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'''[[Salman Khan]]''' (born '''Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan''' on [[December 27]], [[1965]]) [[Hindi]]: सलमान ख़ान, [[Urdu]]: سلمان خان, ''pronunciation'': /səlmɑːn xɑːn/ is an [[India]]n [[film actor]] |
'''[[Salman Khan]]''' (born '''Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan''' on [[December 27]], [[1965]]) [[Hindi]]: सलमान ख़ान, [[Urdu]]: سلمان خان, ''pronunciation'': /səlmɑːn xɑːn/ is an [[India]]n [[film actor]]. |
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==Personal Life== |
==Personal Life== |
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Khan is the eldest son of screen writer [[Salim Khan]] and his wife Salma Khan. He has two brothers, [[Sohail Khan]] and [[Arbaaz Khan]]. Both of them are actors |
Khan is the eldest son of screen writer [[Salim Khan]] and his wife Salma Khan. He has two brothers, [[Sohail Khan]] and [[Arbaaz Khan]]. Both of them are actors while Sohail is also a film director and a producer. |
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They have two sisters, Arpita (the youngest of the siblings), and Alvira Agnihotri. Khan's stepmother is actress [[Helen_(actress)|Helen]]. |
They have two sisters, Arpita (the youngest of the siblings), and Alvira Agnihotri. Khan's stepmother is actress [[Helen_(actress)|Helen]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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⚫ | His first leading role in a ''[[Bollywood]]'' movie, was in Rajshri Productions' romantic film ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' (1989). The film went on to become one of |
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Khan has starred in a number of [[top grossing movies]] and remains one of the most successful [[movie stars]] in [[Indian Cinema]]. [http://boxofficeindia.com/topactors.htm] |
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⚫ | His first leading role in a ''[[Bollywood]]'' movie, was in Rajshri Productions' romantic film ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' (1989). The film went on to become one of Indian cinema's all time [[blockbuster]] hits. [http://boxofficeindia.com/alltime.htm] It also won him a [[Filmfare Best Debut Award]], ([[1990]]) and a nomination for the [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]. The film also marked the debut of [[Rajshri]] director Sooraj Barjatya. |
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Khan has experienced a mixed bag of hits and misses, the period between ''Saajan'' (1991) and ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun'' (1994) was the leanest in his acting career, with no hits between them. |
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His better hits include some Indian cinema's top-grossing movies, such as ''[[Sanam Bewafa]]'', ''[[Saajan]]'', ''[[Karan Arjun]]'', ''[[Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya]]'', ''[[Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam]]'', ''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United]]'', ''[[Biwi No.1]]'', ''[[Baghban]]'', ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]'', ''[[Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?]]'', and most recently, ''[[No Entry]]''. [http://boxofficeindia.com/80-89.htm] |
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His second venture with director Sooraj Barjatya, ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]]'' (1994) remains one of Indian cinema's highest grossing films ever. <ref name=rajshriproductions>{{cite web|url=http://rajshriproductions.com/hahk.php|title="Hum Aapke Hain Koun"|publisher=Rajshri Productions|date=[[2006]]|accessdate=2006-10-28}}</ref> <ref name=boxofficeindia>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/alltime.htm|title="All Time Grossers Inflation Adjusted"|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|date=[[October 14]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-10-28}}</ref> |
His second venture with director Sooraj Barjatya, ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]]'' (1994) remains one of Indian cinema's highest grossing films ever. <ref name=rajshriproductions>{{cite web|url=http://rajshriproductions.com/hahk.php|title="Hum Aapke Hain Koun"|publisher=Rajshri Productions|date=[[2006]]|accessdate=2006-10-28}}</ref> <ref name=boxofficeindia>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/alltime.htm|title="All Time Grossers Inflation Adjusted"|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|date=[[October 14]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-10-28}}</ref> |
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Later, for his extended special appearance in ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), he earned a [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]. |
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He also frequently collaborated with director [[David Dhawan]], they produced several successful comedies like ''[[Judwaa]]'' (1997), ''Biwi No.1'' (1999) , ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004), and ''Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya'' (2005). |
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Since his success in ''Maine Pyar Kya'', Salman has appeared in many films, not all of which have done well at the box office. However, his box office successes have been numerous enough that he is still considered one of the top actors in Bollywood.[http://boxofficeindia.com/topactors.htm] |
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In 2006, he will be seen in films like ''[[Jaan-E-Mann]]'', Ravi Chopra's ''[[Baabul]]'', the multi-starrer ''[[Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love]]''. And the film which will mark his Hollywood debut: Willard Caroll's ''[[Marigold: An Adventure in India]]'' opposite [[Ali Larter]]. [[Image:Salman_salaam.jpg|290px|thumb|right|Salman Khan]] |
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==Legal troubles== |
==Legal troubles== |
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* [[September 28|September 28]], [[2002]]. Salman was arrested for rash and negligent driving. |
