Akshay Kumar is in Hindi cinema.
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 . Bollywood is the sobriquet for India 's Hindi language film industry , based in the city of Mumbai , Maharashtra . The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India . Rowdy Rathore is a 2012 Bollywood action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Rajat Rawail , Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala .