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Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (born 27 December 1965), credited as Salman Khan (pronunciation: [səlˈmaːn ˈxaːn]) is an Indian film actor, producer, singer and television personality. In a film career spanning almost thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide, and is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema.

The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, 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 blockbuster action films with Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011) and Bodyguard (2011).

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--- About Salman Khan ---

Birth name: Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan

Meaning of the name:Salman - Security, Safety, Peaceful, Protector, Conqueror  (Arabic origin)

Date of birth: 27 December 1965

Place of birth: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 

Nationality: Indian

Religion: Islam (Muslim)

Nicknames: Sallu Bhai, Bhaijan, Rambo of India, Tiger Khan. Blockbuster Khan 

Occupation: Actor, producer, television presenter and philanthropist

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Hight: 5’9” (1.74 m)

Marital status: Single

Father: Salim Khan (actor and screenwriter)

Mother: Salma Khan 

Stepmother: Helen Richardson (dancer, actress)

Brothers: Arbaaz Khan (actor, director, film producer) & Sohail Khan (filmmaker, actor)

Sisters: Alvira & Arpita (Arpita is adopted sister)

Sisters-in-law: Malaika Arora Khan (actress, married to his brother Abraaz Khan)

Brother-in-law:  Atul Agnihotri (actor, married to his sister Alvira Khan)

Languages: Hindi, English

Current girlfriend: Iulia Vantur (rumoured girlfriend)

Past love relationships: Sangeeta Bijlani, Somy Ali, Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif

Friends from film industry: Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Rani Mukerji,
Jackie Shroff, Prabhu Deva, Karisma Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Farah Khan, Sajid-Wajid, Himesh
Reshamiyya, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Bhushan Kumar, Dharmendra,
Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol

Best friends: Sanjay Dutt and Suhsmita Sen

Education: Scindia School; St. Stanislaus High School

Activities: Bodybuilding... Good in swimming, painting

Bad habits: (were, as he left them) Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol

Motto: 'Go straight and turn right'

Trademark: His dancing style, smile, muscular physique, removing his shirt

Likes: To exercises daily, traveling to London, collecting different flavored soaps 

Dislikes: Film promotions, Disturbance when he is sleeping...

Fear: Of losing his loved ones and getting back to be 'old Salman' who had drinking and smoking
problem

Debut film: 'Biwi Ho To Aisi' (1988) supporting role, 'Maine Pyar Kiya' (1989) leading role

Debut award: Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 'Maine Pyar Kiya' (1989)

Best movies in the career by now: Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Tere Naam, Dabangg,
Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg 2

Line that Salman can't say in films: Main Tumse Pyaar Karta Hoon (I love you)

Host of TV Shows: both the seasons of '10 Ka Dum' in 2008 & 2009 and 4th (in 2010-2011) and
the 6th (2012-2013) & 7th (2013-2014) season of 'Big Boss' Reality Show

If not an actor: Cricketer

--- Favourites ---

Favourite dishes: Chinese food, Spicy Italian food, Pav Bhaji, Chicken Biryani, Mutton Kebab
home-cooked food, 'Mixture' (all the leftovers from various food items and mixes them before eating)
Apart from that, he loves biryani and kebabs and other Mughlai and North-Indian delicacies.

Favourite beverage: Iced Tea

Favourite dessert: Sitaphal ice cream

Favourite place: Loves visiting London

Favourite actors: Sylvester Stallone, Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha

Favourite actress: Hema Malini

Favourite movie: Casablanca

Favourite fiction hero: Archie

Favourite gadgets: Home Theatre, Camera 

Favourite song: Jab Hum Jawan (sang by Shabbir Kumar)

Favourite singers: Sunidhi Chauhan and Sonu Nigam

Favourite colour: Black, White, Grey

Favourite perfume: Obsession

Favourite car: BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota Land Cruiser

Favourite outfit: Tight jeans & T-Shirts

Favourite fashion designer: Ashley Rebello

Favourite brands: Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace

Favourite designer objects: Rolex Watches 

Favourite accessory: Feroza (turquoise) stone bracelet (wears it around his right hand wrist)

Favourite Possession: Body Building Equipment 

Favourite film directors: Sooraj Barjatya

Favourite sport: Football

Favourite cricketers: Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra

--- Interesting Facts ---

--> He is known as the macho man of Bollywood and as Bollywood's bad boy.

--> He has a 42-inch chest, 17-inch biceps and a 30-inch waist.

--> He suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder commonly known as the suicide disease.

--> Frequently visits sick children in hospitals, and also goes often to donate blood.

--> Arrested and jailed for poaching endangered wild animals after allegedly shooting a rare black
antelope near Jodhpur.

