Akshay Kumars real name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. He changed his name to Akshay Kumar during the filming of the movie "Aaj" in 1987, where he had a small role of 4.5 seconds. He was inspired by the name of the character played by Kumar Gaurav, whose name was Akshay in the film. He liked the name so much that he went to court and got his name changed.