, his reply was 'Hero banna chahta hun.' But the journey wasn't as easy.
Recalling his humble beginnings, Akshay Kumar once revealed that he lived with 24 family members in one small house in Chandni Chowk. We were 24 people living in one house in Chandni Chowk, all sleeping in the same room. In the morning, we had to jump over each other to get out, he said.
Akshay Kumar has often spoken about his time in Bangkok and described it as the toughest phase in his life. The actor moved to Bangkok in order to learn martial arts. Over the five years, Akshay Kumar worked as a waiter and chef in Bangkok in order to earn money to support his dreams. At times, he would end up washing dishes too.
Did you know that Akshay Kumar had auditioned for the role of Deepak Tijori's character in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar? To Mid-day, he once revealed, Apna screen test diya maine, for Deepak Tijori’s role. And they didn’t like it. And, apparently, I was crap, so they removed me. He made his debut with the film Saugandh.
Today, Akshay Kumar is the biggest star of Bollywood. The actor enjoys a massive net worth of Rs 2500 crore. His next big release is Kesari 2.
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