Bollywood Stars of IPL Cricket 2009

Akshay Kumar performs daredevil stunt at Kotla

Things That You Don't Know About Akki... (Akshay Kumar Trivia & Facts)

1. Akshay was born as Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia in Amritsar. His father was a governm

ent worker.

2. The star has a number 9 fixation and thinks it’s his lucky number!

3. Akki’ first car was a Fiat. Today, the owner of a Porsche, Bentley and Merc, prefers to commute in his Honda CRV. Earlier, he used to drive around with son Aara

v in a Zen, which had a 'Baby on Board' sticker.

4. He loves a tan-c

olour belt which has the word 'Lust' inscribed on it. He wears it every day!

5. Is sentimental about the motorbike gifted to him by dad Hari Om Bhatia. He restored it and cleans it every weekend. 

6. The Khiladi dated Poota Batra, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty before marrying co-stars Twinkle Khanna.

7. Once in Milan, he bought a locket for Twinkle, in which he lovingly placed

 a note. It read: “This is to lock you with me forever”.

8. Akshay loves to surf and sail on the Juhu Beach and ventures into sea as on his own boat

9. Akshay’s quite sentimental about the ‘firsts’ in his life. He still keeps his first house, car, motorcycle and pair of jeans!

10. Akki rides his motorbike to shoots to avoid getting stuck in traffic!

11. When asked by his dad what he wanted to become in life, a teenaged Akshay replied he would become a hero!

12. The actor, who is on a blood-group diet, complains, "I earn so much, but still cannot eat!" His day starts with two glasses of warm water.

13. Akki used to earn Rs 4,000 a month teaching martial arts in Bombay after returning from Bangkok where he was a waiter.

14. He’s done seven films with the title Khiladi – Khiladi, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Sabse Bada Khiladi, Khiladiyo

n Ka Khiladi, International Khiladi, Mr Aur Mrs Khiladi and Khiladi 420 !

15. He buys two sets of everything – one for Aarav and the other for his niece Simar.

16. Often tells Twinkle, “How will you eat, if I do? For you, I’ve decided to go on a diet!” He cooks paranthas for friends, but loves Dimple’s paaya and masala jhinga.

17. The not-too fashion conscious star’s funda is: When in doubt, wear blue jeans and a white shirt!

18. A number of handbags his ma-in-law Dimple Kapadia flaunts are gifted by him.

19. He visits the Four Bungalows Gurdwara whenever he is in Mumbai.

20. Though he made his debut in Deedar, Akshay's first film appearance was in Aaj, where he played a martial arts instructor for five seconds!

21. Akshay has turned his old house into a gym. Two floors are dedicated to Parkour, an exercise he and Aarav train in.

22. Once in Australia, the fitness freak walked up and down an 80-storey building because he could not hit the gym!

23. Akshay does not prefer to read books. However, his book is releasing soon.

24. He’s crazy about sushi. Also loves gulab jamuns and jalebis dipped in milk.

25. He used to jog at 4 a.m on Mumbai roads to avoid being mobbed.

Bollywood Geared Up For IPL!

Lights Camera Action! Bollywood A-listers are now headed to South Africa already & are geared up promoting their respective teams for the upcoming Indian Premier League-II. Shilpa Shetty, The actress, who owns a share in one of the IPL teams, landed in South Africa on Friday to discuss plans for the upcoming event set to take place in different cities from April 18 to May 24. The IPL, a franchise-based Twenty20 competition organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, features the world’s best cricketers.

Apart from the cricketers, excitement is also swelling about the high-profile owners of the teams, which include Bollywood super-stars like Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shetty, who are expected to make appearances at the games. Many actors though are not the owners of any IPL team have participated in the much coveted cricket tournament have added a zing to it by promoting IPL teams. Akshay Kumar did stunning stunts for the Delhi Dare-Devils; Katrina Kaif also supported Akki while Kareena Kapoor & Anil Kapoor supported the Mumbai Indians.