Salman Khan Biography
In addition to his acting career, Khan is a television presenter and promotes humanitarian causes through his charity, Being Human Foundation.[9] He has been hosting the reality show Bigg Boss since 2010.[10] 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.[11][12][13][14] On 5 April 2018, Khan was convicted in a blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years imprisonment.[15][16] On 7 April 2018, he was out on bail while an appeal was ongoing.[17]
Early life and ancestry :
Salman Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Sushila Charak, who adopted the name Salma.[18][19] Born to a Muslim father and Hindu mother on 27 December 1965, Salman Khan was brought up in both faiths.[20] In 1981, when Salim married the actress Helen, the children's relationship with their father grew hostile and only recovered years later.[21]
Salman Khan's paternal great-grandparents are believed to be Alakozai Pashtuns from Afghanistan who immigrated to Indore State, Indore Residency (now in Madhya Pradesh), British India in the mid-1800s;[22][23][24][25] however, Jasim Khan in his biography of the actor states that his ancestors belonged to the Akuzai sub-tribe of the Yusufzai Pashtuns from Malakand in the Swat Valley of North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).[26] His grandfather Abdul Rashid Khan was a Deputy Inspector General of the Indore state who was awarded the Diler Jung award of the Holkar times.[27] Khan's mother is a homemaker,[28][29] whose father Baldev Singh Charak,[30] a Dogra Rajput,[31] comes from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir[30][32] and whose Maratha mother comes from Maharashtra.[29] Khan can also speak Marathi, in addition to Hindi and English.[33] He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan; and two sisters, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, who is married to actor-director Atul Agnihotri, and an adopted sister Arpita, who is married to actor Aayush Sharma.[34]
Salman finished his schooling at St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Previously, he studied at The Scindia School in Gwalior for a few years along with his younger brother Arbaaz.[35] He attended St. Xavier's College in Mumbai but dropped out.[36]
Career :
noting, "Salman is endearing. He does tend to ham in the dramatic scenes, but looks very comfortable doing comedy and those romantic scenes."[64]
2000–2009: Sporadic success
In 2001, Khan appeared in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, which addressed the issue of surrogate childbirth. In it, Khan played the role of a rich industrialist who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile.[65] Sukanya Verma of Reddit wrote that the film had an absurd storyline, but also spontaneous performances from the cast, helping to minimise its other flaws.[65] In 2002, he starred in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam.[66]
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..."[67] Director Satish Kaushik considered Khan's work in the film to be strong, saying of it, "Salman has given a great performance in the film. He's given an intense, unconventional performance. I believe this is the best performance of Salman''s career so far."[68] His career progressed with comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and No Entry (2005).[59][69]
Khan (right) with Saif Ali Khan at an event for World Aids Day in 2007
Khan started 2007 with the ensemble film Salaam-e-Ishq. He appeared in the Hollywood movie, Marigold opposite American actress Ali Larter. The film told the love story of an Indian man and an American woman.[70]
Khan hosted the second season of the game show 10 Ka Dum during 2009. According to a 2008 report from Biz Asia UK, the show earned enough target rating points (TRPs) for Sony Entertainment Television to regain its third position in the Indian television ratings.[71]
He appeared in Wanted (a remake of 2006 Telugu super hit film Pokiri), directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva. The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated it 4 of 5 stars noting, "WANTED rides on Salman Khan's star power. He may not be the best actor in town, but in a film like WANTED, in a role that seems like an extension of his personality, you can't think of anyone else enacting this role with flourish."[72] Raja Sen from Rediff gave a rating of 2/5 and said, "The writing is both amateurish and crass, while the songs are plain hideous...Khan might be having fun, but the fact a film like Wanted underscores is how badly Bollywood needs a breed of younger leading men. And how the existing lot need roles that fit."[73] He appeared in two other films that year, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and London Dreams.[74][75]
