1. Salman Khan has been cited in the media as one of the most popular and commercially successful actors of Indian cinema.
94 Facts About Salman Khan
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Salman Khan has starred in the annual highest-grossing Hindi film of 10 individual years, the highest for any actor.
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Salman Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi, followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in Sooraj Barjatya's romantic drama Maine Pyar Kiya, for which he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.
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Salman Khan established himself with several commercially successful films, including Barjatya's family dramas Hum Aapke Hain Koun.
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Salman Khan has been hosting the reality show Bigg Boss since 2010.
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On 5 April 2018, Salman Khan was convicted in a blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years imprisonment.
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Salman Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Sushila Charak, who adopted the name Salma.
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Salman Khan's grandfather Abdul Rashid Khan was a Deputy Inspector General of the Indore state who was awarded the Diler Jung award of the Holkar times.
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Salman Khan's mother is a homemaker, whose father Baldev Singh Charak, a Dogra Rajput, comes from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir and whose Maratha mother comes from Maharashtra.
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Salman Khan can speak Marathi, in addition to Hindi and English.
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Salman Khan 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.
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Salman Khan finished his schooling at St Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail.
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Salman Khan attended St Xavier's College in Mumbai but dropped out.
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Salman Khan made his on-screen debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the successful film Biwi Ho To Aisi, which had Rekha in the lead role.
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Salman Khan began the new decade with Deepak Shivdasani's action drama film Baaghi: A Rebel for Love, which he wrote.
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Salman Khan's dream run continued in 1991 with two of his films, Sanam Bewafa and Saajan emerging blockbusters and their soundtracks proving to be two of the best-selling Hindi film albums of that year.
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Salman Khan followed it with a downturn as all of his films for the next two years, including biggies Jaagruti and Chandra Mukhi were critical and commercial failures.
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In 1994, Salman Khan appeared in Rajkumar Santoshi's, co-starring Aamir Salman Khan.
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In 1996, Salman Khan performed in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical.
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Salman Khan appeared in and Raj Kanwar's action hit Jeet.
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Salman Khan had two releases in 1997: Judwaa and Auzaar.
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Salman Khan worked in five different films in 1998, his first release being the romantic comedy film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite Kajol, one of the biggest commercial successes of that year.
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Salman Khan had an extended cameo in Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which earned him critical acclaim and a second Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actor category.
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In 1999, Salman Khan starred in three films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Biwi No 1, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam alongside Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan, which earned him another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare awards.
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Salman Khan does tend to ham in the dramatic scenes, but looks very comfortable doing comedy and those romantic scenes.
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In 2001, Salman Khan appeared in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, which addressed the issue of surrogate childbirth.
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Salman Khan appeared in the Hollywood movie, Marigold opposite American actress Ali Larter.
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Salman Khan hosted the second season of the game show 10 Ka Dum during 2009.
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Salman Khan appeared in Wanted, directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva.
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Salman Khan might be having fun, but the fact a film like Wanted underscores is how badly Bollywood needs a breed of younger leading men.
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Salman Khan was nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
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Salman Khan next appeared in Bodyguard, a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of the same name.
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Salman Khan starred in Dabangg 2, the sequel of Dabangg, in 2012 under the production of Arbaaz Salman Khan.
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Salman Khan became the only actor to collect over 5 billion domestic net in a single year in India.
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In June 2017, Salman Khan appeared in Tubelight, his third collaboration with Kabir Salman Khan after Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
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In 2018, Salman Khan played the leading role in his only release of the year, Race 3, an action film.
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Salman Khan starred in Bharat that was released on 5 June 2019 and Dabangg 3 that was released on 20 December 2019.
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Salman Khan starred in Radhe which released on 13 May 2021 to negative reviews.
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Salman Khan next did a cameo in Pathaan, reprising his eponymous role as Tiger.
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Salman Khan next reprised his role as Tiger in Tiger 3, as part of the YRF Spy Universe.
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Salman Khan is the brand ambassador of BMC's Open Defecation Free drive since 2016.
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The next films under this banner were Hero, in which he sang the title song "Hero" by Nikhil Advani, which starred Aditya Pancholi's son Suraj Pancholi and Sunil Shetty's daughter Athiya Shetty; and Bajrangi Bhaijaan by Kabir Salman Khan starring Salman Khan himself with Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
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Salman Khan again hosted the show in 2009 and thus won the Best Anchor Award for 10 Ka Dum in 2008 and 2009.
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In 2013 Salman Khan hosted the Star Guild Award for the first time.
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Salman Khan hosted Bigg Boss 8, Bigg Boss 9, Bigg Boss 10, Bigg Boss 11, Bigg Boss 12, Bigg Boss 13, Bigg Boss 14, Bigg Boss 15, Bigg Boss 16 Bigg Boss 17, and Bigg Boss season 18.
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Salman Khan was associated as a brand when he had advertised for Campa Cola, Limca Soft drink, Hero Honda bikes and Double Bull shirts well before he entered the film Industry.
