Birthday special: Akshay Kumar's love affairs! (view pics)

New Delhi: The "Khiladi" of Bollywood has not just been the literal "Khiladi" but the metaphorical one as well. The stunt hero Akshay Kumar has been a reason of umpteen tears and heartbreaks. He has been the flame and not the moth. With his khiladi adaa and charming smile, Akshay Kumar is nothing less than the real life Casanova. Torrid affairs and twisty relationships have always kept Akshay Kumar in the limelight.From one story to another, his has been a life dotted with beauties, news and controversies. Here are a few celeb-ladies who have heaved long sighs in love of Akshay Kumar:Akshay Kumar and Pooja BatraPooja Batra had an affair with Akshay Kumar even before joining films. She was the hot model strutting the ramp and Akshay was struggling to make it big in the cine world. Having wooed Pooja, the actor got his gate pass to enter the hot and happening parties of the tinsel town. Young Pooja was brimming with love for Akshay but the man had some other plans.Akshay Kumar and Ayesha JhulkaKhiladi proved to be a turning point of Akshay's career not only because the movie gave him a much needed identity but also because of the sizzling romance between Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Jhulka. While Pooja was left alone to shed tears on being abandoned, it was a glorious time for Ayesha Jhulka. Newspapers and journals could not stop talking about Akshay's new honey bee.Akshay Kumar and Raveena TandonShe was the ultimate fantasy queen of men in the 90s. Who can forget, the yellow sari girl dancing in the rain singing tip tip barsa paani on screen. However, off-screen this beauty was once madly in love with none other than the khiladi, Akshay Kumar. Their love bloomed with the release of their film Mohra in 1994. Their chemistry sizzled on-screen and with the reports of them being close off-screen speculated in the media.Rumors had it that Akshay and Raveena had even secretly got married but nothing was confirmed. The affair lasted for 3 years until Akshay made it impossible for Raveena to feel secure in the relationship.Raveena who was already dealing with the flamboyant nature of Akshay could not take this infidelity anymore and finally was left-heart broken and shattered.Akshay Kumar and RekhaThey apparently had a short fling during the making of Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and there were rumours that the veteran actoress was crazily in love with him. So much so that, Raveena Tandon, the then girlfriend of Akshay Kumar asked Rekha to back off and maintain her distance from Akshay.Akshay Kumar and Shilpa ShettyHer torrid love affair with co-star Akshay Kumar, created ripples in the tinsel town for years till the affair lasted. After a dynamic affair and being on Page 3 almost for a year, Shilpa could not help but call the affair a quit. Akshay was two timing and that too cheating Shilpa with her best friend Twinkle Khanna.Akshay Kumar and Twinkle KhannaBidding adieu to his colourful past the ‘Khiladi' settled down with Twinkle Khanna in 2001. They met, they smiled, they shook hands, they fell in love and got married. After supplying the media with dosage of a sugary love story, Akshay and Twinkle finally tied the knot and are now proud parents of two children- Aarav and Nitara.Akshay Kumar and Priyanka ChopraAfter working with the bomb shell Priyanka Chopra in films like- "Andaaz", "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi", "Aitraaz" and "Waqt: Race against time" media could not help but notice the chemistry between the two. Though the entire affair seems to have an air of fiction in it and nothing has been proved yet, a nervous Twinkle immediately made her husband take the vow to not work with Priyanka again. Akshay and Priyanka do not talk to each other or even share greetings in friendly parties any more.Akshay Kumar and Katrina KaifAfter their jodi was a hit in movies like Namastey London, Welcome and Singh Is Kinng, there was talk that it had gone from reel to real.