Kumar won Filmfare Awards for his negative role in Ajnabee (2001) and his comic performance in Garam Masala (2005) His mainstream success soared in 2007 with four consecutive box-office hits. He earned further notice for his self-produced social films Toilet Ek Prem Katha and Pad Man.
See also: Akshay Kumar filmography, Ram Setu (film), Sooryavanshi, List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar, 2.0 (film), and Cuttputlli.