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After having obtained a black belt in Taekwondo while in India, one Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia learned the martial art form Muay Thai in Bangkok, Thailand, and worked as a chef and waiter. He then came back to Mumbai, where he started teaching martial arts. He got his modelling assignment via a student, where he got paid 5,000 Rupees, compared to his previous monthly salary of 4,000 Rupees. In the years to come, he would become one of the most successful Bollywood actors of his time, and be known by the name of Akshay Kumar.