Salman Khan born
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965) is an Indian
film actor, producer, television presenter, and philanthropist known for his
Hindi films. He is the son of actor and screenwriter
Salim Khan. Khan began his acting career with
Biwi Ho To Aisi but it was his second film
Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), in which he acted in a lead role, that garnered him the
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Khan has starred in several commercially successful films, such as
Saajan (1991),
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994),
Karan Arjun (1995),
Judwaa (1997),
Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998),
Biwi No.1(1999), and
Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999), having appeared in the highest grossing film nine separate years during his career, a record that remains unbroken.
Early life and background
Khan's stepmother is
Helen, a former actress, who co-starred with him in a few films. He has two brothers,
Arbaaz Khan who is married to
Malaika Arora Khan who is an actress, VJ and host, and
Sohail Khan who is married to Seema Sachdev and they have two sons: Nirvaan and Yohan sometimes also known as Aslam Yakub Khan(born June 2011), two sisters, Alvira who is married to actor/director
Atul Agnihotri and Arpita, the youngest in the whole family.
Career
1989–93: Debut and breakthrough
Salman Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film
Biwi Ho To Aisi in which his voice was dubbed by someone else. His first leading role in a
Bollywood movie was in
Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic family drama
Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), one of
India's highest grossing films.
[16][17] It earned him his first nomination for a
Best Actor at Filmfare, but the much expected
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut was awarded to
Sooraj Barjatya only.
[18]Later Filmfare reactified their mistake by presenting the same award after 15 long years. Maine Pyar Kiya was later dubbed in English as
When Love Calls, a 125-minute version, was the biggest hit in the Caribbean market at
Guyana and also dominated the box-office collections at
Trinidad and Tobago.
Maine Pyar Kiya had also been dubbed in Spanish as
Te Amo, the first experiment of its kind. This 125-minute film also proved its universal appeal with a glorious 10-week premiere run at
Lima, capital of
Peru. In Telugu as
Prema Paavuraalu, it crossed the 25 weeks at
Visakhapatnam and had 100 plus day run at six centres in
Andhra Pradesh. It was also dubbed in Tamil as
Kaadhal Oru Kavithai and in
Malayalam as
Ina Praavukal.
[19]
1994–2009: Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!! and other films
Khan returned to success in 1994 with his second collaboration with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! co-starring
Madhuri Dixit. During the 1995 awards season, the film won 3
Filmfare Awards for the Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. It also won the
National Award for being the most popular film of the year.
[24]Earning over
1.35 billion (US$22 million) worldwide, the film became the biggest
Bollywood hit of the year, as well as one of the biggest Bollywood hits ever. It is one of the films on Box Office India's list of "Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema".
[25] This film was the biggest hit of that year, and turned out to be one of Bollywood's highest-grossing films ever, becoming the fourth-highest earner of all time.
[26] The film broke all the previous records and maintained itself as the highest-grossing Bollywood film throughout history for 7 years. In 1995 he starred in
Rakesh Roshan's
Karan Arjun alongside
Shahrukh Khan,
Karan Arjun is a mix of an upbeat Bollywood musical, religious overtones and an action movie. The film was released on 13 January 1995. The two played brothers who are reincarnated after being killed by family enemies. The film was the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put his name among the nominees for the Best Actor award for Filmfare Awards.
[27]
For
Tere Naam, (2003)
Taran Adarsh said of him, "Salman Khan is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid..."
[39] Tere Naam is to date considered Salman Khan's best film with critically acclaimed performance.
[40][41] He subsequently continued his success at the box office, with comedies like
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and
No Entry (2005).
[22] Khan's work in 2006 included
Jaan-E-Mann and
Baabul, however neither of these films were successful in the box office.
Khan started 2007 with the ensemble film
Salaam E Ishq. His next release
Partner did very well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster verdict.
[42] He next appeared in the Hollywood movie,
Marigold: An Adventure in India which told the love story of an Indian man and an American woman. Khan starred in three films throughout 2008, all of which underperformed.
[43]
Khan hosted the second season of
10 Ka Dum in year 2009 which turned out to be even more successful than his first season as host of the game show in year 2008. The show got very high TRPs for
Sony Entertainment Television and according to reports, the show helped Sony TV regain its third position in the Indian television ratings.
