Thursday, August 18, 2011

Salman Khan


Salman Khan

Salman Khan[1] (born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965)[2] is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.
Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He went on to star in some of Hindi cinema's most successful films of those times, such as Saajan (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Judwaa (1997), Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) andBiwi No.1 (1999), having appeared in the highest earning films of six separate years during his career.[3]
In 1999, Khan won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 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), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), No Entry (2005), Partner (2007), Wanted (2009) and Dabangg (2010), which has become the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time, and Ready (2011). Khan has thus established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.

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Early life

Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Salma (maiden name Sushila Charak), his paternal grandfather came to India from Afghanistan and settled in Madhya Pradesh whereas his mother is a Marathi Brahmin.[7][8] 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 through St. Stanislaus High School in BandraMumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Earlier, he studied at The Scindia SchoolGwalior for a few years along with younger brother Arbaaz.[9][10]

Career

1980s

Salman Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi. 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.[11] It earned him aFilmfare Award for Best Male Debut, as well as his first nomination for a Best Actor at Filmfare.

1990s

1990 saw one film release starring Khan, Baaghi: A Rebel for Love. The film was a box office success,[12] followed by four hit films in 1991, Patthar Ke PhoolSanam BewafaKurbaan [13] and Saajan.[14] Despite these early successes, nearly all of his 1992–1993 releases resulted in box office failures.[14]
Khan returned to success in 1994 with his second collaboration with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, co-starring Madhuri Dixit. 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.[15] In 1995 he starred in Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun alongside Shahrukh Khan.[14]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 at the Filmfare, which was eventually won by his Karan Arjun co-star Shahrukh Khan for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.[16][17]
In 1996, Khan performed in two movies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical, a box office failure, but critically acclaimed; and Raj Kanwar's action hit Jeet. He had two releases in 1997: Judwaa and Auzaar. The former was a comedy directed by David Dhawan where he played a dual role of twins separated at birth.
Khan worked in five different films in 1998, his first release 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.[14]Khan played a young man who has to take a child who claims to be his son, under his custody. Khan's performance in the film earned him several positive notices and favourable reviews from critics. He rounded of the year with an extended cameo in Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for which he earned a second Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actor category.
In 1999, Khan starred in three films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United and Biwi No.1, two of the highest grossing films that year;[18] and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which earned another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare.

2000s

In 2000, Khan acted in films including Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Chori Chori Chupke ChupkeChori Chori Chupke Chupkeaddressed the issue of surrogate childbirth; Khan 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 roles.[19][20] In 2002 he starred in the delayed release Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam.
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..."[21] He subsequently continued his success at the box office, with comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and No Entry (2005).[14] Khan's work in 2006 included Jaan-E-Mann and Baabul .
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.[22] 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.[23]
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.[24]
Khan's first film of 2009, Wanted directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva. In the same year, he appeared in two other films, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and London Dreams. While London Dreams doing average business, only due to the uninspiring music, but Main Aurr Mrs Khanna made 21 crores through DTH Premiere.[25]

2010s

Khan's first release of 2010 was Anil Sharma's VeerDabangg was produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan, and was released on 10 September 2010. It made a record opening at the box office[26] and Box Office India declared it an all-time blockbuster and the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.[27] For his performance in Dabangg, Khan received a Star Screen Award for Best Actor and a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male and was nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best ActorAnupama Chopra fromNDTV 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."[28]
Khan's first release of 2011 was Ready which was released on 3 June. The film broke several box office records and is currently highest grossing Bollywood film of 2011 as well as the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.

Personal life

In 2004, he was voted seventh-best-looking man in the world and the best looking man in India by People magazine, US.[29] Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.[30]
On 11 October 2007, Khan accepted an offer from Madame Tussauds wax museum in London to have a wax replica made of himself. His life-size wax figure was installed there on 15 January 2008, making him the fourth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum.[31][32]
Khan has been the subject of several controversies, including certain legal troubles. 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.[33] Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped, and he was found not guilty. However, he will still have to stand trial for a series of lesser charges pertaining to the incident.[34] On 17 February 2006, Khan was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting an endangered species, the Chinkara. The sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal.[35] On 10 April 2006, Salman was handed a five year jail term for hunting the endangered Chinkara. He was remanded to Jodhpur jail, and remained there until 13 April when he was granted bail.[36] On 24 August 2007, the Jodhpur sessions court, upheld the 5 year jail term for Khan 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.[37] The day after, he was placed under police arrest in Jodhpur after a Rajasthan court upheld a prison sentence passed upon him for poaching. On 31 August 2007, Khan was released on bail from the Jodhpur Central jail where he spent six days.[38]
Khan has dated several actresses, including Somy Ali.[39] His relationship with actress Aishwarya Rai was a well publicised topic in the Indian media.[40] 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.[41] 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 thegovernment's Forensic lab in Chandigarh, which concluded that it was fake.[42][43]

