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Published 14:27 IST, October 16th 2019

Akshay Kumar: Characters by the actor that were underrated

Akshay Kumar has done many roles in various movies in the Bollywood film industry. Here are some of the roles of the actor that went under-appreciated.

Reported by: Yashika Sharma
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Akshay Kumar’s journey in Bollywood is packed with some great hits and also movies that did not land well with the audience. The actor has done many iconic roles that are well-appreciated by the audience. But there are many roles by Akshay that went unappreciated. Here are some of his excellently delivered roles that were underrated by the masses:

Akshay Kumar was last seen in the movie Mission Mangal, which released in 2019.

Khakee

The movie Khakee was released in the year 2004. The movie was a multi-starrer with big names like Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, and Tusshar Kumar. It follows the story of a police force against an ex-cop. It is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.

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Bewafaa

Akshay Kumar starred in the 2005 movie Bewafaa. The movie traces the story of Anjali and Raja. Anjali is played by actor Kareena Kapoor Khan and Raja is played by Akshay. The movie was directed by Dharmesh Darshan. Akshay Kumar’s character as a rockstar was much appreciated by the audiences.

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Waqt: The Race Against Time

This 2005 movie was a Vipul Shah directed movie. It starred Akshay alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Shefali Shah, and Priyanka Chopra. Akshay plays the role of a lazy and dependant son of a rich father, played by Amitabh. Aditya, i.e. Akshay, is then taught a lesson to understand the importance of hard work and money.

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Baby

Baby was Akshay Kumar’s first release in 2015. Akshay played the role of Ajay, who is part of an elite counter-intelligence unit. The movie also stars Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, and Anupam Kher. It was directed by Neeraj Pandey.

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Akshay will be next seen in the fourth instalment of the Housefull series- Housefull 4. The movie also stars Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Kriti Kharbanda, and Pooja Hegde. The movie will be releasing on October 26, 2019. Akshay plays the roles of Bala and Harry in the movie. Here is a song of Akshay Kumar from the movie called Shaitan Ka Sala:

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Updated 19:14 IST, October 16th 2019

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