* [[September 28|September 28]], [[2002]]. Salman was arrested for rash and negligent driving. The actors Landcruiser car had collided into a bakery in Mumbai, one person who was sleeping on the sidewalk outside the bakery died and three others were injured in the mishap. Salman was later found to be, not guilty of culpable homicide.<ref name=bbcsouthasia>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3076990.stm|title="Bollywood homicide charge dropped"|publisher=BBC News South Asia|date=[[September 3]] [[2003]]|accessdate=2006-10-16}}</ref> |
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* [[February 17|February 17]], [[2006]]. Salman was sentenced to one year in prison<ref name=yahoonewsindia>{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/060217/139/62k5x.html|title="Salman Khan sentenced to one-year imprisonment in poaching case"|publisher=Asian News International (ANI) via [[Yahoo! News]] India|date=[[February 17]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-06-28}}</ref> for hunting an endangered species, the [[Chinkara]] |
* [[February 17|February 17]], [[2006]]. Salman was sentenced to one year in prison<ref name=yahoonewsindia>{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/060217/139/62k5x.html|title="Salman Khan sentenced to one-year imprisonment in poaching case"|publisher=Asian News International (ANI) via [[Yahoo! News]] India|date=[[February 17]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-06-28}}</ref> for hunting an endangered species, the [[Chinkara]], the sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal. |
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* [[April 10|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.<ref name=sify>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14184053|title="Salman granted bail on poaching case"|publisher=[[Sify|sify.com]]|date=[[13 April]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-06-28}}</ref> |
* [[April 10|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.<ref name=sify>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14184053|title="Salman granted bail on poaching case"|publisher=[[Sify|sify.com]]|date=[[13 April]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-06-28}}</ref> |
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==Relationship troubles== |
==Relationship troubles== |
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* His turbulent relationship with [[Aishwarya Rai]] filled gossip columns. |
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* His turbulent relationship with [[Aishwarya Rai]] filled gossip columns. Her parents lodged a complaint against him <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020303/spectrum/main6.htm|title="Salman in news for the wrong reasons"|Tribune of India|[[March 3]] [[2002]]}}</ref> and he was thrown off a movie set on which Ms. Rai was filming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/23402266.cms|title="Salman harassing me, says Aishwarya"|The Times of India|[[September 27]] [[2002]]}}</ref> |
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* In 2005, |
* In 2005, he was accused of threatening Ms. Rai four years back, then his ex-girlfriend, to appear at several events sponsored by the Mumbai Underworld, and boasting of his connections to [[organized crime]]. The "evidence" was a tape of a mobile phone call, said to have been recorded in 2001 by the Mumbai police, in which he also had (allegedly) insulted a number of fellow actors. The ''tape'' was investigated by the Mumbai Police and tested in the Government's Forensic lab in Chandigarh. It proved to be a fake one. The voices in concern were doctored and not real.<ref name=dawn.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/2005/09/17/int6.htm|title="Salman cleared in Aishwarya tape case"|Associated Press|date=[[September 16]] [[2005]]|accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref> |
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==Awards and Nominations== |
==Awards and Nominations== |
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* He often appears in films wearing a bracelet with a turquoise stone. |
* He often appears in films wearing a bracelet with a turquoise stone. |
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* He is a dedicated bodybuilder, trains |
* He is a dedicated bodybuilder, trains everyday and is famous for taking off his shirt in movies and stage shows alike. |
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* Was voted 7th best-looking man in the World and the best looking man in India by [[People (magazine)]], U.S.A.<ref name=www.indiantelevision.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/tube/y2k4/mar/martube17.htm|title="'Masand ki Pasand' is Salman Khan this time"|Indian television|date=[[March 25]] [[2004]]|accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref> |
* Was voted 7th best-looking man in the World and the best looking man in India by [[People (magazine)]], U.S.A.<ref name=www.indiantelevision.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/tube/y2k4/mar/martube17.htm|title="'Masand ki Pasand' is Salman Khan this time"|Indian television|date=[[March 25]] [[2004]]|accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref> |
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Salman Khan (born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on December 27, 1965) Hindi: सलमान ख़ान, Urdu: سلمان خان, pronunciation: /səlmɑːn xɑːn/ is an Indian film actor.
Personal Life
Khan is the eldest son of screen writer Salim Khan and his wife Salma Khan. He has two brothers, Sohail Khan and Arbaaz Khan. Both of them are actors while Sohail is also a film director and a producer.
They have two sisters, Arpita (the youngest of the siblings), and Alvira Agnihotri. Khan's stepmother is actress Helen.
Khan has been romantically linked to actresses Sangeeta Bijlani, Somy Ali and Aishwarya Rai in the past. [1] He is currently dating fellow actress and model Katrina Kaif.[2]
Career
Khan has starred in a number of top grossing movies and remains one of the most successful movie stars in Indian Cinema. [1]
His first leading role in a Bollywood movie, was in Rajshri Productions' romantic film Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). The film went on to become one of Indian cinema's all time blockbuster hits. [2] It also won him a Filmfare Best Debut Award, (1990) and a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film also marked the debut of Rajshri director Sooraj Barjatya.