2010–2017: Superstardom
Khan's first release of 2010 was Anil Sharma's film Veer.[76] In his second release of 2010, Dabangg, Khan played the role of a fearless cop with comic effect in the film.[77] The film was noted by the Economic Times as being remarkable for its commercial success, despite having an "accent on inanity..." and "...complete incoherence in terms of plot and credibility."[78] The Times also noted industry experts attributed the popularity of the film to Khan's presence, stating that they "ascribe its allure to the star charisma of Salman Khan, who has managed to carry off the over-the-top articulation of Chulbul Pandey with unbridled enthusiasm and zeal."[78]
Dabangg won several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.[79] It was later remade in Tamil and Telugu.[80] The film was produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan.[79] It was reported by the Hindustan Times that the film opened to full houses across the country.[81][82] Khan received a Star Screen Award for Best Actor[83] and a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male for his performance.[84] He was also nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[85] Anupama Chopra from NDTV 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."[86]
Khan with Katrina Kaif at the launch of Ek Tha Tiger's first song 'Mashallah'
starred in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, the remake of Veeram, directed by Farhad Samji.[125] The film received mixed reviews and turned out to be another box office flop for the actor.[126] Khan next reprised his role as Tiger in Tiger 3 (2023), as part of the YRF Spy Universe.[127] Made on a budget of ₹300 crore (US$35 million),[128] the movie went on to gross over ₹466.63 crore (US$55 million) worldwide to emerge a hit venture.[129] After making cameos in Singham Again and Baby John in 2024, Khan starred in AR Murugadoss' action film Sikandar (2025). Chirag Segal of News18 praised Khan's action sequences and chemistry with Rashmika Mandanna, who is 31 years his junior, but noted his limited emotional range in dramatic scenes.[130] Rahul Desai of The Hollywood Reporter was critical of the movie and Khan's performance as "alpha-male-saviour", stating that "Khan's version of reality is too detached from storytelling to affect the viewers."[131]
Other work :
Production
In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money generated from film productions will be donated to the Being Human organisation. The first film made under the banner was the kids' entertainer Chillar Party, which went on to win 3 National Awards for Best Children's Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Child Artist(s).[132][133] Khan is the brand ambassador of BMC's Open Defecation Free drive since 2016.[134]
Salman Khan Films
In 2014, he launched another production house called SKF (Salman Khan Films). The first film released under this banner was the Canadian film Dr. Cabbie. The film earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office. The next films under this banner were Hero, in which he also sang the title song "Hero"[135][136] by Nikhil Advani, which starred Aditya Pancholi's son Suraj Pancholi and Sunil Shetty's daughter Athiya Shetty; and Bajrangi Bhaijaan by Kabir Khan starring Khan himself with Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.[137]
Television :
Philanthropy and service :
Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.[168] He has started an NGO called Being Human which sells T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the revenues go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged.[169] Being Human Foundation is a registered charitable trust set up by Khan to help the underprivileged. In its early days, Khan set up and funded the Foundation using his own money. The Foundation has two focus areas: education and healthcare. To increase the reach and corpus of the Foundation, Salman Khan has undertaken initiatives such as Being Human Art, Being Human merchandise and Being Human Gitanjali Gold Coins.[170]
In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money which will be generated from film productions will be donated to Being Human. The first film made under the banner was the kids' entertainer Chillar Party, which went on to win 3 National Awards for Best Children's film, Best Original Screenplay and Child Artist's Award.[132][133]
In January 2012, Khan offered to pay ₹4 million (US$74,853.66) to release about 400 prisoners from about 63 prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh via his NGO. The prisoners had completed their terms, but due to economic reasons, they were unable to pay legal fines for their charges.[171]
