Hritik Roshan

Born                    10 January 1974 (age 41)

                              Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Ethnicity             Punjabi

Occupation        Actor

Years active       1980–1986 (child artist)

                              1986–1995 (Asst. Director)

2000–present

Spouse(s)           Sussanne Khan (2000–2014)(divorced)

Children              2

Parent(s)            Rakesh Roshan

                              Pinky Roshan

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Hrithik Roshan (born 10 January 1974) is an Indian film actor. He has established a successful career in Bollywood, has won six Filmfare Awards, and is cited in the media as one of the most attractive male celebrities in India.

After small appearances as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut with a leading role in his father, Rakesh's romantic thriller Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). His performance in the film earned him Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut. He followed it with leading roles in Fiza and Mission Kashmir (both 2000) and the ensemble blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). After several critically and commercially unsuccessful films, he starred in the science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and its sequel Krrish (2006); the former won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Roshan received his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the adventure film Dhoom 2 (2006), and his fourth win was for the historical romance Jodhaa Akbar (2008). He received acclaim for his work as a paraplegic in the drama Guzaarish (2010). His other notable films include the drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), the revenge film Agneepath (2012), and the superhero film Krrish 3 (2013); the latter two rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. These accomplishments have established him as a leading actor in Bollywood.

Apart from acting, Roshan is a stage performer and playback singer. He endorses several brands and products, has also featured as the host of the reality Just Dance, and has launched his own line of clothing.

 

Early career

Hrithik's maternal grandfather, the producer-director J. Om Prakash, first brought Roshan on-screen at age 6 in the film Aasha (1980), by secretly having his camera crew film without his knowledge as he danced spontaneously.[8] What followed over the next several years is what adult Hrithik describes as his childhood "lucky mascot" period:[9] iny one- or two-shot uncredited appearances in various of his family's film projects, where his only task was to have fun and supposedly bring luck to the movie. He was seen in the song "Ram Kare Allah Kare" in his father Rakesh Roshan's production Aap Ke Deewane (1980). In his grandfather J. Om Prakash's Aas Paas (1981), he passes a love note from Dharmendra to Hema Malini during the song "Shehar Main Charchi Hai".[citation needed] Roshan's only speaking role in this period came about at age 11–12 was as Govinda, the title character's adopted son in director J. Om Prakash's Bhagwan Dada (1986).

After completing school and college, Roshan turned down a Master's degree scholarship for further study in the United States, to concentrate instead on film. To learn filmmaking from the ground up—he started off sweeping floors, then gradually progressed to more demanding responsibilities like story development, camera work, direction, and editing; he assisted his father, director Rakesh Roshan on several films, including Khel (1992) and Koyla (1997).

 

Industry related activities

Roshan is among Bollywood's highest-paid actors. Besides acting, Roshan made his debut as a playback singer in Kites (2010), and has also sung for the films Guzaarish (2010) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011).

In 2011 Roshan featured as a judge for the television dance competition reality show, Just Dance along with famed choreographers Farah Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant. He was paid 17.5 million INR per episode which makes him the highest paid Bollywood actor in television entertainment.The show got the highest opening (a cumulative TRP of 4.7) for a reality show that year for which he was voted as the best TV host by a poll conducted by Ormax Media.

A life-size wax figure was installed at London's Madame Tussauds Wax Museum on 20 January 2011, making him the fifth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum.Another statue was installed in Washington, D.C. in 2012. Roshan launched his own casual wear brand HRx in November 2013.

 

Personal life

Roshan was born in Mumbai to a family of cinema personalities. His father, film director Rakesh Roshan, is the son of music director Roshan, while his mother, Pinky, is the daughter of producer and director J. Om Prakash. Hrithik has an elder sister, Sunaina. His uncle Rajesh Roshan is a music director. As a child, Roshan attended the Bombay Scottish School. He later attended Sydenham College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Commerce.

 

During an interview he revealed that his childhood was traumatised because of stammering, a speech disorder that surfaced when he was around six years old and plagues him even today. "For oral tests at school, I used to bunk school, I used to fall sick, I used to break my hand, I used to get a sprain," the actor said. He said that things improved for him gradually, after he started practising speech therapies on a daily basis.

Roshan married Sussanne Khan, daughter of actor Sanjay Khan, on 20 December 2000. Hrithik had known Sussanne since the age of twelve.They moved among the same circle of friends while they were growing up in Juhu but Hrithik was shy to confess his feelings. Sussanne became his girlfriend for 4 years before their marriage. The couple has two sons, Hrehaan (born in 2006) and Hridhaan (born in 2008).

Roshan has two thumbs on his right hand. Although it is usually hidden in his films, it was shown in Koi... Mil Gaya and was even used as a minor plot point, as Jaadoo the alien was also designed to have two thumbs.

