Akshay Hari Om Bhatia film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as \"Khiladi Kumar

While his career had fluctuated commercially, his mainstream success soared in 2007 with four consecutive box-office hits; it was consistent until a short period of decline. After which he reinforced his status with several films, including Rowdy Rathore (2012) and Holiday (2014). Moreover, around this time critical response to several of his films also improved; his work in OMG � Oh My God! (2012), Special 26 (2013), Baby (2015), Airlift (2016), and Jolly LLB 2 (2017) was acclaimed, and he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the crime thriller Rustom (2016). He earned further notice for his self-produced social films Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Pad Man (2018), and set box-office records in 2019 with Kesari, Mission Mangal, Housefull 4, Good Newwz, and the 2021 action film Sooryavanshi. Kumar suffered a career decline with all of his films post-Sooryavanshi failing at the box office, with major exceptions being OMG 2 (2023) and Bhooth Bangla (2026).[12]\r\n\r\nIn addition to acting, Kumar has worked as a stunt actor.[a] In 2008, he started hosting Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, which he did for four seasons. He also launched the TV reality show Dare 2 Dance in 2014 and his off-screen work includes ownership of the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League. The actor had also set up martial arts training schools for women safety in the country.[14][15] Kumar is one of India\'s most philanthropic actors and supports various charities. He is a brand endorser celebrity in India.[16] From 2011 to 2023, he was a citizen of Canada.[17][18][19] In 2021, Kumar was awarded the highest tax payer \"Sanman Patra\" for consecutively paying the highest tax as an individual for the past five years.[20]