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Actor

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1988Biwi Ho To AisiVicky Bhandari
1989Maine Pyar KiyaPrem ChoudharyFilmfare Award for Best Male Debut
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1990Baaghi: A Rebel for LoveSaajan Sood
1991Sanam BewafaSalman Khan
Patthar Ke PhoolInspector Suraj
KurbaanAkash Singh
LovePrithvi
SaajanAkash Varma
1992SuryavanshiVicky/Suryavanshi Vikram Singh
Ek Ladka Ek LadkiRaja
JaagrutiJugnu
NishchaiyRohan Yadav/Vasudev Gujral
1993Chandra MukhiRaja Rai
Dil Tera AashiqVijay
1994Andaz Apna ApnaPrem Bhopali
Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!Prem Niwas
Chaand Kaa TukdaaShyam Malhotra
Sangdil SanamKishan
1995Karan ArjunKaran Singh/AjayNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
VeergatiAjay
1996MajhdhaarGopal
Khamoshi: The MusicalRaj
JeetRajuNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Dushman Duniya KaSpecial appearance
1997JudwaaRaja/Prem Malhotra
AuzaarInspector Suraj Prakash
DusCaptain Jeet SharmaIncomplete film
Deewana MastanaPrem KumarSpecial appeaance
1998Pyaar Kiya To Darna KyaSuraj KhannaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota HaiSuraj DhanrajgirHai
Sar Utha Ke JiyoSpecial appearance
BandhanRaju
Kuch Kuch Hota HaiAman MehraExtended guest appearance
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1999Jaanam Samjha KaroRahul
Biwi No.1PremNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Sirf TumPremSpecial appearance
Hum Dil De Chuke SanamSameer RafilliniNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Hello BrotherHero
Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand UnitedPrem
2000Dulhan Hum Le JayengeRaja Oberoi
Chal Mere BhaiPrem Oberoi
Har Dil Jo Pyar KaregaRaj/Romi
Dhaai Akshar Prem KeSpecial appearance
Kahin Pyaar Na Ho JaayePrem Kapoor
2001Chori Chori Chupke ChupkeRaj Malhotra
2002Tumko Na Bhool PaayengeVeer Singh Thakur/Ali
Hum Tumhare Hain SanamSuraj
Yeh Hai JalwaRaj 'Raju' Saxena/Raj Mittal
2003Love at Times SquareSpecial appearance
StumpedSpecial appearance
Tere NaamRadhe MohanNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
BaghbanAlok RajSpecial appearance
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004Garv: Pride and HonourInspector Arjun Ranavat
Mujhse Shaadi KarogiSameer Malhotra
Phir MilengeRohit ManchandaExtended guest appearance
Dil Ne Jise Apna KahaaRishabh
2005Lucky: No Time for LoveAditya
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?Dr. Samir Malhotra
No EntryPremNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Kyon KiAnand
2006Saawan... The Love SeasonSameer SamExtended guest appearance
Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya YaarAyaan
Jaan-E-MannSuhaan
BaabulAvinash Kapoor
2007Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To LoveRahul
PartnerPrem Love Guru
Marigold: An Adventure in IndiaPremEnglish language film
Om Shanti OmHimselfSpecial appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi
SaawariyaImaanExtended guest appearance
2008God Tussi Great HoArun Prajapati
HelloCheetan BhagatSpecial appearance
HeroesBalkar Singh/Jassvinder Singh
YuvvraajDeven Yuvvraaj
2009WantedRadhe/Rajveer Shikhawat
Main Aurr Mrs KhannaSamir Khanna
London DreamsMannu (Manjit Khosla)
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab KahaniHimselfSpecial appearance
2010VeerVeer
Prem Kaa GameThe Sutradhaar (Narrator)Special appearance
DabanggInspector Chulbul Pandey
(Robinhood Pandey)
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Tees Maar KhanHimselfSpecial appearance in song Wallah Re Wallah
Isi Life MeinHimselfSpecial appearance
2011ReadyPrem Kapoor
BodyguardLovely SinghReleasing on 31 August 2011
Tell Me O KkhudaCameo
2012Ek Tha TigerPre-production
Sher KhanPre-production

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