Akshay Kumar has turned out to be the most dependable hero at the box office with a string of hits like Khakee, Mujhse Shaadi Karoge, Aitraaz, and his latest flick Bewafaa having a tremendous opening in all the theatres across India.

Distributors releasing his films are very happy, since whichever film they have picked up featuring him has done resounding business and they are smiling their way to the bank.

Distributors who have seen the rushes of his forthcoming Waqt are raving with praise calling it his next hat-trick. The trade is vouching for the fact that apart from Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar is the only hero who can carry the film on his shoulder.

Akshay has indeed come a long way since he was dismissed as a wooden actor and a modern day Dharmendra. But with a string of back to back hits under his belt and the most awaited film Waqt to come, he is reaching more towards the super star status rather than son of the soil image. Looks like 2005 is going to be entirely Akshay's Waqt.