On 13 December 2013, Hrithik announced that he and his wife Sussanne has decided to separate and end their 17-year-long relationship. Their divorce was finalized by Bandra family court in Mumbai on 1 November 2014.

 

Filmography and awards

Roshan has won or received nominations at the Filmfare Awards ceremony for the following films:

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)

Fiza (2000)

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)

Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)

Lakshya (2004)

Krrish (2006)

Dhoom 2 (2006)

Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

Guzaarish (2010)

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Agneepath (2012)

Krrish 3 (2013)

Bang Bang! (2014)

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Govinda

Member of Parliament

for Mumbai North, India

              In office

    June 3, 2004 – 2009

Preceded by          Ram Naik

Succeeded by      Sanjay Nirupam

Constituency        Mumbai North

Personal details

Born                       Govind Arun

                               21 December 1963 (age 51)

                                Virar, Maharashtra, India

Citizenship           Indian

Political party                  Indian National Congress

Spouse(s)           Sunita Ahuja (1987–present)

Children              2

Parents                Arun Kumar

Nirmala Devi

Residence           Juhu, Mumbai, India

Profession          Actor

                              Politician

Religion               Hinduism

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Govinda (born Govind Arun Ahuja on 21 December 1963) is an Indian film actor, comedian and former politician, known for his work in Hindi films. He has received twelve Filmfare Awards nominations, won a Filmfare Special Award, won a Filmfare Award for Best Comedian, and received four Zee Cine Awards. His debut was in Ilzaam in 1986 and has since appeared in over 165 Hindi films. In June 1999, Govinda was voted the tenth greatest star of stage or screen of the last thousand years by BBC News Online users.

 

His earlier films in the 1980s were in genres including family, drama, action, and romance. In the 1990s, he gained recognition as a comic actor after playing a mischievous young NCC cadet in the romantic movie Shola Aur Shabnam (1992) opposite the late Divya Bharti. He played leading roles in several commercially successful comedy films in the 1990s such as Aankhen (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Hero No. 1 (1997) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999). He received the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Haseena Maan Jayegi and Filmfare Special Award for Saajan Chale Sasural. He has successfully played dual roles in several movies including Jaan Se Pyaara (1992), Aankhen (1993), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) and Anari No.1 (1999). Apart from double roles, he has also successfully played six roles of his own family in Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000), one being Raju and others being Raju's mom, Raju's dad, Raju's sister, Raju's grandmother and Raju's grandfather.

Govinda is nicknamed 'No. 1' because of the series of films he has done ending with "No. 1" tag like Coolie No. 1, Hero No. 1, Aunty No. 1, Anari No.1, Beti No. 1 and Jodi No.1, popularly known as No. 1 (film series). Govinda is the only actor after Akshay Kumar in Bollywood who has done a series of films with a specific title.

After a period of box office flops in the 2000s, his recent commercial successes have been Bhagam Bhag (2006), Partner (2007), Life Partner (2009) and Raavan (2010).

In 2015, Govinda became one of the judges of Zee TV's dance-based reality show Dance India Dance Super Mom Season 2, replacing Mithun Chakraborty. The show garnered the highest TRP for any opening episode of a reality show.

In addition to film acting, he was a member of the Indian National Congress Party. He was elected as the seventh Member of Parliament for the Mumbai North Constituency of Maharashtra, India in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004. He defeated Ram Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party. His constituency was succeeded by Sanjay Nirupam (also from Congress) in 2009 when Govinda chose to concentrate on his film career.

 

Early life

Govinda was born into a Punjabi family to former actor Arun Kumar Ahuja and singer/actress Nirmala Devi. Arun Kumar Ahuja, Govinda's father, is best known for acting in Mehboob Khan's Aurat (1940). He also produced one film which yielded low returns, shortly after which he became ill. The family, living in a bungalow on Mumbai's upmarket Carter Road, moved to Virar — a northern Mumbai suburb, where Govinda was born. He is the youngest of six children and was given the pet name Chi Chi which means little finger in Punjabi, the language he spoke at home.

 

Collaboration with other actors and actresses

 

Actors

Shakti Kapoor

Govinda has worked most with Shakti Kapoor among all actors. Together they have acted in 42 films. They last performed together in Naughty @ 40.

 

Kader Khan

After Shakti Kapoor, Govinda has worked most with Kader Khan. They have performed together in 41 films. Govinda and Kader were last seen together in Deewana Main Deewana, which was released almost 10 years after filming. Due to poor health condition, Kader Khan has almost stopped working now. After the mid 2000s, Kader has appeared in very few films and that too for a very short role.

Govinda along with Shakti or Kader was usually seen in almost every film during the 1990s to the mid 2000s. The trio has also appeared in 22 films altogether.

 

Johnny Lever

Govinda and Johnny Lever have appeared in 22 films together. Johnny mostly played comic roles in these films.

