50 Best movies of Akshay Kumar
by abtheboss | created - 06 Nov 2017 | updated - 14 Oct 2022 | PublicAkshay Kumar is a popular Indian Film Actor who works primarily in Bollywood films. In a career spanning more than twenty five years, Kumar has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films and has won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom and two Filmfare Awards.
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1. Hera Pheri (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three unemployed men look for answers to all their money problems - but when their opportunity arrives, will they know what to do with it?
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tabu
Votes: 72,383
It is the remake of 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking. Over the years it has become a cult classic. It was voted as the best Bollywood comedy film of all time in an online poll conducted by The Indian Express.
2. Special 26 (2013)
Not Rated | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gang of con-men rob prominent rich businessmen and politicians by posing as C.B.I and income tax officers.
Director: Neeraj Pandey | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Jimmy Shergill
Votes: 59,181 | Gross: $1.08M
The film was a critical acclaim and was regarded as one of the best films of 2013. The film was remade in Tamil in 2018 as Thaanaa Serndha Koottam, starring Suriya.
3. Baby (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
Director: Neeraj Pandey | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu
Votes: 60,633
The film and Akshay's performance was highly appreciated by critics.
4. Airlift (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
Director: Raja Menon | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra, Prakash Belawadi
Votes: 58,755
The film was a critical acclaim. It's based on the evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
5. Khiladi (1992)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Musical, Mystery
Two friends wage bets for money and fun. There comes a time where they race to win the biggest bet, for they know that their lives depend on it.
Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Sabeeha
Votes: 8,492
Khiladi was critically and commercially success at the box-office. It was Akshay's first successful movie.
6. Pad Man (2018)
PG-13 | 140 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Director: R. Balki | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor, Jyoti Subhash
Votes: 28,971 | Gross: $1.66M
7. Rustom (2016)
Not Rated | 148 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A naval officer returns home to find out about his wife's affair. Soon, he surrenders after murdering the lover but as the case unfolds, it starts to reveal his hidden intention.
Director: Tinu Suresh Desai | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Arjan Bajwa, Esha Gupta
Votes: 28,453 | Gross: $1.09M
The film is based on the real life incident of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati and businessman Prem Ahuja. Akshay Kumar received the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 64th National Film Awards for his performance in the film.
8. Toilet: A Love Story (2017)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
Director: Shree Narayan Singh | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Divyendu Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar
Votes: 23,152 | Gross: $1.83M
The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar's performances was highly appreciated by critics.
The film got 3 nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards
9. Jolly LLB 2 (2017)
Not Rated | 137 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jolly is a clumsy lawyer who is faced with representing the most critical court case of his career.
Director: Subhash Kapoor | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor
Votes: 27,098 | Gross: $1.63M
It is a sequel to the 2013 film Jolly LLB. It is a courtroom drama which satirizes the notion of the Indian legal system.
10. Kesari (2019)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.
Director: Anurag Singh | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Suvinder Vicky, Vansh Bhardwaj
Votes: 22,243
11. Phir Hera Pheri (2006)
153 min | Comedy, Crime
Baburao, Raju and Shyam are living happily after having risen from rags to riches. Still, money brings the joy of riches and with it the greed to make more money. And so, with a don as an unknowing investor, Raju initiates a new game.
Director: Neeraj Vora | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Bipasha Basu
Votes: 27,681
12. Namastey London (2007)
128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man takes his thoroughly-British daughter to his home country, India. There, he arranges her marriage to someone she considers a fool. The daughter attempts to outwit them, but the groom quietly and patiently hatches his own plan.
Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor, Clive Standen
Votes: 22,867 | Gross: $1.21M
13. Mohra (1994)
177 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A journalist comes to the aid of a murderer with a life sentence when she makes an appeal in court and although he is given his freedom, they soon discover that there is a grim reason behind his release.
