Akshay Kumar Movies

This madcap Bollywood comedy from director Priyadarshan concerns two bachelors -- young, handsome, and unfortunately, penniless. Each has a wealthy girlfriend as a strong candidate for a wife, and each girlfriend longs to marry. But complications arise from the girls' fathers, who are loath to wed their daughters off to ne'er-do-wells. The situation becomes even more chaotic with the addition of such characters as a drunken waiter, a Chinese mafia don, and a hired assassin. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Unlucky in love and certain that he's been hexed, Arush (Akshay Kumar) surmises that the key to turning his life around is to seek out a woman who will truly love him. Thanks to a snowballing sequence of colorful lies, however, Arush soon gets more than he bargained for. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Kal Ho Naa Ho director Nikhil Advani takes the helm for this tale of mistaken identity concerning a chef who's confused for a dangerous martial arts expert. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Love and dreams follow two starry-eyed actors across three decades and two incarnations in this splashy Hindi musical. It's the early '70s, and Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan) is a young would-be actor who has been playing bit parts in Bollywood musicals while looking for his big break. Om's ambition is to become a film star and win the heart of beautiful screen siren Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone), and his pal Pappu (Shreyas Talpade) and his mother, Bela (Kirron Kher), both encourage him not to give up on his dreams. One day, Om meets Shantipriya on a movie set, and he feels as if destiny is finally smiling on him, but when he overhears her having an argument with studio chief Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal), Om senses things are not as they should be. Before Om can decide what to make of his misgivings, the studio burns to the ground, claiming the lives of Om and Shantipriya. Thirty years later, a bit of Om's spirit seems to live on in Om Kapoor (also played by Shah Rukh Khan), a popular film actor with a large ego and a fear of flame who was born the day the old studio burned down. Despite his fame, Om is lonely, at least until he meets Sandhya (also played by Deepika Padukone), a shy but eager would-be actress looking for her chance to become a star. Om Shanti Om was directed and co-written by Farah Khan, who was a top choreographer in the Indian film industry before moving up to the director's chair, and features guest spots from a number of Bollywood's greatest stars, a few appearing in the form of digital recreations taken from films of the '70s. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Two young immigrants find themselves torn violently between traditional ways and the strong desire for independence, in director Vipul Amrutlal Shah's romantic drama Namastey, London. Jasmeet 'Jazz' Singh is an attractive Indian girl living and working in London; she has earned the disdain of her parents by rejecting her cultural heritage and the traditionally-accepted "arranged marriage" of her family's culture. Meanwhile, Jazz's best friend, the Pakistani immigrant Imran Khan (Upen Patel) is kicked out of the house by his parents when he informs them of his decision to move in with a Caucasian girlfriend. Jazz's father grows so desperate to force her into planned nuptials that he carts her off to India, where her path crosses with that of Arjun (Akshay Kumar), a local farmer instantly desperate to marry her. Jazz concocts a clever means of dodging this proposition, but the smitten Arjun refuses to take no for an answer, and follows Jazz back to London. As this unfolds, Imran suffers under the pressure imposed on him by his girlfriend's parents, who insist that he anglicize his name and his religion. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Director Raj Kanwar explores the possibility that some marriages are better made in heaven than arranged on Earth with this romance detailing the warm bond shared between a good-natured automotive engineer sent to Canada for training, and a lonely woman set to be married to a wealthy but emotionally distant business tycoon. After a chance meeting in an elevator finds engaged engineer Aditya (Akshay Kumar) suddenly smitten with shy and spoken-for Jia (Katrina Kaif), a series of repeated encounters throughout the city soon lead Adi to believe that perhaps destiny has played no small role in bringing the pair together. A simple girl from a prosperous family, Jia longs for the friendship and affection not afforded to her in either her family relationships or her relationship with her tightly-wound husband-to-be. As the pair grows ever closer and Jia's appreciation for Adi's gentle humor, thoughtful nature, and accepting sister and brother-in-law grows, her definition of "family" begins to take on an entirely new perspective. Now faced with the prospect of parting ways to continue with their well-planned lives or throwing caution to the wind in the name of true love, Adi and Jia must reconcile tradition with emotion to discover what joys and heartaches life truly has in store for them. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A woman in jeopardy has to deal with a growing number of men who've fallen in love with her, as well as a pair of thugs who want her dead, in this Bollywood musical comedy. Tanya (Rimi Sen) is a beautiful young woman who is in love with Karan (Shahid Kapoor), a sweet and handsome boy who happens to live down the street. However, when Tanya stumbles upon some information about a pair of local gangsters, she finds herself in great danger and must leave town for her own good. Tanya sets out for Dubai, but it isn't long before Karan misses her so much that he decides to find her. Not knowing where she's gone, Karan hires a private investigator, Rocky (Akshay Kumar), to follow her trail, but while Rocky is able to find Tanya easily enough, when he sees her he immediately falls head over heels for her and isn't especially interested in handing her over to Karan. Sanju (Suniel Shetty) is another young man who carries a torch for Tanya, and after she goes away he also sets out to find her; when he discovers Rocky wants to make her his own, he is determined to stop him, even though he's handicapped. And is this the end of the parade of men falling for Tanya? Not by a long shot. Deewane Huye Pagal was shot on location in India, Dubai, and Las Vegas, NV. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi