Salman Khan :: The Most Desirable Man

Salman Khan (Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan) born on 27 December 1965) is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films. He played leading roles in five consecutive blockbusters including Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg 2. Having done so, he has established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema.

Salman Khan made his acting debut in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988). He achieved commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He has starred in several commercially successful films, such as Saajan (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Judwaa (1997), Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998), Biwi No.1 (1999) and Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999), having appeared in the highest grossing film nine separate years during his career, a record that remains unbroken. Eight of the films he has acted in, have accumulated gross earnings of over 100 crore (US$18.2 million) worldwide.

In 1999, Khan won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his extended guest appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).

Born	Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan 27 December 1965 (age 47) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Residence	Bandra, Mumbai Panvel
Other names	Sallu Bhai
Occupation	Film actor Television presenter Model
Years active	1988–present
Parents	Salim Khan (Father) Salma Khan (Mother)
Relatives	Arbaaz Khan (brother) Sohail Khan (brother)

Khan's first film of 2009, Wanted directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva. In the same year, he appeared in two other films, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and London Dreams. While London Dreams doing average business, only due to the uninspiring music, but Main Aurr Mrs Khanna made 21 crores through DTH Premiere. Khan's first release of 2010 was Anil Sharma's commercially and critically unsuccessful film Veer. His next release, Dabangg The film was released on Eid, 10 September 2010 in nearly 1800 screens worldwide. It opened to generally positive reviews and broke several box-office records upon release. The film set another box office record, grossing 80.87 crore in its first week, thus becoming the highest opening week grossing Bollywood film, overtaking the previous record of 3 Idiots. Dabangg went on to gross 215 crore worldwide and Box office India declared it an all-time blockbuster in the second week of its release. It is the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010 and, as of 2012, the fourth highest–grossing Bollywood film of all time. Dabangg went on to win several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It was later remade in Tamil and Telugu, The film was produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan, and released on 10 September 2010. It made a record opening at the box office and Box Office India declared it an all-time blockbuster. Dabangg at that time was the second and now the fourh highest-grossing Bollywood film and for his performance, Khan received a Star Screen Award for Best Actor and a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male and was nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor. 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."

Khan's first release of 2011 was Ready, The first look of the film was unveiled on 5 April 2011, while the theatrical trailer was released on 15 April 2011. The film was released on 3 June 2011. Upon release, Ready became the second highest opening day grosser, as well as the second highest weekend grossing Bollywood film, after Dabangg, another Salman Khan-starrer. It also held records for being the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 2011 and the third highest grossing Bollywood film ever domestically. As of 2012, the film is the eighteen highest grossing Bollywood film ever worldwide.[42] The film broke several box office records and mark the record of fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. He next appeared in Bodyguard. Upon release, the film became an all time blockbuster at the box office, with Khan's performance receiving favourable comments from critics and thus making it second highest-grossing Bollywood film of that time. The film is third highest-grossing Bollywood film as of 2012. For his Performance in Bodyguard, Khan received a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male and was nominated for his seventh Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

Salman Khan with Katrina Kaif at the launch of Ek Tha Tiger's first song 'Mashallah'.

Salman Khan's first release of 2012 was Ek Tha Tiger, Pre-production of the film started in the second half of 2010, after the script had been completed. Principal photography commenced on September 2011 and ended in June 2012. The film has been shot in as many as five countries across three continents. Initially scheduled for a release on June 2012, the film faced delays and opened on 15 August 2012, coinciding with the Independence Day of India.  Ek Tha Tiger garnered positive to mixed reactions from critics whilst opening to extremely strong box office collections. The film went on to become the second Bollywood film to gross over 300 crore (US$54.6 million) worldwide behind only 3 Idiots, It marks his first association with Yash Raj Films. After release the film mark several records. A record breaking box office opening as it collected 32.92 crores in the first day and thus became biggest opening in the history of Indian cinema and the biggest single day collection ever. The film also broke the record of Opening weekend net gross (First 3 Days of Release), Opening week net gross (First 7 Days of Release) and entered 100 crore club the fastest in just 5 days of release breaking Salman Khan's own record set by Bodyguard in 7 Days. The film stood as the highest-grossing film in the month of August also. Collecting Rs 307 Crore worldwide the film became the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.

Salman Khan's 2nd release of 2012 is Dabangg 2 which is a sequel of his blockbuster Dabangg under production of Arbaaz Khan. Dabangg 2 had a very good opening at multiplexes and was extraordinary at single screens. The film netted an excellent 19.21 crore (US$3.5 million) on its opening day and became the biggest opener for a non-holiday Friday in India, beating the previous record held by Don 2. The film's business grew on Sunday and it collected 22.50 crore (US$4.1 million), taking the first weekend total to 58.26 crore (US$10.6 million), beating the previous three-day record set by Ek Tha Tiger. After a successful weekend, the film had a strong Monday where it made 12 crore (US$2.18 million), beating the previous record held by Dabangg. Dabangg 2 entered the 100 Crore Club just in 6 days making it the fastest to 100 Crore Race behing Ek tha Tiger. Salman Khan inked Rs 450–500 crore deal with Rupert Murdoch and his Indian entertainment empire Star India.