Akshay Kumar’s top 15 movies

Akshay Kumar makes a big comeback in action in 2012 with Shabina Khan’s Rowdy Rathore and Sajid Khan’s Housefull 2.
The star who made his entry into Bollywod with a series of action films and got tagged with the name Khiladi Kumar, lists his favourite action films.
1Enter the Dragon: Bruce Lee
A legend in every sense of the word, this film opened my eyes and changed my path. In fact, Bruce Lee inspired my life to the point that I fear if he had never existed neither would I! My favourite martial arts film always.
2Die Hard: Bruce Willis
Every young man’s Saturday night action flick. Boys wanted to be him, men wanted to copy him and women wanted to be with him!
3Predator: Arnold Schwarzenegger
The film that stopped people from trekking in the jungle. Arnold’s most deadliest film till date, it had an amazing concept and visuals that made even the bravest men cringe and the woman run to the kitchen. Awesome action and ultimate climax. Schwarzenegger’s finest!
4Leon: Jean Reno
The most touching sniper film Hollywood has ever made. Jean Reno introduced to the world to the soft side of a killer. It was also probably Natalie Portman’s best role ever. One of the only action films to actually bring a tear to many a man’s eyes.
5Kung Fu Hustle: Stephen Chow
The funniest, most extreme Kung Fu film I’ve ever seen. The characters were outstanding, the idea superb, the axe dance unforgettable, the old landlady still haunts many husbands, the action and effects brought a new light to the whole martial arts film.
6Ong Bak Hero: Tony Jaa
Groundbreaking emotional action. Tony Jaa is an action God, his talent, his skills, his speed is unbeatable. He makes us martial arts lovers look slow and non-versatile. He is really inspiring. It’s a film I’ll never forget.
7District 13: Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle and Tony D’Amario
Greatest Parkour film that few have seen but it is extraordinary in the world of raw action. These guys are fearless, insanely brave, immensely talented, and inspirational to all adventurous people. They made a film many action heroes would die for, but would probably die trying.
8 Kick Ass: Aaron Johnson, Nicholas Cage and Chloe Grace Mortez
The most unexpected action film in a long time. I love this film because I remember taking my son for it and we had no idea it was going to be this good. The girl is outstanding and kicks ass more then most guys can.
9Rambo: Sylvester Stallone
This list wouldn’t be complete without either Sylvester or Rambo in it. The Italian that brought silent anger to the world of action, he was mean, fierce, and made bandannas look cool. He was the underdog that made everyone sit up and appreciate him. Raw, real, a genuine all time favourite action film.
10Kill Bill Vol 1&2: Uma Thurman
One of Quentin Tarantino’s finest and the greatest female action film ever. I’ve never seen an untrained Hollywood actress perform martial arts as well as her. The passionate vengeance in this film is addictive. The world desperately wanted to know what happens next.
11Sholay: Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra Deol and Sanjeev Kumar
It is the perfect mixture of action, romance, drama, acting and changed millions of lives. Being a small boy, I remember doing so many household chores just so I could earn enough pocket money to sneak off and go see it over and over again.
12 Bourne Identity Trilogy: Matt Damon
The film brought heroism to being a spy…the 007 of recent times. The kind of expensive action these films featured still hasn’t been copied. Matt came into his own in these films and made boys stay at home at weekends to watch it.
13Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang
The most cinematic Chinese film ever made. It changed the face of stunts, brought techniques that nobody knew about in India. I think the world is still trying to copy what they created 10 years ago. It had talent and grace you’ll never witness in kick ass films.
14Khiladi 420: Akshay Kumar
The most dangerous action film I’ve shot in my career yet! The stunts I performed in this film are ones I swore I would never do again. I’m lucky I survived the first time around! It gave a boost to my career, as people recognised that I was prepared to do anything for my films!
15Kick Ass: Aaron Johnson, Nicholas Cage and Chloe Grace Mortez
The most unexpected action film in a long time. I love this film because I remember taking my son for it and we had no idea it was going to be this good. The girl is outstanding and kicks ass more then most guys can.