In July 2015, Khan offered to donate the profits of his most successful film Bajrangi Bhaijaan to poor farmers all over India.[172] The film's producers Khan and Rockline Venkatesh both have mutually decided to donate the profits of their film to them. The film's director Kabir Khan and Salman's sister Alvira Agnihotri met Maharashtra's Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse to discuss the same.[173]
Khan met with his 11-year-old fan from Pakistan, Abdul Basit who had severe jaundice at the time of his birth; he was diagnosed to have Crigler Najjar syndrome and was admitted to the Apollo Hospital, Delhi. The youngster wished to meet the "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" star Khan.[174][175][176][177][178][179]
Khan was one of the nine personalities invited by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote the message of cleanliness and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan when it was launched on 2 October 2014.[180] In 2016, he agreed to campaign for cleanliness and eradicating open defecation for the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation.[181] His efforts to clean the streets of Karjat, a small town near Mumbai were appreciated by the Prime Minister in a tweet.[182]
Personal life :
Khan resides in Galaxy Apartments, Bandra, Mumbai. He also has a 150-acre plot in Panvel which has 3 bungalows, a swimming pool and a gym.[183] He is a fitness enthusiast and maintains a strict regimen.[183][184]
Khan has never married. In 1999, he began dating Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai; their relationship was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Khan started dating actress Katrina Kaif. After years of speculations, Kaif admitted in an interview in 2011 that she had been in a serious relationship with Khan for several years, but it ended in 2010.[185] Sangeeta Bijlani and Somy Ali were also in serious relationships with Khan.[186]
Since 2012, Khan is in a relationship with Romanian actress Iulia Vântur.[187]
In August 2011, Khan admitted that he suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder commonly known as the "suicide disease". The disorder occurs due to the inflammation of trigeminal nerve in the face.[188] In an interview, he said that he has been quietly suffering from it for the past seven years, but now the pain has become unbearable. He said that it has even affected his voice, making it much harsher.[189]
Khan identifies as both Muslim and Hindu, commenting that, "I'm Hindu and Muslim both. I'm Bharatiya (an Indian)".[20] He explained, "My father is Muslim and my mother is Hindu".[190]
In the media :
Salman Khan's name is often shortened to SK in the media, also reflected in the name of his gym brand "SK-27 Gym" and his film company SKF (Salman Khan Films).[191][192] He is also known by his nickname "Bhai" or "Bhaijaan" (meaning brother), referenced in the title of his films Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023).[193]
In 2004 Khan was ranked as the 7th Best looking man in the world by People Magazine of the USA.[citation needed] In 2008 his lifelike wax statue was installed in London's Madame Tussauds Museum; likewise, in 2012 another wax statue of him was installed in Madame Tussauds New York Museum. In 2010 People Magazine, India declared him the Sexiest Man Alive.[citation needed] In 2011, 2012 and 2013 he was declared the Times of India's Most Desirable Man in 2nd, 1st and 3rd place respectively.[194] In August 2013 he was declared India's Most Searched Celebrity Online.[195] Khan topped the Forbes India charts for 2014, in terms of both fame and revenues.[196] According to the Forbes 2015 list 'Celebrity 100 : The World's Top-Paid Entertainers 2015', Khan was the highest ranked Indian in the 71st rank with earnings of $33.5 million.[6]
Khan was ranked seventh in Forbes's first global list of highest-paid actors in the world, with earnings of US$33.5 million, which placed him higher than such Hollywood actors as Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Dwayne The Rock Johnson.[197][198][199][200] In 2015, he was ranked ahead of US President Barack Obama in the list of The Most Admired Personalities of India.[201] In September 2015, the International Business Times declared him "The Most Attractive Personality" in India.[202] He also became the only actor to collect over ₹5 billion (US$77.94 million) domestic net in a single year in India.[101][102][103][104] Khan was ranked the second "Most Googled Indian of 2015" and first among Bollywood actors.[203][204] On 24 April 2016 the Indian Olympic Association appointed the actor as the Indian Olympic contingent's goodwill ambassador for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[205] In August 2017, he was identified as the ninth highest-paid actor in the world, and the first place highest-paid in India according to Forbes India.[206]