Director: Rajiv Rai | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 8,666
14. Garam Masala (2005)
Not Rated | 146 min | Comedy, Romance
A rib tickling tale of two flirts who constantly flirt with women despite one of them being engaged. Chaos ensues when the fiancé finds out that her to-be groom is cheating on her.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen
Votes: 17,034
15. OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
Director: Umesh Shukla | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Mahesh Manjrekar
Votes: 65,285 | Gross: $0.92M
The film was highly appreciated by critics. It was declared a blockbuster by Box office India. The film was remade in Telugu as Gopala Gopala in 2014 with Venkatesh and Pawan Kalyan in the lead roles and in Kannada with Upendra and Sudeep titled as Mukunda Murari in 2016.
16. Ajnabee (2001)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A newlywed couple, Raj and Priya, move to Switzerland and become friends with their new neighbors, Vicky and Sonia. But one day, Raj is accused of Sonia's murder and goes on the run in order to prove his innocence.
Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu
Votes: 9,152
17. Khakee (2004)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team of police force escorts an alleged terrorist from Chandangarh to Mumbai. However their trip turns into a deadly survival when an ex-cop tries to stop them to reach Mumbai.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Votes: 16,594
18. Holiday (2014)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A military officer attempts to hunt down a terrorist, destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Freddy Daruwala, Sumeet Raghavan
Votes: 30,214 | Gross: $0.71M
It is a remake of Murugadoss' own acclaimed Blockbuster Tamil film Thuppakki (2012), starring Vijay.
19. Gabbar Is Back (2015)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a vengeful college professor targets corruption in the government, he adopts the name "Gabbar" and becomes a hero to a weary public.
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Kareena Kapoor, Suman
Votes: 26,448
The film is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa
20. Aankhen (2002)
Not Rated | 165 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a temperamental man is unceremoniously stripped of his duties as a bank manager, he decides to seek revenge by robbing the bank, for which he trains three blind men.
Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Sushmita Sen, Arjun Rampal
Votes: 13,937
21. Singh Is King (2008)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.
Director: Anees Bazmee | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Kirron Kher
Votes: 16,423
22. Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Ishwar Chandra Thakur is living the good life, content with his loving wife Sumitra and son Adiya. There is but one thing which gradually comes to annoy Ishwar: his son's laziness and dependency on his father.
Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shefali Shah
Votes: 10,114
23. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)
Not Rated | 159 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
An NRI and his wife decide to stay in his ancestral home, paying no heed to the warnings about ghosts. Soon, inexplicable occurrences cause him to call a psychiatrist to help solve the mystery.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel
Votes: 32,197 | Gross: $1.10M
It is the official remake of the 1993 Malayalam film, Manichitrathazhu, starring Mohanlal and Shobana.
24. Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994)
175 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A Bombay police officer seeks revenge when his brother is killed by a powerful underworld figure. Things get complicated when a matinee movie idol begins to shadow the policeman so he can research a movie role.
Director: Sameer Malkan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Raageshwari
Votes: 6,523
25. Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man (Akshay Kumar) searches for his missing brother (Inder Kumar) who is also wanted by the police.
Director: Umesh Mehra | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Rekha, Raveena Tandon, Deven Verma
Votes: 6,313
26. Bhagam Bhag (2006)
Not Rated | 157 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The members of a drama troupe fall in trouble when they are framed for a murder. Things go worse when they find their actress committing suicide, which is somehow linked with the murder.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta
Votes: 14,873 | Gross: $0.65M
27. Sooryavanshi (2021)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in India, tries to bring down a terrorist organization with which he has a history.
Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh
Votes: 78,975
28. Welcome (I) (2007)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A man falls in love with a beautiful woman, but later discovers that her brothers are gangsters.
Directors: Anees Bazmee, Mayur K. Barot | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor
Votes: 25,291 | Gross: $1.09M
29. Rowdy Rathore (2012)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A con man uncovers a deadly secret and must save his lady love, the small-town locals and the little girl who insists she's his daughter, from the mob.
