Akshay Kumar is an actor.
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia ( born 9 September 1967 ) , better known by his stage name Akshay Kumar , is an Indian-born actor who works in Bollywood films . Gabbar Is Back . Featuring Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles , the film is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa , directed by A. R. Murugadoss , which was later remade in Telugu as Tagore in 2003 and in Kannada as Vishnu Sena in 2005 . Grazing Goat Pictures is an Indian film and TV production house launched in 2011 by Hindi film actor Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi . Special 26 . It stars Akshay Kumar in the lead protagonist role with Manoj Bajpayee , Anupam Kher , Kajal Aggarwal , Jimmy Shergill and Divya Dutta in supporting roles .