 

Satish Kaushik

Govinda has done 14 films with Satish Kaushik. They last appeared together in the film Do Knot Disturb in 2009.

 

Paresh Rawal

Govinda has also done 14 films with Paresh Rawal.

 

Sanjay Dutt

Govinda and Sanjay Dutt have worked together in 7 films namely Jeete Hain Shaan Se, Taaqatwar, Do Qaidi, Andolan, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Jodi No.1 and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah.

 

Actresses

Neelam

Govinda was frequently paired against Neelam during the 1980s and early 90s. They have done 10 films together including Govinda's debut film Ilzaam. The films they have done together are Ilzaam, Love 86, Khudgarz, Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam, Hatya, Taaqatwar, Do Qaidi, Dost Garibon Ka, Farz Ki Jung and Billoo Badshah.

 

Karisma Kapoor

During the 1990s, Govinda was often paired with Karisma Kapoor in movies. They have done 10 films together like Muqabla, Prem Shakti, Raja Babu, Dulaara, Khuddar, Coolie No. 1, Saajan Chale Sasural, Hero No. 1, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Shikari.

 

Raveena Tandon

Govinda has also done films with Raveena Tandon. They have appeared in nine films namely Aunty No. 1, Dulhe Raja, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Pardesi Babu, Rajaji, Anari No.1, Akhiyon Se Goli Maare, Waah! Tera Kya Kehna and Sandwich

 

Juhi Chawla

Govinda has also done films with Juhi Chawla. They have done eight films together namely Swarg, Bhabhi, Karz Chukana Hai, Radha Ka Sangam, Bhagyawan, Deewana Mastana, Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa and Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love as well as a cameo in Andaz Apna Apna.

 

Rani Mukerji

Govinda has done five films with Rani Mukerji, out of which two are upcoming films. Previously they have worked together in Hadh Kar Di Aapne, Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai and Chalo Ishq Ladaaye. Their upcoming films are Yash Raj Films's Kill Dil and Mira Nair's The Bengali Detective.

 

Lara Dutta

Govinda has done four films with Lara Dutta namely Bhagam Bhag, Partner, Do Knot Disturb and a delayed yet to release film Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai.

 

Personal life

Govinda's father Arun Ahuja was an actor in the 1940s and his mother Nirmala Ahuja was also an actress as well as a singer. His brother, Kirti Kumar is an actor, producer and director. His sister, Kaamini Khanna is a writer, music director, singer, anchor and founder of 'Beauty with Astrology'. Govinda's maternal uncle Anand Singh, an assistant to director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, launched him in his film, Tan-Badan. Anand's wife's sister Sunita fell in love with Govinda during the 'Mahurat' of Tan-Badan. They got married on 11 March 1987. Their marriage was a closely guarded secret for four years. The couple have two children, a daughter Tina Ahuja and a son Yashvardhan. Tina will soon be seen making her Bollywood debut. She was first supposed to be making her Debut in 2010 with Dabangg with Salman Khan, But Sonakshi Sinha was cast instead. In April 2014, Govinda said that she is still waiting for the right script, she has already refused 30 films proposed to her in the last three years.

Govinda has six nephews and two nieces in the entertainment industry: actors Vinay Anand, Krushna Abhishek, Aryan, Arjun Singh, Ragini Khanna, Amit Khanna, Aarti Singh and director Janmendra Kumar Ahuja. Govinda's brother-in-law, Devendra Sharma has also acted in several Hindi films.

Govinda narrowly escaped death on 5 January 1994 while traveling to a studio for the shooting of Khuddar. The actor's car collided with another car, resulting in him sustaining injuries to his head. Though bleeding profusely, Govinda did not cancel the shooting. After visiting a doctor, he shot for the film until midnight.

In 2004, Govinda entered politics. He joined Indian National Congress and became a Lok Sabha member from Mumbai by defeating 5 time sitting Member of Parliament former Petroleum Minister Ram Naik by over 50,000 votes. His election agenda was focused on prawaas (transportation), swasthya (health) and gyaan (education). He faced several criticisms as an MP. It was believed by some that Govinda was unapproachable for common people in his constituency that too at the time when Mumbai city was facing a calamity caused by heavy rains. In 2008, he decided to quit politics to focus on his career in Bollywood.

Govinda was a close friend to late actress Divya Bharti, who according to her parents still mourns her death.

 

Controversies

Govinda has also been a part of controversy when he slapped an onlooker named Santosh Rai on the sets of the movie Money Hai Toh Honey Hai on January 16, 2008 at Filmistan Studio, Mumbai. Santosh had apparently trespassed into the shooting area, started troubling and molesting the extras girls on the sets and refused to leave even when Govinda requested him to do so. Govinda lost his cool and slapped him. On February 5, 2009, Santosh filed a complaint against Govinda on the matter of assault and criminal intimidation in Bombay High Court.

