As Bollywood's Khiladi turns 52 on September 9, we take a look at some of his films that took inspiration from the chapters of Indian history and made those stories available to the audience via the means of cinema. From playing Ranjit Katyal in 'Airlift', whose character was based on Mathunny Mathews, the man responsible for the world's largest civilian evacuation in history to playing Tapan Das in 'Gold' that shows us the story of Indian football team's first gold medal at the Olympics as an independent nation; Akshay Kumar has brought courageous, inspiring stories of the common man to the big screen.
Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar: 6 lesser-known stories that were brought to life through his films
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