Guwahati, Sept. 9 -- For this dynamic actor, age is not a bar.

Well, we are taking about the one and only Akshay Kumar who turns 58 today.

Yes, the Khiladi of the Indian film industry has come a long way since the early '90s.

An insipid debut with Saugandh followed by a series of duds that almost demolished his career, it was almost all over for the Chandni Chowk guy.

Yet perseverance paid off - so did tenacity and with the trust reposed in him by directors like the Darshan brothers (Suneel and Dharmesh), Rajiv Rai, Priyadarshan, Vipul Shah and others, Akki managed to salvage his sagging career and you bet - what a turnaround it has been.

Films like Khiladi, Jaanwar, Mohra, Hera Pheri, Waqt The Race Against Time, Namastey London and ...