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Salman Khan has become the brand ambassador for the travel website, Yatra, which made him a shareholder.
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Salman Khan is the face of the History Channel and the new brand ambassador for Suzuki motorcycles, Previously he endorsed Red Tape Shoes, and now he is endorsing Relaxo Hawaii.
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Salman Khan is the brand ambassador of the detergent brand Wheel.
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Salman Khan has appeared for Chlormint, a brand of gum, with his brother Sohail Khan.
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Salman Khan is the face of Ranbaxy' s Revital, replacing Yuvraj Singh.
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Now Salman Khan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Dubai-based fashion label Splash, and has been signed as the brand ambassador for Astral Limited the leading manufacturers of plumbing and drainage systems in the country.
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Salman Khan is the brand ambassador of civic body Bombay Municipal Corporation's drive against open defecation in Mumbai, and has been signed by the Security and Surveillance brand, CP PLUS as their CCTV ambassador.
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Food Square now rents out the Salman Khan-owned property for a monthly fee of 1 Crore Indian Rupees, marking a new chapter in the property's history.
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Salman Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.
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Salman Khan has started an NGO called Being Human which sells T-shirts and other products online and in stores.
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In January 2012, Salman Khan offered to pay 4 million to release about 400 prisoners from about 63 prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh via his NGO.
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In July 2015, Salman Khan offered to donate the profits of his most successful film Bajrangi Bhaijaan to poor farmers all over India.
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Salman 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.
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Salman 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.
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Salman Khan has a 150-acre plot in Panvel which has 3 bungalows, a swimming pool and a gym.
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Salman Khan is a fitness enthusiast and maintains a strict regimen.
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Since 2012, Salman Khan is in a relationship with Romanian actress Iulia Vantur.
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Salman Khan said that it has even affected his voice, making it much harsher.
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Salman Khan explained, "My father is Muslim and my mother is Hindu".
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Salman Khan's name is often shortened to SK in the media, reflected in the name of his gym brand "SK-27 Gym" and his film company SKF.
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Salman Khan is known by his nickname "Bhai" or "Bhaijaan", referenced in the title of his films Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.
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In 2004 Salman Khan was ranked as the 7th Best looking man in the world by People Magazine of the USA.
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Salman Khan topped the Forbes India charts for 2014, in terms of both fame and revenues.
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Salman Khan became the only actor to collect over 5 billion domestic net in a single year in India.
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Salman Khan was ranked the second "Most Googled Indian of 2015" and first among Bollywood actors.
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On 28 September 2002, Salman Khan was arrested for rash and negligent driving after his car ran into a bakery in Mumbai; one person who was sleeping on the pavement outside the bakery died and three others were injured in the accident.
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On 6 May 2015, Salman Khan was found guilty of all charges in the case.
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The Bombay Sessions Court concluded that Salman Khan was driving the car under the influence of alcohol, causing the death of one and serious injury to four homeless persons.
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An RTO officer confirmed that Salman Khan did not have a driving licence until 2004.
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Later in the same day, Salman Khan, being represented by Senior Counsel Amit Desai was granted bail by the Bombay High Court till 8 May 2015, on which the court suspended his prison sentence until the final appeal hearing in July.
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In December 2015, Salman Khan was acquitted of all charges from this case due to lack of evidence.
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Salman Khan's relationship with actress Aishwarya Rai was a well publicised topic in the Indian media.
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Salman Khan 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.
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In 2003, Vivek Oberoi, Rai's then boyfriend, claimed that Salman Khan had threatened him.
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In 2007, Salman Khan spent a week in Jodhpur jail before the court granted him bail.
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On 17 February 2006, Salman Khan was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting Chinkara, an endangered species.
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On 10 April 2006, Salman Khan was handed a five-year jail term and remanded to Jodhpur jail until 13 April when he was granted bail.
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Salman Khan was acquitted in the blackbuck and chinkara poaching cases by the Rajasthan High Court on 24 July 2016.
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On 18 January 2017 Salman Khan was acquitted by a Jodhpur court in an Arms Act case linked to the killing of a blackbuck in Rajasthan.
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Salman Khan pleaded "not guilty" to charges of violating the law by keeping unlicensed weapons and using them.
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Salman Khan was released on bail on 7 April 2018, pending appeal.
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Salman Khan, who was inside along with several relatives, was unharmed.
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Salman Khan's comments had drawn strong reactions from Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chagan Bhujbal, Shiv Sena, BJP and other political parties.
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On 25 July 2015, Salman Khan made a number of tweets from his Twitter account in support of the 1993 Bombay bombings, accused Yakub Memon.
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Memon was scheduled to be executed, before which Salman Khan made his tweets.
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Salman Khan said that Yakub's brother, Tiger Memon should be hanged instead.
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Salman Khan has sung the following Hindi songs for Bollywood films:.
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Salman Khan won numerous awards including two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.