A star who continues to challenge the dominance of the Khans, Akshay Kumar had a strong 2015, with action thriller Baby and vigilante drama Gabbar is Back doing very well at the box office. The much-touted Brothers did average business. His other movie The Shaukeens broke even while the Prabhudheva-directed Singh is Bliing (not in the period considered for our list), though panned by critics, made profits.
Fast Fact: In 2009, Akshay Kumar was awarded the highest Japanese honour of 'Katana' and a sixth degree black belt in Kuyukai karate.