Date of Birth
Birth Name
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan
Nickname
Sallu
Bhaijan
Dabangg Khan
Blockbuster Khan
Rambo of India
The New King of Bollywood
The Sylvester Stallone of India
Controversial Khan
Tiger Khan
Tiger Salman
The Tiger of Bollywood
Salman Tiger Khan
Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Mini Biography
Often known as Bollywood's "bad
boy," his knack of walking into trouble has overshadowed people's
perception of him as an actor. He has been featured as the bad guy of the
industry several times over. But many-a-common-man claims that this macho hunk
has a heart made of pure gold.
Born on December 27, 1965 Salman Khan is the son of the legendary writer Salim Khan, who penned
many super-hits in the yesteryear's likeSholay (1975), Deewaar (1975),
and Don (1978). Salman started his acting carrier in 1988 by
doing a supporting role in the movie Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988).
The following year he had the leading role in the box office romantic hit Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). From there he became a
heart throb of Indian cinema.
Following with other box office hits he showed his terrific performance
in Saajan (1991), Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!(1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).
His transformations can be sensitive, vulnerable, funny, aggressive and
charming as his role demands.
In 1998 he was arrested by the local police from the
shooting location of the film Hum Saath-Saath
Hain: We Stand United (1999), for killing protected wild animals and spent
about a week behind the bars. The actor is facing trial in three cases of
killing black bucks and Chinkaras and another of illegal possession of arms. In
September 2002, Salman Khan had hit the headlines after he crashed his Land
Cruiser near the American Express bakery in Bandra, killing one man and
injuring others.
Being known for those roguish behaviors, he tried to balance his troubled life
with his career. In 2003, he gave his emotionally charged performance as
playing an obsessed lover in Tere Naam (2003)
that translated into good reviews and a good run at the box office. He not only
managed to revive his career, but also to restore the confidence of his
producers and distributors alike.
His work was noticed internationally in the movie Phir Milenge (2004)
where he played the role of an AIDS patient. It was well appreciated by the
World Health Organization (WHO) for presenting the problems of AIDS patient in
today's world.
In 2007, he launched Being Human - Salman Khan Foundation. This charitable
organization aids the underprivileged in areas such as education and
health-care.
More recently, he starred in the multiple record breaking box office
super-hit Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011) and Bodyguard (2011).
Trade Mark
His dancing style
His smile
Removing his shirt
Muscular physique
Wears Blue Feroza Stone bracelet in
his movies
Trivia
Arrested and jailed for poaching
endangered wild animals after allegedly shooting a rare black antelope near
Jodhpur. [12 October 1998]
Frequently gets rid of his T-Shirt
in his films to show his muscles.
Hindi megastar
Arrested by police under the charge
of having connection with underworld mafia. He was also questioned about Bharat S. Shah, a producer ofChori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) since Shah has also
been linked with underworld mafia. [2000]
Son of Salim Khan, half of the
famed Salim-Javed writing team.
Frequently visits sick children in
hospitals, and also goes often to donate blood.
Exercises daily. Feels the day was
incomplete without a workout.
Loves visiting London.
Was voted 7th best-looking man in
the world by People Magazine.
Arrested for culpable homicide
following the death of a man in a car accident in Bombay. Mr Khan was involved
in an incident in which several homeless people were hit by a car in an area of
north Bombay. The film star has been charged with "culpable homicide not
amounting to murder". He also faces charges of drunk driving and not
having a valid licence. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 10 years.
[October 2002]
Had a well publicised affair
with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan which
lasted 2 years. Apparently his endless tantrums traumatized her enough to give
a press conference in spring 2003 where she declared that she would never work
with him again for personal reasons.
Was accused in another press
conference in spring 2003 by Vivek Oberoi (who
was reportedly seeing Aishwarya Rai at the time) to have called the latter 41
times during one night and threatened him with death as well. Vivek Oberoi has
later apologized to Salman and his family multiple times publicly for his
actions.
Not only is he a health freak, he
also loves to initiate people who aren't as health-conscious as himself into
workouts. He forced co-star Anil Kapoor to work out at the gymnasium
every day. While Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan are
his early trainees.
He was an excellent swimmer in his
school days and was even tipped for representing the country one day.
In his early days as a struggling
actor he never used his father's name and influence like many other heroes with
relatives in the industry. He used to visit producers on his own and audition
for roles.
Always believes in giving newcomers
a chance. So he spares time in between shots to listen to their script ideas
and credits this to his memory of when he was a newcomer.
Has his own charitable organization
known as Being Human Foundations.
Highest paid Bollywood Star.
Was the first Bollywood Star to work
in the Hollywood film industry and his debut film was Marigold: An Adventure In
India.
Was working as a model before he
became a successful actor and television host.
He is an excellent painter.
Father's name is Salim Khan, mother's name
is Salma Khan and stepmother's name is Helen.
Has 4 nephews, Aydan, Arhaan,
Nirvaan, Yohan, and 1 niece, Alizeh.
Has his own non-profit charitable
foundation, Being human - The Salman Khan Foundation, whose emphasis is on
health care and education. Proceeds from the sale of watches he has designed,
paintings he has done, and the Being human t-shirts go to the foundation.
