He changed his real name for his lover, became Akshay
September 10, 20242 Mins Read

Entertainment Desk: He is Khiladi Kumar of Bollywood. Eight to eighty everyone is impressed with Akshay Kumar. One of the fittest actors in Bollywood for three decades. Be it romance or action or comedy - he impressed in all types of films. Akshay turned 56 on Monday.

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But the real name of the Punjabi son who is known as Akshay Kumar is Rajeev Hari Om Bhatia. How and why Akshay Kumar became Rajeev Bhatia, let's know the story.

Akshay's debut Hindi film 'Saugandh'. Akshay was seen for a few seconds in the role of a karate master in Mahesh Bhatt's 'Aaj' four years before this film. Superstar Rajendra Kumar's son Kumar Gaurav was the hero of that film. His character's name in the film was Akshay.

Akshay (Kumar Gaurav) was madly in love with a girl named Anjali in that film. Anamika Pal played that character. And in real life, Rajeev Bhatia aka today's Akshay Kumar was in a relationship with Anamika.

Rajeev could not bear the closeness of his lover with the superstar hero on screen. He was burnt. Hearing 'I love you Akshay' from Amanika's mouth, Rajeev Bhatia did a strange thing. Akshay Bhatia changed his name!

The straggler of that time Rajeev Bhatia even printed a visiting card with the name Akshay Bhatia to show his lover how serious he is about the name change. He would go to the producers and introduce himself under that name, looking for work.

After that, director Pramod Chakraborty advised Akshay to change not only his name but also his last name. Akshay's first film shot was 'Didar'. Although it sees the light of liberation after 'Saugandha'. 'Didar' director Pramod Chakraborty told Akshay, if Akshay decided to change the name, he should cut Bhatia instead of Bhatia and add Kumar.

Because Kumar was next to the name of many superstar heroes of Bollywood. Vyas, from Rajeev Bhatia he became Akshay Kumar. After that, love with Anamika did not last long. But the name remains.

Akshay Kumar married Twinkle Khanna for love in the new century. This romance started on the sets of 'International Khiladi' at the end of the nineties. That relationship is still intact today. Akshay-Twinkle has a happy family with two children, Arav and Nitara.