[44]
2009–present: commercial success
His next release,
Dabangg was released on Eid, 10 September 2010. Khan played the role of a fearless cop with comic effect in the film. It opened to generally positive reviews and broke several box-office records upon release. The film set another box office record, grossing
808.7 million in its first week, thus becoming the
highest opening week grossing Bollywood film, overtaking the previous record of
3 Idiots.
Dabangg went on to gross
2.15 billion worldwide and
Box office India declared it an all-time blockbuster in the second week of its release. It is the
highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010 and, as of 2012, the fourth
highest–grossing Bollywood film of all time.
[47] Dabangg went on to win several awards, including the
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It was later
remade in
Tamil and
Telugu, The film was produced by his brother
Arbaaz Khan, and released on 10 September 2010. It made a record opening at the box office
[48] and Box Office India declared it an all-time blockbuster.
[49] Dabangg at that time was the second and now the fourth
highest-grossing Bollywood film and for his performance, Khan received a
Star Screen Award for Best Actor and a
Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male and was nominated for his sixth
Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
Anupama Chopra from
NDTV wrote about his performance, "It's the role of a lifetime and Salman Khan bites into it like a starving man devours a feast. He inhabits it fully, strutting and swaggering and even, spoofing himself."
[50]
Khan's first release of 2011 was
Ready. Upon release,
Ready became the second highest opening day grosser, as well as the second highest weekend grossing
Bollywood film at that time, after
Dabangg. It also held records for being the second highest grossing
Bollywood film of 2011.
[51][52] He next appeared in
Bodyguard, a remake of the
2010 Malayalam film of the same name. The film was not well received by critics, though became a financial success, with a domestic total of 1,409.5 million (US$26 million)—India's highest-earning film of the year.
[53]
Khan's first release of 2012 was
Ek Tha Tiger where he starred opposite
Katrina Kaif and act as
Indian Spy. The film garnered positive to mixed reactions from critics
[54] whilst opening to extremely strong box office collections.
[55] The film went on to break the opening day box office record with a collection of
312.3 million (US$5.1 million)
[56] and became the second
Bollywood film to gross over
3 billion (US$49 million) worldwide behind only
3 Idiots with an eventual gross of
3.1 billion (US$50 million).
[57] It marks his first association with
Yash Raj Films.
[58] The film also broke the record of Opening weekend net gross (First 3 Days of Release),
[59]Opening week net gross (First 7 Days of Release) and entered 100 crore club in just 5 days of release breaking Salman Khan's own record set by Bodyguard in 7 Days.
[60]
Salman Khan's 2nd release of 2012 is
Dabangg 2 which is a sequel of his blockbuster Dabangg under production of Arbaaz Khan. Upon release, the film netted an excellent
192.1 million (US$3.1 million) on its opening day and became the biggest opener for a non-holiday Friday in India, beating the previous record held by
Don 2.
[61] and collected
582.6 million (US$9.4 million), beating the previous three-day record set by
Ek Tha Tiger.
[62][63] Dabangg 2 eventually emerged as a huge financial success with revenues of
2.5 billion (US$41 million) globally.
[64]
Khan's 1st release of 2014,
Jai Ho entered 100 crore club while his 2nd release
Kick has entered the club of Rs. 200 crore in
India on
Eid he also sang the "
Hangover" song from the movie.
[65]
Mentor
Khan is also responsible for managing the careers of
Katrina Kaif,
Sneha Ullal,
Mahek Chahal,
Zarine Khan,
Asin,
Sonakshi Sinha,
Hazel Keech,
Arjun Kapoor,
Daisy Shah,
Pulkit Samrat and
Elli Avram. Khan has also helped to rescue many drowning careers like
Jacqueline Fernandez,
Vatsal Seth,
Vikas Bhalla,
Tulip Joshi,
Nauheed Cyrusi,
[68] Ashmit Patel,
Yash Tonk,
Sana Khan and
[69]Aashif Sheikh with
Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa, even though the film flopped.
Other work
Television
In 2008 Khan hosted
10 Ka Dum. The show was extremely popular and was at number one spot in ratings in India. It garnered an average TVR of 2.81 and a peak rating of 4.5, leaving behind Shahrukh Khan's Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tej hai? with an average rating of 1.37 TVR and a peak rating of 2.3 and Hrithik Roshan's Junoon — Kuch Kar Dikhane Ka on NDTV Imagine with an average TVR of 0.76 and a peak rating of 1.1
[72] According to reports, the show helped Sony TV regain its third position in the Indian television ratings.
