Salman Khan biography

Salman Khan (Hindi: ????? ????, Urdu: ????? ???. Pronunciation: /s?lm??n x??n/), born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman
Khan on December 27, 1965 is a popular Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Khan, who made his acting
debut with the film Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya (1989),
and won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance. He went on to star in some of Bollywood's biggest hits,
such as Saajan (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994), Biwi No.1 (1999) having appeared in the highest earning films of
five separate years down his career.In 1999, Khan won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his extended
appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and since then has starred in several critical and commercial successes,
including Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Tere Naam (2003), No Entry (2005) and Partner (2007). Khan has thus
established himself as one of the most prominent leading actors of Hindi cinema.
Career
Salman Khan made his acting debut in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi where he played a supporting role. His first leading
role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic film Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). The film went on to become
one of India's highest grossing films.It also won him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, and a nomination for Filmfare
Best Actor Award.
1990 saw only one film release of Khan, Baaghi, co-starring along with south actress Nagma. The film was a box office
success and it was followed by another successful year in 1991, when he starred in two hit films, Sanam Bewafa and
Saajan. Despite this tremendous beginning at the box office, all of his next releases in 1992 and 1993 resulted in box
office failures.
However, Khan significantly restored his success in 1994, with his second venture beside director Sooraj Barjatya in the
romance Hum Aapke Hain Koun, co-starring Madhuri Dixit. The film was the biggest hit of that year, and turned out a one
of Bollywood's highest grossing films ever, placed as the fourth top earner of all times Apart from being a commercial
success, the film was widely acclaimed and Salman was remarkably praised for his performance, earning him a Filmfare
Best Actor Award nomination. The year saw three more releases by Khan, non of which succeeded to make an impact,
as the previous one did. Once again he reinvented his success with the 1995 blockbuster Karan Arjun, which was
directed by Rakesh Roshan, co-starring along with Raakhee, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Mamta Kulkarni. The film was
the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put Salman among the nominees for the Filmfare
Best Actor Award, which was taken by his Karan Arjun co-star Shahrukh Khan.
1996 was followed by two successes. The first one was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut Khamoshi: The
Musical, co-starring alongside Manisha Koirala, Nana Patekar and Seema Biswas. Though a box office failure, the film
was critically acclaimed. He next starred alongside Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor in Raj Kanwar's action hit Jeet.
He had only two releases in 1997: Judwaa and Auzaar. The former was a comedy directed by David Dhawan co-starring
Karisma Kapoor, where he played a double role of twins who were separated at birth. The film was a box office hit. The
later, co-starring Shilpa Shetty failed to do well, but developed a cult following after its video release.
Khan worked in five different films in 1998, the first being the comedy Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite Kajol, one of
the biggest commercial successes of that year. This was followed by the moderately successful drama Jab Pyaar Kisise
Hota Hai. Khan played a young man who meets a child, who claims to be his son, and now he has to take him under his
custody. Khan's performance in the film earned him several positive notices and favourable reviews. He lastly starred in
Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Co-starring alongside Sharukh Khan and Kajol, had only an
extended special appearance, playing the role of Aman. However, it eventually turned out beneficial to him, as his
performance earned him his second Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actor category.
He then starred in many hits including Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), Biwi No.1 (1999), Hum Dil De
Chuke Sanam (1999), Tere Naam (
003), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and No Entry (2005).
Khan started his year in 2007 successfully, as his first release, Partner, has done very well at the box office, receiving a
blockbuster verdict. He next appeared in his first Hollywood movie, Marigold: An Adventure in India opposite American
actress Ali Larter. Telling the love story of an Indian man and an American woman, the film was a major a major failure,
both commercially and critically.
Personal life
Khan is the eldest son of celebrated screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Salma Khan. His stepmother is Helen, a
famous yesteryear Bollywood actress, who has co-starred with him in Kahmoshi: The Musical. He has two brothers,
Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri.
Khan is a dedicated bodybuilder. He trains everyday and is famous for taking off his shirt in movies and stage showsalike. In 2004, he was voted 7th best-looking man in the World and the best looking man in India by People magazine,
U.S.
Despite being romantically linked with several actresses, and having relationships with ex-girlfriends Aishwarya Rai,
Somy Ali and Sangeeta Bijlani, Khan is frequently featured by Indian media as Bollywood's most eligible bachelor. He is
currently dating actress Katrina Kaif, with whom he has co-starred in several films. Khan has been involved in several
charities and swear by his generosity.
Legal troubles
On September 28, 2002, Salman was arrested for rash and negligent driving. He was under the influence of alcohol and
his car veered onto a sidewalk outside a bakery in Mumbai. One person who was sleeping on the sidewalk died and
three others were injured. Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped However, some legal
action in this case appears to be on-going.
On February 17, 2006, Salman was sentenced to one year in prisonfor hunting an endangered species, the Chinkara.
The sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal.
On April 10, 2006, Salman was handed a five year jail term for hunting the endangered Chinkara. He was remanded to
Jodhpur jail, and remained there until April 13, when he was granted bail.
On August 24, 2007, the Jodhpur sessions court, upheld the 5 year jail term for Salman in the Chinkara poaching case
by turning down his appeal against the 2006 judgement. At the time of the hearing, he was busy with a shooting
elsewhere, while his sister attended the proceedings.
He has been placed under police arrest on 25 August 2007 in Jodhpur after a Rajasthan court upheld a prison sentence
passed upon him for poaching.
On August 31, 2007, Salman Khan was released on bail from the Jodhpur Central jail where he has spent six days.
Relationship troubles
His turbulent relationship with Aishwarya Rai filled gossip columns. Her parents lodged a complaint against him[18] and
he was thrown off a movie set on which Ms. Rai was filming.
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 his ex-girlfriend, Aishwarya Rai, in an effort to force her to appear
at social events held by Mumbai crime figures. The call featured boasts of connections to organized crime and
derogatory comments about other actors. The alleged tape was tested in the Government's Forensic lab in Chandigarh,
which concluded that it was a fake.
Turns down Madam Tussauds
In October 2007, Salman was said to have turned down an offer from Madame Tussauds to have a wax replica made of
himself. No particular reason was given by the star. Had he accepted, Salman would have been the 4th Indian actor to
have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum.
As of October 11 Salman has accepted and they are currently working on his wax statue.