Salman Khan

One thought, and with reason enough, that Salman Khan had only biceps and some stylish hops to offer to Bollywood.
The notion changed with time. Salman had acting cells in him as well. After all, he also was one with film lineage. Salman's father Salim is a renowned scriptwriter. And stepmom Helen leaves an indelible mark in Hindi films as the sensuous epitome of a cinematic diva.
The actor came of age with Sooraj Barjatya's Maine Pyar Kiya. Hum Aapke Hain Kaun's phenomenal success established Salman as one of the formidable Khan trio.
Today he is a sought after hero, working with almost all top banners. On the personal front, Khan had lovely ladies as his women. Salman's love story began with Sangeeta Bijlani and at the moment is on a halt with the ex-Miss World and Bollywood's current leading lady Aishwarya Rai.
Ah! the pressures of being one of the hottest hunks. His presence seems to provoke a scene wherever he goes. Hysteria breaks out - thousands of girls go all coy and blushing in his presence, not quite knowing where to look. Female visitors to the sets of his movies tend to leave with their knees distinctly weaker than when they arrived. Go to a girl's college and you'd come across snippets of such breathless chat: "Salman is the best thing to have happened to Hindi films - he's so handsome, so intriguing, so sexy." Said one of his leading ladies, "Oh, my God, it's so difficult to ward off his female fans, they're crazy about him." Female public's growing obsession with Salman is the best indication of the fact that we're clearly in the grip of 'Salman mania'
Paparazzi can't track the elusive star down..he's an extremely private person. As far as he's concerned, work stops when the camera stops rolling. And not to forget the adversary relationship with the Press that dubbed him 'a bad dude, with the disposition of a wild snot and fists of fury'. Well, if he needs that fury 'to keep scums at bay' why should it be denied him?
At close range, Salman is boyishly likeable. He makes you want to reach through his physical deterrence and give him a friendly pat, as he smiles, lowering his eyes and shakes your hand. There's something about him, an instant familiarity. With no curtain of diffidence to drop, no attitude problem, he immediately opens up as if he were an old pal. He's the kind of a guy whose company one seeks because he is loaded with natural charm. He laughs easily at your humour, pays close attention to your questions and answers them fully and thoughtfully. He's focussed without being strained. Salman's reputation for being rude doesn't mean a thing once you meet him. You can't believe any bad stuff written about him and can easily shrug off business built on gossip which leads to a lot of misunderstanding and tarnishes someone's name. In real life he's a completely normal guy. With just one big difference. Salman has it- the star quality. But he is one of those rare actors who hasn't taken full advantage of his charms or star status. Anyone in his place could've signed any number of movies, but this is a hunk through which a grassblade of conscience heroically peeks. Salman has always made it a point to be part of an ensemble which is the mark of the very substantial, committed and up person that he is. There's a rare spine of integrity to everything he does, like turning down roles which didn't agree with him - temperamentally. It's easy to see why he commands respect.

