Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan(born 27 December 1965), [3] credited as Salman Khan(pronunciation: [s?l’ma?n ’xa?n]), is an Indian film actor, producer, television personality, singer and philanthropist. Referred to in the media as the "The Tiger of Bollywood", "Blockbuster Khan", "Box-office King", he is popularly called as "Bhaijaan" and "Sallu" by his fans. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare Awards. Described by the CNN as one of the world’s biggest stars, [4] he has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world.[5][6]
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), Bajrangi Bhaijaan(2015) and Sultan(2016) all rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. Ten of the films in which Khan has acted in have accumulated gross earnings of over ?1 billion(US$15 million).[7][8][9][10] He is the only actor to star in the highest-grossing Bollywood films of nine separate years.[11] Khan topped Forbes India charts for 2014, in terms of both fame and revenues.[12] 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.[13]