In 2013, The Bombay High Court quashed the complaint and said that there is no material of criminal intimidation in the complaint filed against Govinda and also queried as to why the complaint was filed after a year, making it look like he was instigated to act against the actor.

In 2014, Santosh took his case against Govinda to the Supreme Court. Santosh said that he had come to Mumbai to become an actor. However, he was slapped by Govinda and felt very humiliated. He also claimed to fight this case for six years and had allegedly spent Rs 5 to 6 lakh on lawyers' fees. He also added that since the actor did not call him and apologize, he is more determined to fight a case against him. As of April 2014, the case is withheld at Supreme court.

Govinda also became a part of another controversy in 2009 when media reported that he slapped the director Neeraj Vora on the sets of movie Run Bhola Run co-starring Tusshar Kapoor which was then named Do Lucky for which he was shooting. As per the script, Govinda was to be slapped by his co-star Aryan Vaid. However, the slap he received from Aryan was so hard that he became furious. Media reports stated that he walked up to Neeraj Vora, slapped him and left the set. However, when asked, both Govinda and Neeraj denied this and termed it as a rumour.

 

Honors and recognitions

1999 - voted as World's Tenth greatest star of stage or screen by BBC News Online users.

2011 - received Mother Teresa International Award at 'Worli Mahotsav' in Mumbai.

Govinda has a Bollywood record of acting in 49 Films simultaneously and has also signed record 14 films within 36 Hours.

 

Filmography

Actor

Year     Film                                 Role                                                 Notes

1986     Ilzaam                  Ajay Sharma/Vijay                          Debut film

1986     Tan-Badan                Ravi  Pratap                                First film signed for leading role

1993     Aankhen    Vijay (Bunnu) / Gaurishankar    Nominated- Filmfare Award for   Best Actor                     

1994     Andaz Apna Apna        As Govinda

1996     Coolie No. 1             Raju                                     Star Screen Award Special Jury Award

                                                                                                Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award

1996     Saajan Chale Sasural      Shyam/Sunder                Filmfare Special Award

                                                                                                        Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor

1997     Deewana Mastana                    Bunnu                      Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor

1998     Dulhe Raja                                    Raja                       Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role

1998     Bade Miyan Chote Miyan    Pyare Mohan/Chhote Miyan              Zee Cine Award for Best        Actor in a Comic Role

                                                                                                          Special Videocon Screen award from Jury

                                                                                                             Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award

1999     Haseena Maan Jaayegi          Monu/Chachaji                Filmfare Best Comedian Award

                                                                                                 Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role

2000     Shikari           Om Srivastav/Mahendra Pratap Singh          Nominated - Filmfare Best Villain Award

2001     Kunwara             Raju      Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role

2001     Jodi No.1             Veeru                                                 IIFA Best Comedian Award

Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role

2001     Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta     Raj Malhotra             Nominated -Filmfare Award for    Best Performance in a Comic Role

2002     Akhiyon Se Goli Maare    Raj Oberoi   Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best    Performance in a Comic Role

2006     Bhagam Bhag    Babla                   Comeback after a brief phase of temporary break from acting

2007     Partner                          Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary          IIFA Best Comedian Award

                                                                          Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male

                                                                                              Star Gold Excellent Comic Actor Award

                                                                                      MTV Lycra Style Most Stylish Comeback Award

                                                                                 NDTV Imagine Best Jodi of the Year with Salman Khan

2009     Life Partner       Jeet Oberoi                    Nominated - IIFA Best Comedian Award

2014     Kill Dil  Bhaiyaji                                  Antagonist, Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor

2014     Happy Ending   Armaan                      Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor

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Aamir Khan

Born                   Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan

                              14 March 1965 (age 50)

                              Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality       Indian

Occupation       Actor, producer, director, screenwriter, television personality,     

                             Social worker

Years active   1984–present

Religion           Islam

Spouse(s)         Reena Dutta (m. 1986; div. 2002)

                             Kiran Rao (m. 2005)

Children         3

Parent(s)        Tahir Hussain

                             Zeenat Hussain

Relatives         Faisal Khan (brother)

                             Nikhat Khan (sister)

                             Nasir Hussain (uncle)

                             Imran Khan (nephew)

 

Aamir Khan (pronounced [ˈaːmɪr ˈxaːn]; born Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan on 14 March 1965) is an Indian film actor, director, producer, television personality, social worker, screenwriter and philanthropist.Through his successful career in Hindi films, Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including four National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010.

Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). His first feature film role came with the experimental film Holi (1984), and he began a full-time acting career with a leading role in the highly successful tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). His performance in the film and in the thriller Raakh (1989) earned him a Special Jury Award at the National Film Award ceremony. He established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema in the 1990s by appearing in several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama Dil (1990), the romance Raja Hindustani (1996), for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and the drama Sarfarosh (1999). He was also noted for playing against type in the critically acclaimed Canadian-Indian film Earth (1998).