Works frequently with brothers
Arbaaz and Sohail Khan, and brother in-law Atul Agnilhotri.
Lives in Galaxy Apartment in Bandra,
Mumbai, India with his family.
Wears a Feroza (turquoise) stone
bracelet on his right hand wrist. He believes very strongly that it wards off
the evil forces around him, and keeps him safe from the evil eyes. He has been
wearing it for the past 15 years.
Holds the record for having the
highest grossing film of the year 8 times, a feat no other actor has yet
achieved.
He is very good friends with Aamir
Khan, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and David Dhawan. His other friends
include Govinda, Rani Mukerji, Jackie Shroff, Prabhu Deva, Karisma Kapoor,
Mithun Chakraborty, Farah Khan, Sajid-Wajid, Himesh Reshamiyya, Akshay Kumar,
Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Bhushan Kumar, Dharmendra, Sunny
Deol, Bobby Deol, Shatrughan Sinha and family, and Sushmita Sen amongst many
others. He also has many friends from the South Indian Film Industry like
Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Venkatesh Daggubati, Vikram, Mahesh Babu,
Shreya Saran, Ram Charan Teja and many more.
He is known to help newcomers into
the industry. During Shahrukh Khan's struggling days an actor he provided him
and his wife with a roof over their heads. He trained Hrithik Roshan for his
first movie, had a big hand in the careers of now super composers Sajid-Wajid
and Himesh Reshamiyya, helped Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai, Zarine Khan, Sneha
Ullal, Sonakshi Sinha and Hazel Keech. He also helped revive Govinda's
struggling career with the blockbuster "Partner" and worked in many
of his brothers films, giving them hits such as "Ready", "Pyar
Kiya Toh Darna Kya" and "Dabbang". He brought director Sanjay
Leela Bhansali to the limelight by taking on his debut film
"Khamoshi" and then giving him commercial success for the 1999
blockbuster "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam".
His film Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg 2
broke all box office records upon their releases. It has the highest grossing
first day amount as well as the first week. It is the fastest bollywood film to
pass the 100 crore mark, achieving the feat in a record breaking 5 days. This
new triumph has established Khan as one of the biggest superstars in Hindi
cinema history. It is now the second highest grossing Hindi film of all time,
barely two weeks into its release.
He is the only actor to have had
five back to back 100 Crore plus films. Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard
(2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Dabangg 2 (2012). His film Wanted (2009)
grossed around 100 Crore plus at the Indian Box Office and even did great business
at the International Box Office.
In most of Salman's films his
character name has been Prem and more recently Radhe and Chulbul Pandey has now
been synonymous with him.
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 (it started
when he began filming for Partner), but now the pain's become unbearable. It
has even affected his voice, making it much harsher. ''Currently'' the
condition is being treated on a regular basis, where he visits doctors when
they call him for a checkup every month.
Started shooting for his first film
Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) on September 9, 1987.
He has delivered Six Super Hits in
four years (2009 to 2012), grossing over Rs 850 Crores.
Formed popular on screen pairings
with Bhagyashree, Karisma Kapoor, Nagma, Rambha, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Neelam, Ayesha Takia, Madhuri Dixit, Asin, Preity Zinta, Bhoomika Chawla, Sushmita Sen, Zarine Khan, Diya Mirza, Sonali Bendre, Sonakshi Sinha and Shilpa Shetty.
He gives bicycles to kids, always
gives money to the needy and even blankets to people who sleeps on the street
at night. He always helps a certain foundation or an association, and he does
it privately and does not involve the media.
When he was in jail, people prayed
for him, fasted for him, gave food to him in jail, they also tried to visit him
in jail.
Personal Quotes
The only person I have hurt is
myself.
For me acting, comes straight from
the heart. In that sense I don't act at all. I think that to feel the
character's pain I have to be myself. Somewhere audiences see that.
On his childhood problems and his
father's second marriage to Helen: It was very difficult in the beginning, when
everybody was talking about it. My mother just couldn't take it. It hurt her
terribly. She used to worry all the time, go in to depression frequently. When
she cried, we children used to cry with her.
In life go straight and turn right.
(From a TV-interview) I can get
caught in many things but there is one thing I will never get caught in, and
that is acting - because I don't act. On screen I am like I am in real life.
Why should I marry? One marries to
have children, but I already have children! My nieces and nephews are my
children. I wanted to marry to make babies, but now I have them, so marriage
isn't that important, is it?
I'm not possessive, I'm caring...
Once you realize a person doesn't want that much care, you automatically back
off.
[Salman speaking about Rani Mukerji
on Big Boss] She [Rani] is one of the best actresses we have in the country...
And an amazing dancer... Look at that smile! Love you, Rani.
Sometimes it happens with me that I
start laughing and just can't stop.
She [Rani Mukerji] knows who she is
and what she can do. After a long time Bollywood has got an actress like Rani.
She is naughty, masti khor and a wonderful friend. She has taken acting as her
career and given her 100%. Somehow Rani has acting in her genes.
[When asked about the best actresses
from the current crop] There's Rani, then there's Preity, Based on work,
Aishwarya... Priyanka is very good... Then there are the new girls like Lara
and Katrina. [When asked his favorite and the best out the lot] As an actor?
Rani Mukerji. [Smiles]
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