[73] He again hosted the show in 2009 and thus won the Best Anchor Award for 10 Ka Dum in 2008 and 2009. In 2010 Khan hosted
Bigg Boss 4. The show was widely accepted and appreciated due to Khan's hosting and surpassing the famous hosting of
Amitabh Bachchan.
[74] According to data available with aMap, a television viewership monitoring agency, the opening episode of Bigg Boss 4 on Colors got a rating of 3.6. Season 3 had average rating of 2.43 while Bigg Boss 1 and Bigg Boss 2 had average ratings of 1.96 and 2.03. While Bigg Boss 1 was anchored by
Arshad Warsi,
Shilpa Shetty hosted Bigg Boss 2 and
Amitabh Bachchan for Bigg Boss 3.
[75] The Grand Finale episode on 8 January 2011, received a
TRP of 6.7, which was the highest among the finale of other Indian reality shows such as
Kaun Banega Crorepati,
Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega,
MasterChef and
DID –Li’l Masters.
[76] Due to high TRP Salman Khan again hosted
Bigg Boss 5 along with
Sanjay Dutt in 2011 and because of huge acceptance also hosted
Bigg Boss 6 and
Bigg Boss 7 in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2013 Khan hosted the Star Guild Award for the first time.
Brand endorsements
Salman Khan was associated as a brand when he had done the advertisements for
Hero Honda bikes
[77] and
Double Bull shirts,
[78] much before he entered film Industry. Even after he became a superstar, he never showed interest in promoting himself as a brand, but he was signed for
Thums Up in 2002 and continued until its contract was over. Later
Akshay Kumar replaced Khan. Later he was the brand ambassador of soft drink
Mountain Dew with whom he ended the contract in December 2010.
[79] and now he is once again promoting
Thums Up.
[80][81] He has also became the
brand ambassador for the travel website,
Yatra.com, which also made him a shareholder.
[82] He is also the face of the
History Channel and the new brand for
Suzuki motorcycles,
[83] Previously he endorsed
Red Tape Shoes[84] and now he is endorsing
Relaxo Hawaii[85] Salman Khan is also the brand ambassador of the detergent brand,
Wheel[86] He has also appeared for
Chlormint, a brand of gum with his brother
Sohail Khan. The actor has also done a jewellery brand,
Sangini with
Kareena Kapoor[87] apart from innerwear brand
Dixcy Scott and
tablet BlackBerry Playbook.
Britannia' s
Tiger biscuits is the latest endorsement of Salman.
[88] He is also the face of
Ranbaxy' s
Revital replacing
Yuvraj Singh[89] Apart from these brands, he also has Rotomac Pen and SF Sonic Batteries endorsements
[90] Now Khan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Dubai based fashion label
Splash[91] Khan has been signed as the brand ambassador for Astral Poly Technik Ltd, the leading manufacturers of plumbing and drainage systems in the country.
[92]
Philanthropy
Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.
[93] He has started an NGO called
Being Human which sells T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the sales go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged.
[94] Being Human Foundation is a registered charitable trust set up by Salman Khan for helping the cause of the underprivileged. In its early days, Salman Khan set up and funded the Foundation using his own money. The Foundation has two focus areas: Education and Healthcare. To increase the reach and corpus of the Foundation, Salman Khan has undertaken initiatives such as Being Human Art; Being Human merchandise; and Being Human Gitanjali Gold Coins.
[95]
In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money which will be generated from film productions will be donated to
Being Human. First film made under the banner was kids entertainer
Chillar Party, which went on to win 3 National Awards, for Best Children's film, Best Original Screenplay and Child Artist's Award .
[96][97]
In January 2012, Khan offered to pay
4 million (US$65,000) for releasing around 400 prisoners from around 63 prisons in the state of
Uttar Pradesh via his NGO. The prisoners had completed their term but due to economical reasons, they were unable to pay a legal fine for their charges.
[98]
Personal life
He lives in Galaxy Apartments, Bandra, Mumbai.
[1] He also has a 150 acre plot in Panvel, which has 3 bungalows, swimming pool and gym.
[1] Khan is a dedicated bodybuilder. He has a 42-inch chest, 17-inch biceps and a 30-inch waist.
[1]
Relationships
Khan has never married and his relationships has been of keen interest to the media and his fans. In 1999, he began dating Bollywood actress
Aishwarya Rai; their relationship was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Khan started dating actress
Katrina Kaif but after years of speculations, Kaif admitted in an interview in 2011 that she was in a serious relationship with Salman Khan for several years, which ended in 2010.
