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Akshay Kumar's magic pulls Brothers

Akshay Kumar

There are several other stories about the entry of Rajiv Bhatia and his rise to stardom as Akshay Kumar. All of them are irrelevant today. Akshay, who is rated today amongst the stars who can take a film to the hundred crore mark with his mass appeal, has proved to his followers that life cannot be easy for an aspirant who comes with no Bollywood connections, but so what? If the aspirant has the will to persevere and the belief that he is gifted for something and that something has to be attained he will be shown his way by somebody the Almighty assigns for the job. I remember meeting Akshay when he was helping Fashion Photographer Jayesh Seth as a studio hand. The poise he possessed was unmistakable. He was well dressed, not expensively, but neatly and in good taste. He was well mannered and spoke politely, revealing a fine upbringing by parents who had personal qualities that their son could emulate. His dad had served in the Indian Army , I was told and I remember telling Jayesh I could sense that in the way his good looking assistant stood and gallantly opened doors for ladies.