--> He is facing trial in three cases of killing black bucks and chinkaras and another of illegal possession
of arms.

--> He was an excellent swimmer in his school days and was even tipped for representing the country one
day.

--> Always believes in giving newcomers a chance. So he spares time in between shots to listen to their
script ideas.

--> He has his own charitable organization known as Being Human Foundations, whose emphasis is on
health care and education. Proceeds from the sale of watches he has designed, paintings he has done,
and the Being human t-shirts go to the foundation.

--> Has a mannequin of himself in Madame Tussaud's Museum in England.

--> Was working as a model before he became a successful actor and television host.

--> He is known to help newcomers into the industry.

--> He very rarely wears formals.

 
--> Takes hours to bathe and even brush his teeth.

--> His film Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg 2 broke all box office records upon their releases.

--> He is fond of Luxury cars and Motorbikes and has a good collection of them.

--> In his debut movie 'Biwi Ho To Aisi' (1988) his voice was dubbed by someone else.

--> Question that Salman hates to be asked the most is "When are you going to marry?".

--> Even though Salman has been ambassador of a shoe brand, he prefers going barefoot in real
life.

--> Salman always wears a turquoise stone bracelet on and off the screen. His father Salim Khan also
wears a similar bracelet and considers it to be very lucky. 

--> Salman has a soap fixation. His bathroom at home is stacked with soap of every sort and he
especially likes those made with natural fruit and vegetable extracts.

--- Personal Quotes ---

"I follow Humanity. I follow Islam, Christianity, and follow the right thing as much I can. I have been
kind of blessed. Father is Pathan, mother is Hindu, second mother is Catholic, and brother-in-law is
Punjabi. Wife, I am thinking to bring from outside..."

"Why should I marry? One marries to have children, but I already have children! My nieces and nephews
are my children. I wanted to marry to make babies, but now I have them, so marriage isn't that
important, is it?"

"The only person I have hurt is myself."

"Sometimes it happens with me that I start laughing and just can't stop."

"Cinema should always be in touch with the soil of the country. My films celebrate the heartland of India."

"A lion runs the fastest when he is hungry."

"I don't know what I'm going to say half the time."

"The older you get, the better you have to look, the higher you have to kick, the harder you have to
work."

"There are actors who can pull of a writer's lines; I am not competent enough to do that."

"The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a
person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting,
writing, direction."

"If you have an idea that seems worth doing, don't wait to hire other people and get funding and all
those things. Just start doing it, wait to see what happens, and then iterate on that."

"Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom."

"I can get caught in many things but there is one thing I will never get caught in, and that is acting -
because I don't act. On screen I am like I am in real life."

"Dad's pathan, Mom's rajput, 2nd mom's christian, in school they asked me what religion: dad said
'Human'."

"A woman would want her man to be charming, lovable, and sweet. She would want flowers, chocolates
and candlelit dinners. But a lot of women today prefer to be practical and may not want their man to
present them with all those things. Oh do you know any woman like that? No, it’s not true. It’s all in
theory. In reality they love to have all of the above."

"I don’t have to impress a woman. If you try to impress a woman you are being the man you are not.
It is bound to turn around and whack you in the face. Be yourself. Don’t do things that you will not be
able to do in your relationship after a point of time."

"I only have to do my work. If the show is good, people will watch, or else even I will not see it."

"As a host (of Big Boss show) at times things bother me on the sets. And I am forced to take a stand,
and I hate it. I don't like to take a stand... If I say something to someone, that guy has the right to
give it back. It's a difficult situation in which I am. It's a difficult position to be in. So far we have been
able to handle it."

"If I manage to maintain what I have achieved, that is more then enough for me. There was time when
I would go and ask for work but now I cannot do that. The day that happens I will not work. Times have
changed and if someone is not offering you work, it means they don't want to work with you."

"I am not getting paid as much. I am still negotiating with them. They are purposely givig me a
smaller figure so that other artistes don't demand fat fees too! (Laughs)"

""Yeh Mere Se Nahi Hoga (I won't be able to do this)" does not exist in my dictionary."

"There have been times I have overreacted."

"I like being with kids and definitely would love to be a father and I'm sure I will make good father but
can't promise if I can make a good husband."

"I love to connect with my fans. Like other Bollywood celebrities, I don't concentrate on vocabulary and
flowery language much as it leads one to deviate from the core topic. I write in a spoken language which
you could make be understandable. I personally read all the comments of my blog and also address
with the same sincerity. I'm enjoying blogging."

"I don’t get nervous before the release of films. I just pray that the hard work, which we put in, shows.
Mentally, you are the same, but you worry that you haven’t lost the plot or the character you have
played."

