Akshay Kumar with Twinkle Khanna (Image courtesy: twinklerkhanna)
Highlights
- Akshay Kumar celebrated his 50th birthday on September 9
- Akshay and family were in the Swiss Alps on his birthday
- The Great India Laughter Challenge marks Akshay's return to TV
New Delhi:
50 is a milestone birthday so nobody should be surprised that festivities for
Akshay Kumar's big day are continuing well beyond the actual date, September 9. Akshay and family were in the Swiss Alps on his birthday and so, his friends and colleagues back home have extended the celebrations to a week later. The best birthday gift Akshay Kumar received came from, no points for guessing, wife
Twinkle Khanna who gave him customised portraits featuring 15-year-old son Aarav and 4-year-old daughter Nitara. "She presented me two paintings she had commissioned - one, a portrait of me with my daughter and the other with my son. This is what I cherish the most," the newly-50-year-old actor told
mid-day.
A week after his birthday, as
mid-day reports, Akshay Kumar's van on the sets of
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, which he is judging, is festooned with balloon and stacked with gifts. "It's not that I am telling everyone 'It's my birthday, let's celebrate.' The channel and production folk have put up all this. This was their way of wishing me a belated birthday," Akshay told
mid-day.
Akshay Kumar, the last of the big Bollywood Ks to turn 50, was deluged with birthday wishes last week. Here's what Twinkle Khanna posted:
It's a month of birthdays for the family - today is Aarav's special day and Akshay wished his 'favouritest human being' in a tweet:
All told, it's been a great year for the actor. Other than turning 50, Akshay Kumar has the success of his most recent film
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha to celebrate. He won the National Award for Best Actor, starred in
Jolly LLB 2 and appeared in
Naam Shabana. Akshay, one of the busiest actors around, has several other films in the works, including
Padman, produced by Twinkle.
The Great India Laughter Challenge marks
Akshay Kumar's return to television three years after having appeared on shows like
Dare 2 Dance,
Khatron Ke Khiladi and
MasterChef India.