Salman Khan (pronunciation :
[səlˈmaːn ˈxaːn]; born
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965)
[3] is an Indian film actor, producer, television presenter, and philanthropist. 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 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.
[4]
Early life
Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter
Salim Khan and his first wife Sushila Charak. His paternal grandfather was a Muslim from
Afghanistan[9][10] who immigrated to
India and settled in
Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Charak is a surname of Dogra Rajput clan. Khan belongs to
Pathan Muslim family through his father while Khan's mother is reported to be a
Dogra Hindu. His family celebrate Islamic and Hindu festivals such as
Maha Shivaratri and
Ganesh Chaturthi.
[11][12] In 2010 Khan said that he is "half Muslim and half Hindu".
[13]His stepmother is
Helen, a former actress, who has co-starred with him in a few films. He has two brothers,
Arbaaz Khan and
Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director
Atul Agnihotri. Khan finished his schooling at
St. Stanislaus High School in
Bandra,
Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Earlier, he studied at The
Scindia School,
Gwalior for a few years along with younger brother Arbaaz.
[14][15]
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 a
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, as well as his first nomination for a
Best Actor at Filmfare. Later the film was 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
.[18]
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.
[23] Earning over
1.35 billion (US$21 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".
[24] 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.
[25] 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.
[26]
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..."
[38] Tere Naam is to date considered Salman Khan's best film with critically acclaimed performance.
[39][40] He subsequently continued his success at the box office, with comedies like
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and
No Entry (2005).
[21] 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.
[41] 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.
[42]
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.
[43]
2009–present: commercial success
2009 marked a significant turning point in Khan's career.Starting with
Wanted, directed by choreographer turned director
Prabhu Devabecame a boxoffice success and earned superhit status.
[44] In the same year, he appeared in two other films,
Main Aurr Mrs Khannaand
London Dreams. While
London Dreams doing average business, only due to the uninspiring music, but
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna was a commercial failure.
[45] Khan's first release of 2010 was
Anil Sharma's commercially and critically unsuccessful film
Veer. 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.
[46]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
[47] and Box Office India declared it an all-time blockbuster.
[48] Dabangg at that time was the second and now the fourh
highest-grossing Bollywood film and for his performance, Khan received a
Star Screen Award for Best Actorand 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."
[49]
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, another Salman Khan-starrer. It also held records for being the second highest grossing
Bollywood film of 2011.
[50][51] 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.
[52]
2012 was a prolific year for Khan.His first release of 2012 was
Ek Tha Tiger where Khan starred opposite
Katrina Kaif and act as
Indian Spy.The film garnered positive to mixed reactions from critics
[53] whilst opening to extremely strong box office collections.
[54] The film went on to break the opening day boxofice record with a collection of
312.3 million (US$4.8 million)
[55] and became the second
Bollywood film to gross over
3 billion (US$46 million) worldwide behind only
3 Idiots with an eventual gross of
3.1 billion (US$47 million).
[56] It marks his first association with
Yash Raj Films.
[57] The film also broke the record of Opening weekend net gross (First 3 Days of Release),
[58] 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.
[59]
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$2.9 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.
[60] and collected
582.6 million (US$8.9 million), beating the previous three-day record set by
Ek Tha Tiger.
[61][62] Dabangg 2 eventually emerged as a huge financial success with revenues of
2.5 billion (US$38 million) globally.
[63]
Brand endorsements
Salman Khan was associated as a brand when he done the advertisement of
Hero Honda bikes
[64] and
Double Bull shirts,
[65] 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.
[66] and now he is once again promoting
Thums Up.
[67][68] He has also became the
brand ambassador for the travel website,
Yatra.com, which also made him a shareholder.
[69]He is also the face of the
History Channel and the new brand for
Suzuki motorcycles,
[70] Previously he endorsed
Red Tape Shoes[71]and now he is endorsing
Relaxo Hawaii[72] Salman Khan is also the brand ambassador of the detergent brand,
Wheel[73] 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[74] apart from innerwear brand
Dixcy Scott and
tablet BlackBerry Playbook.
Britannia' s
Tiger biscuits is the latest endorsement of Salman.
[75] He is also the face of
Ranbaxy' s
Revital replacing
Yuvraj Singh[76] Apart from these brands, he also has Rotomac Pen and SF Sonic Batteries endorsements
[77] Now Khan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Dubai based fashion label
Splash[78]
Philanthropy
Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.
[79] He has started an NGO called
Being Human which will sell T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the sales will go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged.
[80] 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.
[81]
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 .
[82][83]
In January 2012, Khan has offered to pay
4 million (US$61,000) 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.
[84]
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]
Khan has never married. 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.
[85]
In August 2011 he 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’s become unbearable. It has even affected his voice, making it much harsher.
[86]
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.
[87] Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped.
[88] 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.
[89]
Relationship with Aishwarya Rai
His relationship with actress
Aishwarya Rai was a well publicised topic in the Indian media.
[90] 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.
[91] 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.
[92][93]
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.
[94] 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.
[95] 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.
[96]
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.
[97][98] 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."[97][98] Khan also said that
Pakistan was not to be blamed for it, and that the Indian security forces had failed.
[99] Khan's comments had drawn strong reactions from Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chagan Bhujbal, Shiv Sena, BJP and other political parties.
[100] The comments were also condemned by Ujwal Nikam, Special Prosecutor in the 26/11 trial.
[100] Khan later apologised for his comments.
[97]
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