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

Salman Khan

Salman Khan

Khan at the Filmfare Awards in 2016

Born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan[1]

27 December 1965 (age 56)

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Occupation

Actorfilm producertelevision presenter

Years active 1988–present

Works Full list

Parent

Salim Khan (father)

Relatives

Sohail Khan (brother)

Arbaaz Khan (brother)

Alvira Khan Agnihotri (sister)

Helen (step-mother)

Family Salim Khan family

Awards Full list

Signature

Salman Khan signature.svg


Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (Hindi: [səlˈmɑːn xɑːn]; 27 December 1965)[2] is an Indian actor, film
producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years,
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]

The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho
To Aisi (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). He established
himself in Bollywood in the 1990s, with several commercially successful films, including the romantic
drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), the action thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the romantic comedy-
drama Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999), and the family drama Hum Saath-Saath
Hain (1999). After a long period of decline in the 2000s, Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by
starring in top-grossing action films like Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger
(2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Kick (2014), and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and dramas such as Bajrangi Bhaijaan
(2015) and Sultan (2016). Khan has starred in 10 of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, the
highest for any actor.[10]

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]

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