In 2001, Khan started a production company, whose first release, Lagaan, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and earned him a National Film Award for Best Popular Film and two more Filmfare Awards (Best Actor and Best Film). After a four-year absence from the screen, Khan continued to portray leading roles, most notably in the 2006 box-office hits Fanaa and Rang De Basanti. The following year, he made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par, a major success that garnered him the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Khan's greatest commercial successes came with the thriller Ghajini (2008), the comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009), the adventure film Dhoom 3 (2013), and the satire PK (2014), all of which held records for being the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.

In addition to acting, Khan is a humanitarian and has participated and spoken out for various social causes, some of which have sparked political controversy. He has created, and featured as the host of the television talk show Satyamev Jayate through which he highlights sensitive social issues in India. Khan was married to his first wife, Reena Dutta, for fifteen years after which he married the film director Kiran Rao. He has three children—two with Dutta, and one with Rao through surrogacy.

 

Early life and background

Khan was born on 14 March 1965 in Mumbai to Tahir Hussain, a film producer, and Zeenat Hussain. Several of his relatives were members of the Hindi film industry, including his late paternal uncle, the producer-director Nasir Hussain. He is related to the Indian philosopher Abul Kalam Azad who is related to him through his grandmother. Khan is the eldest of four siblings; he has a brother, the actor Faisal Khan, and two sisters, Farhat and Nikhat Khan.His nephew, Imran Khan, is a contemporary Hindi film actor.

As a child, Khan appeared on screen in two minor roles. At the age of eight, he appeared in a highly popular song in the Nasir Hussain-directed musical film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). The following year, he portrayed the younger version of Mahendra Sandhu's character in his father's production Madhosh. Khan attended J.B. Petit School for his pre-primary education, later switching to St. Anne's High School, Bandra till the eight grade, and completed his ninth and tenth grade at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim. He played tennis in state level championships, and has professed being "much more into sports than studies". He completed his twelfth grade from Mumbai's Narsee Monjee College. Khan described his childhood as "tough" due to the financial problems faced by his father whose film productions were mostly unsuccessful; he said, "there would be at least 30 calls a day from creditors calling for their money" and he was always at risk of being expelled from school for non-payment of fees.

At the age of sixteen, Khan was involved in the experimental process of making a 40-minute silent film, entitled Paranoia, that was directed by his school friend Aditya Bhattacharya. The film was funded by the filmmaker Shriram Lagoo, an acquaintance of Bhattacharya, who provided them with a few thousand rupees. Khan's parents opposed to his joining films due to their own experiences, wishing that he would instead pursue a "steady" career of an engineer or doctor, and thus the shooting schedule of Paranoia was a clandestine one. In the film, he played the lead role alongside actors Neena Gupta and Victor Banerjee, while simultaneously assisting Bhattacharya. He said that the experience of working on it encouraged him to pursue a career in film.

Khan subsequently joined a theatre group called Avantar, where he performed backstage activities for over a year. He made his stage debut with a small role in the company's Gujarati play, Kesar Bina, at Prithvi Theatre. He went on to two of their Hindi plays, and one English play, which was titled Clearing House. After completing his high-school education Khan decided to discontinue studying, despite the objection of his parents, choosing instead to work as an assistant director to Nasir Hussain on two Hindi films—Manzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985).

 

Personal life

Khan married Reena Dutta, who had a small part in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, on 18 April 1986. They have two children, a son named Junaid and a daughter, Ira. Reena was involved briefly in Khan's career when she worked as a producer for Lagaan. In December 2002, Khan filed for divorce, ending the 15-year marriage. Reena took custody of both children.

On 28 December 2005, Khan married Kiran Rao who had been an assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker during the filming of Lagaan. On 5 December 2011, Khan and his wife announced the birth of their son, Azad Rao Khan, through a surrogate mother. In 2007, Khan lost a custody battle for his younger brother Faisal to their father, Tahir Hussain. His father died on 2 February 2010.

In March 2015, Khan stated that he has quit non vegetarian food and has adopted vegan lifestyle after being inspired by his wife Kiran Rao.

 

In the media

In a 2009 interview, Khan states that he tends to take an independent approach to the world of filmmaking, noting that he does not "do different things; I try to do it in a different manner. I think every person should follow his/her dream and try and make it possible to create an ability to achieve it backed by its practicality." He has also indicated that he is more interested in the process of filmmaking than in the end result: "For me, the process is more important, more joyful. I would like to have my entire concentration on the process right from the first step."

