Kumar, Akshay

Overview

Works:	174 works in 313 publications in 6 languages and 4,373 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer
Classifications:	pn1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1990 |

|2020

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Publications about Akshay Kumar

Publications by Akshay Kumar

Most widely held works about Akshay Kumar

Lift kara de. Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar ( Visual )

Most widely held works by Akshay Kumar

Om shanti om ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2008 in Hindi and English and held by 336 libraries worldwide
A romantic saga of a boy next door, Om Prakesh Makhija, who works as a junior artiste in bollywood in the 70's. He is madly [in] love with the superstar of that time, Shantipriya. His dreams and aspirations to become a superstar and be with his lady love are thwarted as he witnesses the brutal murder of his beloved Shantipriya by a mercenary producer Mukesh Mehra. Om Prakash dies trying to save his Shanti. But destiny has something else in store when 'Om Prakash' a junior artiste returns as 'Om Kapoor' the superstar of 2007!! His journey of rediscovering himself, his past life and avenging the death of his beloved is the story of 'Om Shanti Om!'

Chandni Chowk to China ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in Hindi and held by 216 libraries worldwide
Sidhu, a cook from Chandni Chowk, longs to escape his dreary existence. He sees his chance when two strangers from China claim him to be the reincarnation of a war hero and ask him to come back with them to their village in China. Dreaming of the princely existence that awaits him, Sidhu blissfully sets out for China, never suspecting that he is being set up to take on a vicious smuggler.

Singh is kinng ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in Hindi and held by 180 libraries worldwide
Lakhan Singh, aka Lucky, is the 'kinng' of the Australian underworld. In a small village in Punjab, where Lucky was born, there exists someone more notorious than him: Happy Singh. The village sends Happy Singh out of town for awhile while they lure Lucky back to Punjab.

Namastey London ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2007 in Hindi and English and held by 178 libraries worldwide
"What happens when you transplant an English rose to a countryside in Punjab and expect her to thrive in an alien environment? The rose will either die or rebel. That's exactly what Jazz, rather Jasmeet, does when her father brings her to India and marries her to a rough and though farmer who can barely speak English. But Jazz is determined to marry Charlie Brown, her British boyfriend. Caught in this emotional tug of war between father and daughter, is poor Arjun, who is helplessly and hopelessly in love with his beautiful but unyielding wife. Namastey London will determine whether love is more about giving or taking, whether Indian values must surrender to western culture and whether Jazz will win or Jasmeet!"--Container.

Bhool bhulaiyaa ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2007 in Hindi and Undetermined and held by 143 libraries worldwide
Siddharth returns to his hometown with his new wife and insists on staying in the family's royal ancestral mansion where deadly happenings have taken place throughout the generations.

Waqt the race against time ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in Hindi and held by 123 libraries worldwide
Aditya is thrown out of his luzurious house and forced to stay in a shabby outhouse. He thinks his father is playing a cruel joke, but realizes his father has no intention of relenting. Aditya is desperate and it's a race against time ...

Heyy babyy ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2007 in Hindi and held by 123 libraries worldwide
Three handsome bachelors, Arush, Tanmay and Al, are having the time of their life in Sydney. They flirt around, sleep around and have numerous gorgeous conquests to their credit. But then they suddenly find their dating and mating rituals irreparably destroyed when a dimpled little roommate lands up on their doorstep, complete with her crib, pacifier and dirty nappy.

Action replayy ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2010 in Hindi and held by 121 libraries worldwide
Commitment phobic, Bunty is given an ultimatum, marry the woman he loves or stop seeing her. To resolve his problem, he steals a time machine to put romance into his parents marriage. If he succeeds, he may just change his own fate.

Garam masala ( Visual )
7 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in Hindi and held by 114 libraries worldwide
What happens when a good for nothing handsome hunk like Mac finds himself in possession of an empty flat and access to three gorgeous air hostesses? Garam Masala!

Welcome ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in Hindi and held by 114 libraries worldwide
"Uday Shetty, Majnu and their boss, Sikander, three Hong Kong-based serio-comic mobsters, are keen to get their sister Sanjana married into a respectable family. Uday, upon a chance meeting with a handsome bachelor, Rajiv, is convinced that the latter would be an appropriate match for Sanjana. However, Rajiv's uncle, Dr. Ghunghroo does not approve of his nephew's association with a dubious family"--Container.

Jaan-e-mann let's fall in love again ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in Hindi and held by 111 libraries worldwide
The story of three friends who have varied life expereinces yet their hearts remain tied to one another.

Khakee ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2004 in Hindi and held by 110 libraries worldwide
DCP Anant Shrivastav, along with his team, have been assigned to escort a dangerous terrorist and ISI agent from Chandigarh to Mumbai. But there is an unseen enemy who doesn't want them to reach Mumbai.

Tashan ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in Hindi and held by 102 libraries worldwide
A young executive is caught up in a world of lies and deception, when he is asked by a beautiful young woman to teach her boss English.

Patiala house ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2011 in Hindi and held by 101 libraries worldwide
At Patiala House lives the Kahlon family, ruled by Bauji. They follow his rules as he tries to hold onto his 'Indian values'. The younger generations at the house want to follow their dreams, but are held back by their respect and love for Bauji, and the shining example of Bauji's eldest son, Gattu. Gattu gave up his dream, and for the last 17 years he has been working in a corner store. Will Bauji loosen his hold and let the youngsters find their own dreams instead of following his?

Phir hera pheri ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in Hindi and held by 101 libraries worldwide
In this sequel to Hera pheri, Raju, Shyam, Babu Rao, are back to their tricks for making a fortune the crooked way. The greedy trio get caught up in a scam, and in trying to increase their stake, lose their fortune, and have a lot of people pursuing them, including an underworld don, who wants his "investment" back.

Tees Maar Khan ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in Hindi and held by 97 libraries worldwide
Only once in a blue moon is such a great criminal born who is fearless as well as shameless. Now is the blue moon and the great criminal is Tees Maar Khan. He steals, cons, and cheats all with such alarming audacity that even shame shies away from him. He and his gang comprising of Dollar, Soda, and Burger have managed to keep the police, world over, on their toes. Then one fine day international antique smugglers, the Johri Brothers, assign Tees Maar Khan the biggest con job of his life.

8 x 10 tasveer ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2009 in Hindi and held by 91 libraries worldwide
Jai has psychic abilities, of which his father is skeptical. This puts a strain on their relationship. But when his father is killed in a boating accident, Jai can see that it wasn't an accident afterall.

Housefull ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2010 in 3 languages and held by 90 libraries worldwide
"It's a story of normal people caught in abnormal situations sparked off by a white lie. This story of the world's unluckiest man trying to find true love to reverse his bad luck into good luck, results in hilarious situations which are sometimes heart touching. This mega budget romantic comedy entertainer combines two different schools of entertainment for the first time--class and mass."--Container.

Bhagam bhag ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in Hindi and held by 83 libraries worldwide
An Indian theatre group travels to London to perform, but without their leading actress. In the search for a leading lady in London, there are runins with the the drug trade and the law.

Blue ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2009 in Hindi and held by 82 libraries worldwide
Sagar, a deep sea diver, hopes to own his own boat some day. His friend, Aarav, is a rich arrogant businessman. Caught in between the two is Sagar's brother, Sam, who has inadvertently managed to rankle a gang of mafia men. Now, these dangerous men are after him and Sagar is the only one who will help him. But to save his brother, Sagar has to wrestle with the ghost of his dead father first. Mona, Sagar's girlfriend is afraid that the secret that lies in the restless waters will destroy them all.