Salman Khan Biography

Salman Khan

Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (born 27 December 1965),3. credited as Salman Khan (pronunciation: [s?l?ma?n?xa?n]) is an Indian film actor, producer, singer and television personality. In a film career spanning almost thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards for acting.4. He has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide, and is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema.5.6.

The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi1988. and achieved breakthrough with a leading role in Maine Pyar Kiya1989.. Khan went on to establish himself in Bollywood in the 1990s with roles in several top-grossing productions, including the romantic drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!1994., the action thriller Karan Arjun1995., the comedy Biwi No.11999., and the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain1999.. After a brief period of decline in the 2000s, Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by playing the lead role in successful films Dabangg2010., Ready2011., Ek Tha Tiger2012., Kick2014., Sultan2016. and Tiger Zinda Hai2017., all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. He's the only actor to star in the highest-grossing Bollywood films of ten separate years7.8.9.10. 11.. According to the Forbes 2015 list of Top-Paid 100 Celebrity Entertainers in world, Khan was the highest ranked Indian with 71st rank with earnings of $33.5 million.12.

In addition to his acting career, Khan is a stage performer[citation needed] and a philanthropist through his charity, Being Human Foundation.13. 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 appeal14.15.16.17.. On 5 April 2018, Khan was convicted in a blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years imprisonment18.19.. He is currently out on bail while an appeal is being heard.

Early life and background

Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Sushila Charak (who later adopted the name Salma Khan). His paternal ancestors were Alakozai Pashtuns20.21.22.23. from present-day Afghanistan24. who immigrated to Indore, Madhya Pradesh in the mid 1800s. His grandfather Abdul Rashid Khan was a Deputy Inspector General of the Indore state who was awarded Diler Jung award of the Holkar times.25. Khan's mother is a Maharashtrian,26. whose father Baldev Singh Charak, a Dogra Rajput,27. comes from Jammu-Kashmir28. and whose mother comes from Maharashtra.24.29. Khan's stepmother is Helen, a former actress. 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.30.

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, Gwalior for a few years along with his younger brother Arbaaz.31. He attended St. Xavier's College in Mumbai but dropped out.32.