"I have lots of time. Why would anyone want to have time for themselves? You are 24 hours with
yourself."

Amitabh Bachchan Life Style

The Life Of Amitabh Bachchan
                        

Today’s infographic features Amitabh Bachchan, an Indian legend in the world of Bollywood. While I’ve never actually seen a Bollywood production, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit the entrancing, and multifaceted country of India.

According to today’s infographic, Bachchan is the greatest star in the history of Hindi cinema. His father was a renowned poet, and decided to give him a name that, rather fittingly, means “the light that will never die.”

Early in his career, he had trouble finding work as an on-screen actor — apparently he was too tall. But his deep baritone pipes eventually landed him a voice-acting gig in 1969 — he narrated the film Bhuvan Shome. After this he didn’t seem to have much trouble appearing on film — he averaged six movies a year during the 1970s, and had his first big break in 1971 with the movie Anand.

In 1975, he made the movie Sholay. It took a few years for the public to warm up to it, but in 1995 BBC India declared Sholay the “film of the millennium.”

This tee-totaling, vegetarian, who hates the word ‘Bollywood,’ went on to make many successful films and holds the record for “most number of best actor nominations for popular film awards.”

He’s also something of a humanitarian. Bachchan donated a generous amount to charities aimed at the health of girls in India.

And if you’re interested, he says the reason he hates the word “Bollywood” is because “it is very demeaning to [the] Hindi film industry.” He goes on to say, “I’ve always strongly opposed it because I think that it almost sounds like an abuse every time it is used.”

Born     October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, United Provinces, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
Birth Name    Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav
Nicknames    Big B
Munna
Angry Young Man
Bollywood's Shahenshah
Amith
AB Sr.
One Man Industry
Superstar of the Millenium
The Last Emperor
Mahanayak
Amit ji
Height     6' 1" (1.86 m)

Mini Bio (3)

Son of well known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. He has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets, his deep baritone voice, which was used for narration and background commentary. He was successful in being cast in Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son, Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Amitabh made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back.

He married Jaya Bhaduri, an accomplished actress in her own right, and they had two children, Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta is married, lives a non-filmy life and has two children.

Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to decide to run for seat in the Congress from his hometown but had to leave midterm because of controversies, particularly after Rajiv and he were implicated in the now infamous "Bofors" case along with the U.K. based Hinduja Brothers.

After a four year break, he was back in the unsuccessful Mrityudaata (1997), a comeback which the actor wanted to forget. Critics written him off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). But four flops in 1999 and incurring debt of over 90 Crores rupees of his sinking company ABCL saw him at an all-time low. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Amitabh lost considerable political support, the opposition made him a target, and his credit rating deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized bank, Canara Bank, sued him for outstanding loans. He did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Baghban (2003) and Khakee (2004), this elderly Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.

His son, Abhishek, is also an actor by his own rights.

Amitabh and Jaya were interested in getting Abhishek married to Karishma, the daughter of Babita and Randhir Kapoor, they went through a formal engagement, but later broke it off.

The former Miss World and Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai, and Abhishek, were formally engaged on Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan residence in Juhu, Bombay, with the marriage taking place at the Bachchan residence on April 20, 2007.

On November 16, 2011, he became a Dada (Paternal Grandfather) when Aishwarya gave birth to a daughter in Mumbai Hospital. He is already a Nana (maternal grandfather) to Navya Naveli and Agastye - Shweta's children.

He continues to be one of the busiest actors and singers in Bollywood as well as on TV, as can be seen from the commercials that he appears on, especially on Sahara One. Looks like there are no limits for this super-star and once the "Angry Young Man" of Bollywood.

Amitabh Bachchan Likes and Dislikes

Sun Sign: Libra

Pet Name: Amit

Plus Point: (modestly) I have none

Minus Point: Several. My face, My height

Strength: The love of my fans and affection of my parents

My biggest fear: Not living up to the expectations of people and my fans

Languages known: Hindi, English and a bit of Punjabi Hindi

Weakness: My family

Favourite Perfume: It keeps changing. I use whatever is find on the dressing table

Favourite Holiday Spot: Haven't had a holiday for a long time. I'd prefer where nobody will recognise me

Favourite Food: Indian vegetarian food

Favourite Websites: Don't surf too much. I just use yahoo for e-mails and liveindia.com

Philosophy of life: If things happen as you wish it's good, if they do not it's better

Something about yourself that you would like to change: I don't think I would like to change anything

Dream Role: Every actor wants to look for something new in their horizon. When it comes true it becomes a dream role

Favourite film: Ganga Jamuna and Pyaasa

Best compliment paid by a woman: It doesn't come very often

Turn on in a woman: It's too personal!

Turn off in a woman: That's also too personal!