With the lineage he has inherited from his father, the legendary scriptwriter Salim and his stepmother Helen who established herself as the much seductive dancing diva of yesteryears in Indian cinema, Salman has come a long way. Born on 27th December1965
Abdul Rashid Salman Khan alias
Salman Khan is the son of the legendary writer Salim Khan, who penned many super-hits in the yesteryear\'s like
Sholay,
Deewar, and
Don. His mother Salma Khan is a housewife. He has five siblings two brothers Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan who are also film personalities and three sisters Alvira Khan, Arpita Khan, and Arhaan Khan. Actor Atul Agnihotri is his brother in law. He started his acting carrier in 1988 by doing a supporting role in the movie
Biwi Ho To Aisi. The following year he came up with his leading role in the box office romantic hit
Maine Pyar Kiya in 1989. His role of a charming lover opposite actress
Bhagyasree Himalay made him the heart throb of Indian cinema. In 1990 saw only in one film
Baaghi, co-starring alongside southern actress
Nagma. The film was a box office success and was followed by another successful year in 1991 when he starred in three hit films,
Patthar Ke Phool,
Sanam Bewafa and
Saajan. Despite these tremendous early box office successes, all of his 1992-1993 releases resulted in box office failures. He clawed back his previous success in 1994 with his second collaboration with director
Sooraj Barjatya in the romance
Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, co-starring
Madhuri Dixit. The 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.
In 1995 he cemented his success with
Rakesh Roshan\'s blockbuster
Karan Arjun, co-starring alongside
Shahrukh Khan. The film was the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put his name among his hit roles. In1998, his first release being the comedy
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite
Kajol, became one of the biggest commercial successes of that year. This was followed by the moderately successful drama
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai. He played a young man who has to take a child who claims to be his son, under his custody. His performance in the film earned him several positive notices and favorable reviews from critics. In 1999, he starred in three hit films:
Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United, which reunited him with
Sooraj Barjatya for the third time,
Biwi No.1, became the top grossing film that year; and
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam rated him as a versatile actor. His work was noticed internationally in the movie
Phir Milenge in 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. His performance in
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, was received well. The film was one of the first Bollywood movies to handle the issue of surrogate childbirth; He played the role of a rich industrialist, who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile. Critics noted his turn towards a more serious role, which reportedly had more substance in comparison to his previous performances.
He 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 failure, both commercially and critically. His transformations can be sensitive, vulnerable, funny, aggressive and charming as his role demands.
In 2004, he was voted 7th best-looking man in the World and the best looking man in India by People magazine, U.S. He has been involved in several charities during his career. He has his own charitable organization known as Being Human Foundation
On October 11, 2007, Khan accepted an offer from Madame Tussauds wax museum in London to have a wax replica made of him. His life-size wax figure was finally installed there on January 15, 2008, making him the fourth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum.
Awards and Honors:
- Best Male Debut Award - Maine Pyar Kiya - 1990.
- Best Supporting Actor Award - Kuch Kuch Kota Hai - 1999.
- Most Sensational Actor Award - Chori Chori Chupke Chupke - 2002.
- Rajiv Gandhi Award - 2007.
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