[99] Sangeeta Bijlani and
Somy Ali were also in serious relationship with Khan.
[100]
Health issues
In August 2011, Khan admitted he suffers from
trigeminal neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder commonly known as the "suicide disease". In an interview, he said that he has been quietly suffering it for the past seven years, but now the pain has become unbearable. It has even affected his voice, making it much harsher.
[101]
Religious views
In popular media
In 2004 Khan was ranked as 7th Best looking man in world - People Magazine, USA. In 2008 his lifelike wax statue was installed in London's
Madame Tussauds Museum and so in 2012 once again his another wax statue was installed in New York's
Madame Tussauds Museum. In 2010 People Magazine, India declared him the Sexiest Man Alive. In 2011, 2012 and 2013 he was declared
Times of India's Most Desirable Man of #2, #1 and #3 respectivelty.
[105] In August 2013 he was declared as India's Most Searched Celebrity Online.
[106]
Acting style and analysis
He is one of the most commercially successful movie stars of India. While reviewing his performance in
Tere Naam,
Taran Adarshwrote, "Salman Khan is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid...".
[39] Adarsh also remarked that "
Wanted that it will run only on Salman's star power."
[107] Filmfarecommenting about him says that "When it comes to a Salman Khan or a Rajnikant film, their performance is not important. It’s the audience performance that counts."
[108] He also received rave reviews for his portrayal of colorful cop Chulbul Pandey a.k.a Robinhood Pandey in
Dabangg. Anupama Chopra of NDTV said, "It's the role of a lifetime and Salman Khan bites into it like a starving man devours a feast. He inhabits it fully, strutting and swaggering and even, spoofing himself." He has thus established himself as one of the leading actors in Hindi cinema.
[109] In August 2012, he was voted no.3 "India's Greatest Actor" in
NDTV poll.
[110]
Awards and nominations
Selected filmography
Controversies
Khan has been the subject of several controversies, including certain legal troubles.
Hit-and-run case
On 28 September 2002, Khan was arrested for rash and negligent driving. His car had run into a bakery in Mumbai; one person who was sleeping on the pavement outside the bakery died and three others were injured in the mishap.
[111] Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped.
[112] On 24 July 2013, he was formally charged with culpable homicide in the case, to which he pleaded not guilty. The trial is scheduled to begin on 19 August.
[clarification needed][113]
Relationship with Aishwarya Rai
His relationship with actress
Aishwarya Rai was a well publicised topic in the Indian media.
[114] After their break-up in March 2002, Rai accused him of harassing her. She claimed that Khan had not been able to come to terms with their break-up and was hounding her; her parents lodged a complaint against him.
[115] In 2005, news outlets released what was said to be an illicit copy of a mobile phone call recorded in 2001 by the Mumbai police. It appeared to be a call in which he threatened Rai, in an effort to force her to appear at social events held by Mumbai crime figures. The call featured boasts of connections to organised crime and derogatory comments about other actors. However, the alleged tape was tested in the
government's Forensic lab in
Chandigarh, which concluded that it was fake.
[116][117]
Black Buck hunting case
On 17 February 2006, Khan was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting the
Chinkara, an endangered species. The sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal.
[118] On 10 April 2006, he was handed a five-year jail term and remanded to
Jodhpur jail until 13 April when he was granted bail.
[119] On 24 July 2012, Rajasthan High Court finalised charges against Salman Khan and his other colleagues in the endangered black buck killing case, paving way for start of the trial.
[120] On 9 July 2014,
Supreme Court issued a notice to Salman on Rajasthan government's plea challenging the HC order suspending his conviction.
[121]
On September 2010, Khan was reported to have claimed during an interview to a Pakistani channel that the
26/11 attacks got a lot of attention because the "elite" were targeted.
[122][123] During the interview the actor had said – "
It was the elite that was targeted this time. Five star hotels and stuff. So they panicked. Then they got up and spoke about it. My question is why not before. Attacks have happened in trains and small towns too, but no one talked about it so much."[122][123] Khan also said that
Pakistan was not to be blamed for it, and that the Indian security forces had failed.
[124] Khan's comments had drawn strong reactions from Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chagan Bhujbal, Shiv Sena, BJP and other political parties.
[125] The comments were also condemned by Ujwal Nikam, Special Prosecutor in the 26/11 trial.
[125] Khan later apologised for his comments.
[122]
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