Khan has experienced a mixed bag of hits and misses, the period between Saajan (1991) and Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994) was the leanest in his acting career, with no hits between them.
His better hits include some Indian cinema's top-grossing movies, such as Sanam Bewafa, Saajan, Karan Arjun, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United, Biwi No.1, Baghban, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, and most recently, No Entry. [3]
His second venture with director Sooraj Barjatya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994) remains one of Indian cinema's highest grossing films ever. [3] [4]
Later, for his extended special appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), he earned a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
He also frequently collaborated with director David Dhawan, they produced several successful comedies like Judwaa (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999) , Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005).
In 2006, he will be seen in films like Jaan-E-Mann, Ravi Chopra's Baabul, the multi-starrer Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love. And the film which will mark his Hollywood debut: Willard Caroll's Marigold: An Adventure in India opposite Ali Larter.
Legal troubles
- September 28, 2002. Salman was arrested for rash and negligent driving. The actors Landcruiser car had collided into a bakery in Mumbai, one person who was sleeping on the sidewalk outside the bakery died and three others were injured in the mishap. Salman was later found to be, not guilty of culpable homicide.[5]
- February 17, 2006. Salman was sentenced to one year in prison[6] for hunting an endangered species, the Chinkara, the sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal.
- 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.[7]
Relationship troubles
- His turbulent relationship with Aishwarya Rai filled gossip columns.
- In 2005, he was accused of threatening Ms. Rai four years back, then his ex-girlfriend, to appear at several events sponsored by the Mumbai Underworld, and boasting of his connections to organized crime. The "evidence" was a tape of a mobile phone call, said to have been recorded in 2001 by the Mumbai police, in which he also had (allegedly) insulted a number of fellow actors. The tape was investigated by the Mumbai Police and tested in the Government's Forensic lab in Chandigarh. It proved to be a fake one. The voices in concern were doctored and not real.[8]
Awards and Nominations
1990: Filmfare Best Debut Award win and Best Actor nomination for the role of Prem in Maine Pyar Kiya
1996: Best Actor nomination for the role of Karan in Karan Arjun
1999: Best Actor nomination for the role of Sooraj in Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
1999: Best Supporting Actor win for the role of Aman Mehra in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
2000: Best Actor nomination for the role of Sameer in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Best Comedian nomination for the role of Prem in Biwi No. 1
2004: Best Actor nomination for the role of Radhe Mohan in Tere Naam and Best Supporting Actor nomination for the role of Alok Raj in Baghban
2006: Best Comedian nomination for the role of Prem in No Entry
2004: Best Actor nomination for the role of Radhe Mohan in Tere Naam
2005: Best Actor nomination for the role of Inspector Arjun Ranavat in Garv: Pride and Honour
2004: Popular Award, Best Actor nomination for the role of Radhe Mohan in Tere Naam
2005: Popular Award, Best Actor nomination for the role of Sameer Malhotra in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
- He won the Best Sensational Actor award for his role in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke at the 2002 Z-Gold- Bollywood Movie Awards.
Trivia
- He often appears in films wearing a bracelet with a turquoise stone.
- He is a dedicated bodybuilder, trains everyday and is famous for taking off his shirt in movies and stage shows alike.
- Was voted 7th best-looking man in the World and the best looking man in India by People (magazine), U.S.A.[9]
- Has starred in the highest earning films of 1989, 1991, 1994, 1999, and 2005.[10]
Filmography
References
- ^ ""Interview, Salman and his ex-girlfriends"". SalmanOnline.Net. August 6 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-22.
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(help) - ^ ""Katrina won't be Salman's heroine in Partner"". Salman Khan's Official Website. December 19 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-22.
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(help) - ^ ""Hum Aapke Hain Koun"". Rajshri Productions. 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
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(help) - ^ ""All Time Grossers Inflation Adjusted"". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. October 14 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
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(help) - ^ ""Bollywood homicide charge dropped"". BBC News South Asia. September 3 2003. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
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(help) - ^ ""Salman Khan sentenced to one-year imprisonment in poaching case"". Asian News International (ANI) via Yahoo! News India. February 17 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-28.
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(help) - ^ ""Salman granted bail on poaching case"". sify.com. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-28.
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(help) - ^ ""Salman cleared in Aishwarya tape case"". September 16 2005. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
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(help); Text "Associated Press" ignored (help) - ^ ""'Masand ki Pasand' is Salman Khan this time"". March 25 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
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(help); Text "Indian television" ignored (help) - ^ ""All Time Grossers Inflation Adjusted"". June 9 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
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Biography
- Hall of Fame: Salman Khan by Biswadeep Ghosh and The Editors of Stardust. Magna Books, 2004. (ISBN 81-7809-249-2)