Before
Bollywood
discovered
Akshay
Kumar,
the
actor
dabbled
in
a
lot
of
fields.
He
sold
costume
jewelry.
He
ran
errands
at
a
travel
agency.
He
taught
martial
arts.
He
cooked
and
waited
tables
in
a
Bangkok
eatery.
He
tried
his
luck
in
modeling.
Once
he
found
his
calling
on
the
silver
screen
though,
there
was
no
turning
back.
In
movies
too,
he’s
slipped
into
multiple
characters
and
careers.
From
God
to
gangster,
the
Khiladi
star
has
done
it
all.
Up
next,
the
57
year
old
portrays
real-life
lawyer
C
Sankaran
Nair
in
the
pre-Independence
era
taking
on
the
British
empire
over
the
Jallianwala
Bagh
massacre
in
1919
in
his
film,
Kesari
2.
Sukanya
Verma
looks
at
the
professions
Akshay
has
acted
on
screen
before.
Soldier
From
Sainik,
Ab
Tumhare
Hai
Watan
Saathiyon,
Holiday,
Rustom
and
Sky
Force,
Akshay
has
regularly
demonstrated
his
daredevilry
as
a
member
of
the
army,
navy
and
air
force.
Cop
Akshay
Kumar’s
khaki
avatars
as
a
justice-seeking,
no-nonsense,
angry
young
policeman
in
Main
Khiladi
Tu
Anari,
Tu
Chor
Main
Sipahi,
Mohra,
Khakee,
Rowdy
Rathore
and
Sooryavanshi
cemented
his
action
hero
vigour
as
keenly
as
his
khiladi
persona.
Businessman
High
on
scruples
and
sensitivity,
Akki’s
charming,
courteous
businessman
turned
to
be
quite
the
romantic
too
in
Dhadkan
as
well
as
Yeh
Dillagi.
Engineer
Automobile
engineer,
product
engineer,
mining
engineer,
Akshay’s
wannabe
IITian
is
put
to
test
for
fun
and
film
in
the
likes
of
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye,
Aitraaz
and
Mission
Raniganj.
Scientist
Akshay
didn’t
even
finish
college
but
is
quite
convincing
at
playing
a
scholar
of
science
in
fare
like
Mission
Mangal,
Jaan-E-Mann
and
Joker.
Musician
Remember
when
Akshay
channelled
his
rockstar
energy
for
turkeys
like
Dancer
and
Bewafaa?
Photographer
Prioritising
lust
over
lens
and
flirting
over
focus,
Akshay’s
roving-eyed
shutterbug
in
Garam
Masala
shows
no
signs
of
turning
a
new
leaf.
Psychiatrist
Akshay
embodies
Bollywood’s
idea
of
therapists
as
a
loony
ghostbuster
of
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
and
bloodless
Hannibal
Lecter
of
Sanghursh.
Film
Star
Almost
every
actor
agrees
to
play
themselves
in
the
movies
once
in
their
career,
Akshay’s
accomplished
this
feat
multiple
time
playing
a
film
star
of
the
humdrum
as
well
as
the
humorous
kind
in
films
like
Haan
Maine
Bhi
Pyaar
Kiya,
The
Shaukeens,
An
Action
Hero
and
Selfiee.
Auctioneer
Welcome
isn’t
the
kind
of
film
where
one
bothers
what
anyone
does
for
a
living
but
Akshay’s
bid
caller
trying
to
auction
off
Anil
Kapoor’s
masterpiece,
Rocking
Horse
ensures
we
never
forget.
Stuntman
A
Hollywood
stuntman
mingling
with
the
likes
of
Stallone,
Akshay’s
hope
to
up
his
action
hero
game
in
the
spectacularly
bad
Kambakkht
Ishq
turned
out
to
be
a
damp
squib.
Cricketer
Desi
origin
British
bloke
wanting
to
play
cricket
for
England,
much
to
his
racism-wary
father’s
dismay,
in
Patiala
House
becomes
the
source
of
much
emotional
conflict.
Hockey
team
manager
Akshay’s
faltering
performance
as
a
drunkard
on
the
mend
in
hopes
to
help
the
Indian
hockey
team
attain
Gold
at
the
Olympics
isn’t
one
for
the
books.
Teacher
A
physics
school
teacher
forced
to
turn
MMA
fighter
for
the
sake
of
his
family
in
the
Warrior
remake,
Brothers,
Akshay
is
game.
Plastic
surgeon
In
the
under-rated
comedy
about
human
tendency
to
harbour
secrets
and
conceal
their
true
selves,
Akshay’s
witty,
wicked
portrayal
of
a
celebrity
plastic
surgeon
in
Khel
Khel
Mein
makes
for
a
foxy
touch.
Chaatwala
Akshay
Kumar’s
early
life
in
Chandni
Chowk
comes
in
handy
as
he
plays
a
chaatwala
enjoying
a
popular
clientele
among
expecting
women
in
the
awfully
regressive
Raksha
Bandhan.
Roadside
cook
Speaking
of
Chandni
Chowk,
the
man’s
cooking
skills
are
put
to
good
use
as
he
slices
and
dices
away
to
glory
as
a
roadside
cook-turned-martial
arts
expert
in
the
grand
misfire,
Chandni
Chowk
To
China.
Stripper,
Desi
Boyz
Akshay
and
John
Abraham
team
up
as
down-on-luck
NRIs
taking
up
stripper
gigs
as
part
of
Desi
Boyz‘
mindless
comedy.
Nightclub
manager
Most
of
the
focus
of
Heyy
Babyy
on
Akshay
along
with
Riteish
Deshmukh
and
Fardeen
Khan
is
on
raising
a
toddler.
For
trivia
sake,
Akshay’s
source
of
income
is
working
as
a
manager
at
‘Sydney’s
most
happening
night
club:
Greed.’