Controversies :
endangered blackbuck killing case, paving way for the start of the trial.[233] On 9 July 2014, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Khan on Rajasthan government's plea challenging the High Court order suspending his conviction.[234] Khan was acquitted in the blackbuck and chinkara poaching cases by the Rajasthan High Court on 24 July 2016.[235]
On 18 October 2016 the Rajasthan Government decided to approach the Supreme Court to challenge Khan's acquittal in two related cases.[236]
On 18 January 2017 Khan was acquitted by a Jodhpur court in an Arms Act case linked to the killing of a blackbuck in Rajasthan. Khan pleaded "not guilty" to charges of violating the law by keeping unlicensed weapons and using them. Acquitting the actor, the court said that the prosecution failed to submit enough evidence against him.[230][237]
On 5 April 2018, Jodhpur court convicted Khan in the blackbuck poaching case and sentenced him to five years imprisonment while acquitting Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam, and Tabu.[238][15][16]
Khan was released on bail on 7 April 2018, pending appeal.[239][240][241]
On 14 April 2024, two members of the Bishnoi Gang, who belong a religious sect that considers the blackbuck sacred, opened fire on Khan's apartment in Bandra, Mumbai before fleeing on a motorcycle. Khan, who was inside along with several relatives, was unharmed. The gunmen were later arrested in Gujarat. The gang had previously threatened Khan over the hunting incident. Police said that the attack was masterminded by Amnol Bishnoi, the younger brother of the gang's leader Lawrence Bishnoi.[242][243]
Remarks about 26/11 attacks
In September 2010, Khan was reported to have claimed during an interview on a Pakistani channel that the 26/11 attacks got a lot of attention because the "elite" were targeted.[244][245] During the interview the actor had said: "It was the elite that was targeted this time. Five star hotels and stuff. So they panicked. Then they got up and spoke about it. My question is "why not before?" Attacks have happened in trains and small towns too, but no one talked about it so much."[244][245] Khan also said that Pakistan was not to be blamed for it, and that the Indian security had failed. Khan's comments had drawn strong reactions from Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chagan Bhujbal, Shiv Sena, BJP and other political parties.[244] The comments were also condemned by Ujwal Nikam, Special Prosecutor in the 26/11 trial.[244] Khan later apologised for his comments.[244]
Tweets on Yakub Memon
On 25 July 2015, Khan made a number of tweets from his Twitter account in support of the 1993 Bombay bombings, accused Yakub Memon. Memon was scheduled to be executed, before which Khan made his tweets.[246] Khan said that Yakub's brother, Tiger Memon should be hanged instead. He also asked the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif to confirm "whether the mob boss is in his country."[247] The tweets sparked protests outside his house where police had to be deployed and were criticised in the social media and by his father, Salim Khan. Following these incidents, Khan withdrew his tweets and apologised.[248]
Interference in Jiah Khan suicide case
Following the death of Sushant Singh Rajput by hanging, the late actress Jiah Khan's mother, Rabia Amin, revealed that Salman Khan had attempted to influence the case, where accusations for abetment of suicide were charged against actor Sooraj Pancholi. A CBI officer who was investigating the case had told Rabia Amin that Salman Khan called him every day, asking him not to harass or touch Sooraj Pancholi, as a lot of money was invested in him.[249][250]
Discography :
| Year | Title | Song | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hello Brother | "Chaandi Ke Daal Par" | Duet with Alka Yagnik | [251] |
| 2014 | Kick | "Hai Yehi Zindagi" – Version 2 | [252] | |
| "Hangover" | Duet with Shreya Ghoshal | [252] | ||
| "Jumme Ki Raat Hai" – Version 2 | Duet with Palak Muchhal | [252] | ||
| "Tu Hi Tu" – Version 2 | Solo | [252] | ||
| 2015 | Hero | "Main Hoon Hero Tera" | Solo | [253] |
| 2016 | Sultan | "Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai" | Solo | [254] |
| "Jag Ghoomeya" | Solo | [255] | ||
| "440 Volt" | [256] | |||
| "Sultan" | [257] | |||
| 2018 | Race 3 | "I Found Love" | [258] | |
| 2019 | Notebook | "Main Taare" | Solo | [259] |
| Dabangg 3 | "Yu Karke" | Duet with Payal Dev | [260] | |
| 2020 | Pyar Karona | "Pyar Karona" | Written along with Hussain Dalal | [261] |
| Tere Bina | "Tere Bina" | co-starring Jacqueline Fernandez | [262] | |
| Bhai Bhai | "Bhai Bhai" | Duet with Ruhaan Arshad and co-written by Danish Sabri | [263][ |
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