Director: Prabhu Deva | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Nassar, Yashpal Sharma
Votes: 23,826 | Gross: $0.78M
30. Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi (1997)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A slacker (Akshay Kumar) must impress a wealthy man to marry her daughter (Juhi Chawla).
Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, Paresh Rawal, Anil Dhawan
Votes: 6,672
31. Khatta Meetha (2010)
Not Rated | 157 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A seemingly corrupt petty contractor faces challenges from the local municipality, his family, his employees, as well as a former girlfriend and her family.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Aruna Irani
Votes: 12,376 | Gross: $0.54M
32. Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)
163 min | Comedy, Romance
Sameer, fast at losing his temper is re-located to Goa where he falls in love with Rani. But Sameer's new roommate Sunny, has some plans of his own.
Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Amrish Puri
Votes: 16,850
33. Sangharsh (1999)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rookie CBI officer must enlist the help of an incarcerated criminal in order to catch a serial child killer, who has recently escaped police custody.
Director: Tanuja Chandra | Stars: Preity G Zinta, Akshay Kumar, Ashutosh Rana, Vishwajeet Pradhan
Votes: 5,788
34. Samrat Prithviraj (2022)
135 min | Action, Drama, History
A magnum opus recounting the glorious tale of one of India's bravest emperors- Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. Inspired from the epic poem Prithviraj Raaso and other folklores.
Director: Chandra Prakash Dwivedi | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Manushi Chhillar, Manav Vij
Votes: 53,475
35. Good Newwz (2019)
Not Rated | 134 min | Comedy, Drama
Two couples with the same surname pursue in-vitro fertilization and wait for their upcoming babies. Trouble ensues when they find that the sperms of each couple have been mixed with each other.
Director: Raj Mehta | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh, Kiara Advani
Votes: 22,016
36. Gold (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, History, Sport
The journey of a man who was instrumental in making India win its first Olympic gold medal as a free nation.
Director: Reema Kagti | Stars: Krishan Tandon, Hubertus Geller, Siddharth Kher, Sheldon Redden
Votes: 14,723
37. Mission Mangal (2019)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, History
Based on true events of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launching the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), making it the least expensive mission to Mars.
Director: Jagan Shakti | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha
Votes: 17,600 | Gross: $3.60M
38. Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police officer impersonates his murdered twin brother in order to bring his killers to justice.
Director: Umesh Mehra | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Mamta Kulkarni, Mohnish Behl, Avtar Gill
Votes: 4,682
39. Aitraaz (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A man is accused of sexual harassment by his former lover and he has to prove his innocence in order to restore his dignity.
Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Amrish Puri
Votes: 10,885 | Gross: $0.09M
40. Sainik (1993)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Lieutenant Suraj Dutt successfully fails an arms dealing on the border.He soon comes on leave and goes to meet his sister Mini where he comes across Alka.Alka and Sooraj soon fall in love ... See full summary »
Director: Sikander Bharti | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ashwini Bhave, Farheen, Alok Nath
Votes: 1,332
41. Awara Paagal Deewana (2002)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A dentist's life turns into a roller coaster ride when he is unknowingly embroiled in gang wars.
Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 9,107
42. Dhadkan (2000)
161 min | Drama, Romance
Anjali and Dev are in love and plan to marry, but her family gets her married to Ram. Years later, Dev shows up to reunite with Anjali, who has managed to fall in love with her husband.
Director: Dharmesh Darshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Suniel Shetty, Mahima Chaudhry
Votes: 8,050 | Gross: $0.05M
43. 2.0 (2018)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After mobiles start mysteriously flying out of the hands of people in Chennai, Dr Vaseegaran summons his trusted robot Chitti to ward off the bird-shaped supernatural powers of Pakshirajan.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain
Votes: 27,029 | Gross: $5.57M
44. Jaanwar (1999)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Crime, Drama