After Saugandh, Akshay Kumar got a chance to work in the crime action thriller film Khiladi. This film of director Abbas-Mustan was released in 1992. The film bombed upon its release and Akshay became an overnight star. He became known as Khiladi Kumar in the industry and worked in many films of the Khiladi series. After this he acted in Hera Pheri (2000), Dhadkan (2000), Ajnabee (2001), Andaz (2003), Aitraaz (2004), Khakee (2004) and On: Men at Work (2004), Waqt (2005), Holiday (2014), Airlift (2016), espionage drama Baby (2015), masala film Gabbar is Back. Worked in many films including (2015).
