Claim: Akshay Kumar has an acting career.

Rowdy Rathore is a 2012 Bollywood action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Rajat Rawail , Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala . The film features Akshay Kumar in double roles opposite Sonakshi Sinha and Paresh Ganatra , Yashpal Sharma , Gurdeep Kohli in supporting role with Tamil actor Nassar as antagonist . The music was composed by Sajid-Wajid and lyrics are penned by Faaiz Anwar and Sameer Anjaan . The film was a remake of the Telugu film Vikramarkudu -LRB- 2006 -RRB- .   Rowdy Rathore marks the return of Akshay Kumar in the action genre after seven years . It was shot primarily in Mumbai at SLB production house and then in the state of Karnataka at locations of UNESCO World Heritage sites including Hampi . Made on a budget of , released on 1 June 2012 on 2700 screens worldwide . It received mixed response from critics , whilst opening to strong box office collections and became a major commercial success with a worldwide gross of . The film was declared a `` Blockbuster '' in India and `` average '' in Overseas by Box Office India . Rowdy Rathore has since emerged as one of the highest-grossing films of all time in Bollywood .