Khan has a reputation for shunning award ceremonies and not accepting any popular Indian film awards. Though nominated many times, Khan has not attended any Indian film award ceremony as he feels "Indian film awards lack credibility".[109] When asked about the selection procedure and authenticity of popular Indian Film awards, Aamir Khan says, "fact is that I have no objections to film awards per se. I just feel that if I don't value a particular film award, then I won't attend it either. Apart from the National Film Awards, I don't see any other award ceremony that I should give value to. My personal experience about these award ceremonies is that I don't trust them. I have no faith in them so I would prefer to stay away."

In 2007, Khan was invited to have a wax imitation of himself put on display at Madame Tussauds in London. However, Khan declined, stating that "It's not important to me... people will see my films if they want to. Also, I cannot deal with so many things, I have bandwidth only for that much."

In April 2013, He was among TIME magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010.

In February 2015, Aamir Khan lashed out at a popular online comedy group All India Bakchod for its celebrity Roast episode. He said ‘I completely believe in freedom of speech, no issues. But we have to understand that we all have a certain responsibility. When I heard what was being described to me I felt it was a violent event.’ He further said violence is not just physical but it has verbal aspects to it. Calling the roast a shameless act, Aamir Khan did not spare even his friends from the film industry Karan, Ranveer and Arjun.

 

Blockbuster films

In 2008, Khan appeared in the movie Ghajini. The film was a major commercial success and became the highest grossing Bollywood movie of that year. For his performance in the film, Khan received several Best Actor nominations at various award ceremonies as well as his fifteenth Filmfare Best Actor nomination.

In 2009, Khan appeared in the commercially and critically acclaimed film 3 Idiots as Ranchodas Chanchad. 3 Idiots became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in India at that time, breaking the previous record set by Ghajini which also starred Aamir Khan.3 Idiots also became one of the few Indian films to become a major success in East Asian markets such as China, eventually bringing its overseas total to US$25 million—the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in overseas markets. It was expected to be the first Indian film to be officially released on YouTube, within 12 weeks of releasing in theatres on 25 March 2010, but finally got officially released on YouTube in May 2012. The film also went on to win many awards, winning six Filmfare Awards including best film and best director, ten Star Screen Awards and sixteen IIFA Awards Around August 2011, Khan started talks with Siddhartha Basu's BIG Synergy, to host a talk show, similar to The Oprah Winfrey Show.

On 6 May 2012, the highly anticipated show Satyamev Jayate debuted in English and all major Indian languages and received both popular and critical praise for its discussions on various social issues like female foeticide, child sexual abuse and dowry plaguing Indian society.

There was speculation that Khan had disagreements with Reema Kagti over the tone of the film, Talaash, which delayed its release date significantly. However Khan said that the claims were baseless. The film was released and was a hit.

Khan next venture was Dhoom 3 with Yash Raj Films. He has considered this to be his most difficult role in his career to date. The film was released worldwide on 20 December 2013. Upon the release the film was hugely appreciated by the critics and public and the film went on smashing all box office records. Box Office India declared Dhoom 3 "the biggest hit of 2013" after two days of release, with the film grossing ₹2 billion (US$31 million) worldwide in three days. with the film grossing ₹4 billion (US$61 million) worldwide in ten days, making it the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.

In 2014, Khan appeared as the eponymous alien in Rajkumar Hirani's comedy-drama PK. It also starred Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani and Sanjay Dutt in pivotal roles. The film received critical acclaim and emerged as the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time (the fourth time Khan achieved this feat). Khan's performance was unanimously praised by critics. Raja Sen called the film a "triumph" and said: "Aamir Khan is exceptional in PK, creating an irresistibly goofy character and playing him with absolute conviction."

 

National honours

2003 - Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India.

2010 - Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India.

2013 - Honorary Doctorate by Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for his distinguished contribution to the Indian cinema and entertainment industry.

 

IIFA Awards

Year    Category                                           Film               Result

2010   IIFA Best Actor Award         3 Idiots'          Nominated

 

Honours and recognitions

In March 2001, he was ranked as the 3rd Most Powerful Indian Film Star by Forbes.

In December 2001, he was named "Man of the Year" by Bombay Times.

In 2002, he was a member of the jury of the Locarno film festival.

In April 2008, he received a "Special Award" from Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan for his services to Indian cinema.

In January 2009, he received "Indian of The Year in Cinema" Award by NDTV

In January 2009, he received the "Indian of the Year in Entertainment" Award from CNN-IBN.

In May 2009, he received "Raj Kapoor Smriti Vishesh Gaurav Puraskar" by the Government of Maharastra for outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema.

In August 2012, he featured on the cover page of the TIME.

In April 2013, he was among TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World List.

