Akshay Kumar - Biography - Early Life

Akshay Kumar - Biography - Early Life

Akshay Kumar was born September 9, 1967 as Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. Kumar was born in India, but now has Canadian citizenship. His parents are Hari Om Bhatia and Aruna Bhatia. His father was a military officer. He lived and grew up in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and later he moved to Mumbai where he lived in Koliwada, a Punjabi dominated area. He received his school education from Don Bosco School and enrolled in Mumbai’s Guru Nanak Khalsa College for higher education, but dropped out after a year and went to Bangkok to learn martial arts. Kumar also has a sister, Alka Bhatia.