Salman Khan

This article is about the Indian actor. For other people with the same name, see Salman Khan (disambiguation).

Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Khan in 2023
Born (1965-12-27) 27 December 1965 (age 58)
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
  • television presenter
Years active1988–present
WorksFull list
Parents
Relatives
FamilySalim Khan family
AwardsFull list
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Salman Salim Khan[1] (pronounced [səlˈmɑːn xɑːn]; born 27 December 1965)[2] is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who predominantly works in Hindi films. In a career spanning over three decades, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards as an actor.[3] He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema.[4][5] Forbes has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year.[6][7][8][9] Khan has starred in the annual highest-grossing Hindi film of 10 individual years, the highest for any actor.[10]

Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in Sooraj Barjatya's romantic drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), for which he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He established himself with several commercially successful films, including Barjatya's family dramas Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), the action film Karan Arjun (1995) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). After a period of fluctuations, Khan resurrected his screen image with the action film Wanted (2009), and achieved greater stardom by starring in the top-grossing action films Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Kick (2014), and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and the dramas Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Sultan (2016). This was followed by a series of poorly-received films, with the exception of the sequel Tiger 3 (2023).

In addition to his acting career, Khan is a television presenter and promotes humanitarian causes through his charity, Being Human Foundation.[11] He has been hosting the reality show Bigg Boss since 2010.[12] Khan's off-screen life is marred by controversy and legal troubles. In 2015, he was convicted of culpable homicide for a negligent driving case in which he ran over five people with his car, killing one, but his conviction was set aside on appeal.[13][14][15][16] On 5 April 2018, Khan was convicted in a blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years imprisonment.[17][18] He is currently out on bail while an appeal is being heard.[19]

  1. ^ "Director Master Info". www.mca.gov.in. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Bollywood wishes Salman Khan on his 46th birthday". DNA India. New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Salman Khan on dancing in awards shows". The Indian Express. 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ Respers France, Lisa (6 May 2015). "Who is Salman Khan? Only one of the world's biggest stars". CNN. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "SALMAN KHAN: Hail Bollywood's new king". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  6. ^ Robehmed, Natalie. "Salman Khan's Earnings: $33.5 Million In 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Salman Khan Makes it to Forbes Rich List, Shah Rukh Khan Doesn't". NDTV. PTI. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Highest Paid Celebrity Entertainers of World 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. ^ FPJ Web Desk. "Despite flops, Salman Khan is the richest celeb of 2018 with net worth of Rs 253 crore". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Box Office Special Features – Highest Grosser of The Year". Bollywood Hungama. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ Pathak, Ankur (7 January 2014). "Salman Khan does it again". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Fourth season of Bigg Boss". Emirates 24/7. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Salman Khan: Bollywood star jailed for five years in hit-and-run case". BBC News. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Salman Khan hit-and-run case: Other high-profile hit-and-run cases". India Today. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  15. ^ "As it happened: Salman Khan sentenced to 5 years in jail in hit-and-run case". The Hindu. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Hit-and-run: Salman walks free after lower court order quashed". The Indian Express. 11 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan gets 5-year jail term". The Economic Times. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Bollywood star Khan jailed for five years". BBC. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  19. ^ "1998–2018: A timeline of the blackbuck poaching case". The Economic Times. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.