 

Winner

2001 – Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2008 – Planet Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Director for Taare Zameen Par

2008 – Planet Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Taare Zameen Par

2008 – V. Shantaram Awards: Best Film Gold Award for Taare Zameen Par

2008 – V. Shantaram Awards: Best Director Silver Award for Taare Zameen Par

2010 – Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Phalke Memorial Performance Award for 3 Idiots.

2013 – Inaugural America Abroad Media Award for Satyamev Jayate.

2014 - ETC Bollywood Business Award: Highest Grossing Actor (male) Award for Dhoom 3

2014 - ETC Bollywood Business Award: Most Profitable Actor Award for Dhoom 3

2014 - Star Box Office India Award: Actor Of The Year(Male) for Dhoom 3

2015 - ETC Bollywood Business Award: Highest Grossing Actor (male) Award for PK

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Salman Khan

Born                   Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan

                             27 December 1965 (age 49)

                              Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Residence           Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Occupation        Actor, film producer, television personality, philanthropist, singer

Years active       1988–present

Religion               Islam & Hinduism

 

Salman Khan (pronunciation : [səlˈmaːn ˈxaːn]; born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965) is an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as "The Tiger of Bollywood", "Blockbuster Khan", "Box-office King", he is popularly called as "Bhaijaan" and "Sallu" by his fans. Described by the CNN as one of the world's biggest stars, he has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. He is cited in the media as one of the most popular, influential and commercially successful actors of Hindi cinema.

The son of screenwriter Salim, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) and achieved breakthrough with a leading role in his next release — Sooraj Barjatya's romance Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). 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 Arjun (1995), the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999), and the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). For his role in Karan Johar's romantic drama Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Khan was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. After a brief period of decline in the 2000s, Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by playing the lead role in several successful action films, including Dabangg (2010), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Kick (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). Eight of the films he has acted in, have accumulated gross earnings of over ₹1 billion (US$15 million), and he has starred in the highest-grossing Bollywood films of nine separate years which is a Bollywood record.[12] For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the 2008 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment.

In addition to his acting career, Khan is a stage performer and an active humanitarian through his charity organisation Being Human. Khan's off-screen life is marred by controversy and legal troubles. His tumultuous relationship with Aishwarya Rai, hunting of endangered species, and a negligent driving case in which he ran over five people with his car, killing one, have been extensively covered by the Indian media. For the last of these, Khan was sentenced to a five-year imprisonment in 2015.

Salman Khan was ranked 7th in Forbes's first global list of highest-paid actor in the world with USD 33.5 million, earning more than Hollywood actors like Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.

 

 

Early life and background

Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Sushila Charak (later adopted the name Salma Khan). His paternal ancestors were Pashtun from Afghanistan who immigrated to Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Khan's mother is a Hindu, whose father Baldev Singh Charak comes from Jammu-Kashmir and mother comes from Maharashtra. Salman has stated that he is both Hindu and Muslim.

Khan's stepmother is Helen, a former actress, who co-starred with him in a few films. He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan who is married to actress and VJ Malaika Arora Khan, and Sohail Khan; and two sisters, Alvira who is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri and Arpita.

Salman finished his schooling at St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Earlier, he studied at The Scindia School, Gwalior for a few years along with younger brother Arbaaz. He attended Elphinstone College and dropped out after the second year.

 

Production

In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money which will be generated from film productions will be donated to Being Human. First film made under the banner was kids entertainer Chillar Party, which went on to win 3 National Awards, for Best Children's film, Best Original Screenplay and Child Artist's Award. SKBH Productions next film will be Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho remake directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.

In 2014, he launched another production house called SKF (Salman Khan Films). First film released under this banner was Canadian film Dr. Cabbie. The film earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office and Dr. Cabbie became the second highest-grossing film in Canada. The next films under this banner are Hero where he also sang title song hero by Nikhil Advani which starring newcomers Suraj Pancholi & Athiya Shetty and Bajrangi Bhaijaan by Kabir Khan starring Salman Khan himself with Kareena Kapoor & Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

 

Personal life

He lives in Galaxy Apartments, Bandra, Mumbai.He also has a 150-acre plot in Panvel, which has 3 bungalows, swimming pool and gym. Khan is a dedicated bodybuilder. He has a 42-inch chest, 17-inch biceps and a 30-inch waist.

Khan has never married and his relationships have been of keen interest to the media and his fans. In 1999, he began dating Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai; their relationship was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Khan started dating actress Katrina Kaif but after years of speculations, Kaif admitted in an interview in 2011 that she was in a serious relationship with Salman Khan for several years, which ended in 2010. Sangeeta Bijlani and Somy Ali were also in serious relationship with Khan.

