Akshay Kumar's Top 10 Stunts

In the spirit of Khiladi Kumar's 160 foot cliff dive in 8x10 Tasveer, I decided to put together a list of his top ten most dangerous and death defying stunts. Anyone who grew up in the 90s knows Akshay as one of the few (if maybe the only) Bollywood actor who does all his own stunts.

10. Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi - At the end of the film, our hero lifts the 350 pound Undertaker after beating him senseless. A true display of strength, proving he is the "the strongest man in the industry," as Sunil Shetty describes him.

9. Keemat - To save his damsel in distress, Raveena Tandon, Akshay lights his legs on fire in response to a pack of goons carrying sharp objects. He's done this on a few occasions, once in the title song of Barood and once at the unveiling of his new Levi 501 Jeans line. Forget Kevin Rudolf, Akshay brings the fire.

8. Mohra - Akki seems to have a knack for jumping from ridiculous heights, as he jumps from a building to avoid being shot. The stunts and action in this movie are what really marked his arrival in Bollywood, not to mention "Tu Cheez Badi Hai."

7. Insaaf: The Final Justice - As a breathtaking opening to the film, Akki refuses to let his villain escape. To capture him, Akshay lowers himself on a rope from a skyscraper. Later on, Akshay did it live in Kolkata from a 90 foot building as a publicity stunt for Thums Up.

6. Sapoot & Sabse Bada Khiladi - Determined to catch the villain at the end of both films, Akki hangs onto the skids of a helicopter, and at a point hangs only by his legs.

5. International Khiladi - After his future wife, Twinkle, is pushed out of a plane, Akshay jumps out and skydives to catch her. While a bit of greenscreen was used, most likely for Twinkle's sake, There are shots of Akki clearly skydiving solo.

4. Khiladi 420 - After his dame is pulled into a hot air balloon by the diabolical villain, Akshay gets on the wing of a small airplane, and in midflight climbs to the top and straps himself on, standing. He then jumps from the plane onto the hot air balloon and does what he does best - beat the crap out of the villain to save the heroine. When the movie came out, stunt coordinators said in interviews how ridiculously dangerous this stunt was, but Akki refused a stunt double.

3. Singh Is Kinng - There was a lot of hype about this one, because Akshay jumps from one elevator to another in a shopping mall at a height of 110 feet. Here's the shocking part - there was no harness net.

2. Blue - Although this is for an upcoming film, I thought it deserved mention. Akshay swims 75 feet underwater with about 35 sharks. Seriously. While these sharks are tamed, there was a mishap on the sets and Akki accidentally hit his head on some rusty ship wreckage. When his blood began to seep into the water, the tamed sharks became wild. Luckily, he was able to avoid them long enough for help to arrive.

1. Singh Is Kinng - To save Katrina Kaif, who has been abducted into a helicopter. Akshay must ride a jetski up a ramp and then tilt it in midair for it to go right next to the helicopter rotors without touching them. Akshay had been quoted at the time as saying this is his most dangerous stunt yet, as there was a high probability of a mistake.

I tried my best to put together a video montage, but Windows Movie Maker is giving me a lot of grief. Give me your thought's on Akki's stunts, and your thoughts on what to do about Windows Movie Maker.