A romantic film seems to be his normal habitat, playing all too clean-cut heroes. "Playing the romantic," says Salman, 'is perfectly consistent with my image. So why should I move out of it?" Trying to avoid the apparent rough and tumble in a film? "It's not as if I don't do action films - in fact, I have a wider choice of roles than many others. Wasn't Veergati an action film ?
Maine Pyar Kiya was his first movie, Salman started his career with a super hit movie to his lot. After Maine Pyar Kiya was Pathar Ke Phool which had good music but movie failed at box office.Salman started signing films after films and flops started to fell in his lot. Jagruti, Dil Tera Ashique were few of them. Baaghi was also a hit movie and thus Salman's successful career started. Then came Lawerance D'souza's Saajan which was a hit and it proved this hero could perform serious role whn wanted in the film to potray his character . "In Saajan, Sanju (Sunjay Dutt) got the girl, in Majhdhaar, Rahul Roy walks off with the heroine. Maybe I'm better off this way. Letting the other guy ride off into the sunset with the girl, I get the audience sympathy." And he also gives a lot of importance to having a rapport with his co-stars. "You have to make an effort to establish a rapport in the interest of the film. I have worked with Sunjay Dutt, Nana Patekar,(Khamoshi), Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, Rahul Roy, Sanjay Kapoor and Jackie Shroff and have always got along with everyone." But whom does he like the best? He's at his candid best, "Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Aamir and Govinda." After Saajan came Rajkumar Santoshi's Andaz Apna Apna, in which Salman's comedy stole the masses. Karan Arjun casted this macho-man with top star Shahrukh Khan and the film was directed by Rakesh Roshan. The song Yeh Raat Aur Yeh Doori made people swing to its tune. Suraj Barjataya's Hum Apke Hain Koun opposite Madhuri Dixit was a super hit and Salman came in the race of capturing number one position.
Judwaa had Salman in double role, though the script was not good the movie was a superhit at box office due to excellent music and good dance numbers. Salman's brother Sohail Khan directed a movie called Auzaar which was a flop at box office. The film had no effect on Salman's career since he had Jeet in his pocket. Jeet proved to be successful and Salman acting talents were appreciated. Salman Khan is supposed to be one of the handsome hero in the industry having many good productions and directors so that he can give many hits and prove himself to be in the class of number one hero's. His Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya has done well and his Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai is doing average business. And all that success at the drop of a shirt. It works only if have a body worth the showing.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai bagged him a Filmfare award for the Best Supporting Actor. He tried his hands on comedy with Biwi No.1, Dulhan Hum Le Jaayenge, and Chal Mere Bhai and was very successful. Now he is back in action with Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge.
His priorities in life? "My family, my girlfriend, my work, my friends," says he with a smile. And the ideal way of life? A sigh of contentment escapes his lips as he answers this one. "Sun in my face, coke in hand and no tensions in my head, as now." Today he doesn't seem to have any need for battles. He's calmed down. Happily wearing his stardom, he's friendly, intensely likeable, instantly chummy, the antithesis of the arrogant and moody star. The calm eye in the centre of the hurricane, that's movie- making. So where's the peril ?
He made a name for himself with soft-spoken, romantic roles. Lately it seems like Salman Khan's mission in life is to prove what a very good actor that makes him.Son of scriptwriter Salim Khan (who co-wrote classics like Sholay, Deewar, Zanjeer, and Mr. India), Salman shot to fame as a gentle Romeo in the 1989 blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya. He then went on to star in some of the biggest hits of the 90s, among them Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!, Karan Arjun, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. In recent years, however, his drama off-screen proved more gripping than any movie. He moved from scrape to messy scrape with the law, the media, and his sometimes girlfriend, Miss World-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai. Columnists bemoaned his bad boy ways. Religious fundamentalists protested his taste in women (he was a Muslim; Aishwarya, a Hindu). But all along, diehard fans swore he was simply misunderstood. Now he stands accused of manslaughter. And even those fans may reached their limit.Fall 1998 marked the beginning of Salman's legal troubles. While in Jodhpur, Rajasthan to shoot the 'Mhare Hivda' song sequence for Yashraj's Hum Saath Saath Hain, he and several costars went hunting in the nearby Thar Desert. The group strayed onto a Bishnoi reservation, where Salman shot a black buck, a member of an endangered species that is illegal to hunt. The Bishnoi -- being a tribe that believes in the sanctity of all life, and not at all in the sanctity of film stars -- physically detained the actor, who was then thrown into jail by an unsympathetic magistrate. The scandal sent reporters scrambling for their pens -- which they then used to draw an indelible black mark next to the actor's name.Media then turned their attention to his rocky relationship with Aishwarya Rai, whom he began to date after acting across from her in 1999's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Rumors already existed claiming that Khan had physically abused a former girlfriend, Pakistani actress Somy Ali. Now the Rai family's rumored displeasure fueled similar tales regading his behavior with Aishwarya. The media gleefully featured reports about Salman's late night visits to Aishwarya's apartment: neighbors claimed he pounded on Aishwarya's door for hours, screaming futile, furious demands to be let inside.


Filmfare Awards
1990: Filmfare Best Debut Award win and Best Actor nomination for the role of Prem in Maine Pyar Kiya.
1995: Best Actor nomination for the role of Karan in Karan Arjun.
1996: Best Supporting Actor nomination in the movie Jeet.
1998: Best Actor nomination for the role of Sooraj in Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya.
1998: Best Supporting Actor win for the role of Aman Mehra in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
1999: Best Actor nomination for the role of Sameer in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Best Comedian nomination for the role of Prem in
Biwi No. 1.
2004: Best Actor nomination for the role of Radhe Mohan in Tere Naam and Best Supporting Actor nomination for the role of Alok Raj in
Baghban.
2006: Best Comedian nomination for the role of Prem in No Entry.
Star Screen Awards
2004: Best Actor nomination for the role of Radhe Mohan in Tere Naam.
2005: Best Actor nomination for the role of Inspector Arjun Ranavat in Garv: Pride and Honour.
Zee Cine Awards
2004: Popular Award, Best Actor nomination for the role of Radhe Mohan in Tere Naam.
2005: Popular Award, Best Actor nomination for the role of Sameer Malhotra in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi.
Bollywood Movie Awards
He won the Best Sensational Actor award for his role in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke at the 2002 Z-Gold- Bollywood Movie Awards.