In August 2011, Khan admitted he suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder commonly known as the "suicide disease". In an interview, he said that he has been quietly suffering it for the past seven years, but now the pain has become unbearable. It has even affected his voice, making it much harsher

 

Brand endorsement  

Salman Khan was associated as a brand when he had done the advertisements for Limca Soft drink, Hero Honda bikes and Double Bull shirts, much before he entered film Industry. Even after he became a superstar, he never showed interest in promoting himself as a brand, but he was signed for Thums Up in 2002 and continued until its contract was over. Later Akshay Kumar replaced Khan. Later he was the brand ambassador of soft drink Mountain Dew with whom he ended the contract in December 2010. and now he is once again promoting Thums Up. He has also became the brand ambassador for the travel website, Yatra.com, which also made him a shareholder. He is also the face of the History Channel and the new brand for Suzuki motorcycles, Previously he endorsed Red Tape Shoes and now he is endorsing Relaxo Hawaii Salman Khan is also the brand ambassador of the detergent brand, Wheel He has also appeared for Chlormint, a brand of gum with his brother Sohail Khan. The actor has also done a jewellery brand, Sangini with Kareena Kapoor apart from innerwear brand Dixcy Scott and tablet BlackBerry Playbook. Britannia' s Tiger biscuits is the latest endorsement of Salman. He is also the face of Ranbaxy' s Revital replacing Yuvraj Singh Apart from these brands, he also has Rotomac Pen and SF Sonic Batteries endorsements Now Khan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Dubai-based fashion label Splash Khan has been signed as the brand ambassador for Astral Poly Technik Ltd, the leading manufacturers of plumbing and drainage systems in the country.

 

In popular media

In 2004 Khan was ranked as 7th Best looking man in world - People Magazine, USA. In 2008 his lifelike wax statue was installed in London's Madame Tussauds Museum and so in 2012 once again his another wax statue was installed in New York's Madame Tussauds Museum. In 2010 People Magazine, India declared him the Sexiest Man Alive. In 2011, 2012 and 2013 he was declared Times of India's Most Desirable Man of #2, #1 and #3 respectivelty. In August 2013 he was declared as India's Most Searched Celebrity Online. Khan topped Forbes India charts for 2014, in terms of both fame and revenues. According to the Forbes 2015 list of 'Celebrity 100 : The World's Top-Paid Entertainers 2015', Khan was the highest ranked Indian in 71st rank with earnings of $33.5 million.

 

Controversies

Khan has been the subject of several controversies, including certain legal troubles.

 

Hit-and-run case

On 28 September 2002, Khan was arrested for rash and negligent driving after his car ran into a bakery in Mumbai; one person who was sleeping on the pavement outside the bakery died and three others were injured in the mishap. Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped. On 24 July 2013, he was formally charged with culpable homicide in the case, to which he pleaded not guilty.

On 6 May 2015, Khan was found guilty of all charges in the case. The Bombay Sessions Court concluded that Salman Khan was driving the car under the influence of alcohol causing the death of one and serious injury to four homeless persons. Sessions judge DW Deshpande convicted the actor for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced him to five years in prison. Later on same day, Bombay High Court granted him interim bail till 8 May 2015, on which the court suspended his prison sentence until the final appeal hearing in July. His driver Ashok Singh, who had given the testimony that it was him who was driving the car at the time of accident, was charged with perjury for misguiding the Court with false testimony and was arrested. The kidnapping and eventual death of prime witness Police Constable Ravindra Patil remains a mystery, with some suspecting the involvement of organized crime.

 

Relationship with Aishwarya Rai

His relationship with actress Aishwarya Rai was a well publicized topic in the Indian media. After their break-up in March 2002, Rai accused him of harassing her. She claimed that Khan had not been able to come to terms with their break-up and was hounding her; her parents lodged a complaint against him. In 2005, news outlets released what was said to be an illicit copy of a mobile phone call recorded in 2001 by the Mumbai police. It appeared to be a call in which he threatened Rai, in an effort to force her to appear at social events held by Mumbai crime figures. The call featured boasts of connections to organised crime and derogatory comments about other actors. However, the alleged tape was tested in the government's Forensic lab in Chandigarh, which concluded that it was fake.

 

Blackbuck hunting case

On 17 February 2006, Khan was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting the Chinkara, an endangered species. The sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal. On 10 April 2006, he was handed a five-year jail term and remanded to Jodhpur jail until 13 April when he was granted bail. On 24 July 2012, Rajasthan High Court finalized charges against Salman Khan and his other colleagues in the endangered blackbuck killing case, paving way for start of the trial. On 9 July 2014, Supreme Court issued a notice to Salman on Rajasthan government's plea challenging the HC order suspending his conviction.

 

Filmography and awards

Khan has won or received nominations at the Filmfare Awards ceremony for the following films:

Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)

Karan Arjun (1995)

Jeet (1996)

Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Biwi No.1 (1999)

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Tere Naam (2003)

Baghban (2003)

No Entry (2005)

Dabangg (2010)

Bodyguard (2011)

Dabangg 2 (2012)

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