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Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan popularly known as Salman Khan (Devanāgarī: सलमान ख़ान, born December 27, 1965) is a Bollywood movie star. He rose to fame with the surprise hit film Maine Pyar Kiya
and followed up with successful films such as Saajan, Andaz Apna Apna, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
. He has made a name for himself with soft-spoken romantic roles and later on playing the comic-boy lover to perfection. After almost twenty years in the industry, he is still regarded as one of the top actors in Bollywood. People still say that the industry is ruled by the so-called "three Khans": Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Salman Khan.

Early life

Salman was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, into a Indian muslim family with strong ties to the film industry. His father Salim Khan is a successful screenplay writer. One of Salim Khan's wives (he has two, the first being Salma Khan) is the famous dancer Helen. Salman's brothers Sohail Khan and Arbaaz Khan are also actors, if not as successful as Salman. Salman has two younger sisters (Alvira and Arpita), one married to actor Atul Agnihotri. He has dated stars Sangeeta Bijlani, Somy Ali, Aishwarya Rai and is currently dating model turned actress Katrina Kaif.

Controversy

Salman has been in the news for some controversial reasons:

On February 17, 2006, Salman was for hunting an endangered species, the Blackbuck deer. The sentence has been stayed by a higher court during appeal.
He was arrested for drunk driving and vehicular homicide. He lost control of his Toyota Landcruiser and ran over some people who had been sleeping on a Mumbai sidewalk. One was killed and three were injured.
The media had a field day with his romantic misadventures (a rocky romance with actress Aishwarya Rai
, now ended).
He was accused of forcing his ex-girlfriend, Aishwarya Rai
, to appear at several events sponsored by the Mumbai underworld, threatening her and boasting of his connections to organized crime. The "evidence" was a tape of a mobile phone call, later revealed to be a fake.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare awards:

1990: Filmfare Best Debut Award win and Best Actor nomination for the role of Prem in Maine Pyar Kiya

1996: Best Actor nomination for the role of Karan in Karan Arjun

1999: Best Actor nomination for the role of Sooraj in Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya

1999: Best Supporting Actor win for the role of Aman Mehra in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

2000: 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

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Actors - Salman Khan

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