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| 1 | Distant cousin Sameer Rahman was engaged to Manisha Koirala in 1993. |
| 2 | D Rama Naidu wanted to remake the film Bobilli Raja with Salman Khan in 1992. It was the unofficial remake of Hollywood movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy..That film starred Venkatesh and Divya Bharti. D Rama Naidu had finally signed Salman Khan for the official Hindi remake of Bobilli Raja. When Salman got word that Ramesh Lakhiani's movie Boy Friend was also a unofficial remake of The Gods Must Be Crazy, he approached Ramesh Lakhiani. Salman told Ramesh to scrap his film because he was going to star in the remake of the film produced by D Rama Naidu. Ramesh Lakhiani refused because his film Boy Friend was 90% complete. This angered Salman , but nothing could be done. Salman told D Rama Naidu to scrap the remake. Instead a dubbed Hindi version of Bobilli Raja was released as Rampur Ka Raja. |
| 3 | Signed a film titled "Sautelay" with Rishi Kapoor. It was based on Rain Main. But when Raja was launched the producers shelved the film. This was due to the similarities in the subject. |
| 4 | Was writing a script in 2005 titled "Mere Love Story" directed by Samir Karnik There was speculation the script was going to be based on Salman's love life. |
| 5 | Starred in the shelved film produced by Vijay Galani, the remake of Tamil film Lesa Lesa. The film was going to be directed by Priyadarshan. |
| 6 | After Garv, Puneet Issar started two new films with Salman Khan. He Man and Tabeer - When Dreams Come True. Both films did not go beyond announcement. |
| 7 | Was to star in TIPS films Untitled Project directed by Rajiv Rai. Co starring Arjun Rampal. This was in 2002. |
| 8 | Starred in the shelved movie Shiva Art International's "Chori Mera Kaam" aka "Half Pant Full Pant"(1995) Starring Salman Khan,Sunil Shetty,Kajol, Shilpa Shetty,Shakti Kapoor, Mohan Joshi,Kader Khan, Music by Anu Malik, Directed by Aziz Sejawal. Reels :6. |
| 9 | Starred in the shelved movie, Leo Films International's Bulund" (1996)Starring Salman Khan,Somy Ali,Danny Denzongpa,Moon Moon Sen,Mohnish Behl,Laxmikant Berde, Prem Chopra, Music by Anand -Milind, Directed by Shahjhan. Reels:14. |
| 10 | Starred in the shelved film Venus' s "Magroor"(1994). Starring Mithun Chakraborthy. Zeba Bhaktiar, Salman Khan, Johnny Lever. Music by Anu Malik. Direcred by Abbas Mustan. |
| 11 | His uncle,father Salim Khan's cousin, attempted to become a actor in the 1970's. He was the actor in Sholay that had the dialogue " Maalik jitna hain, sab laya hoon". He was not able to find any stardom. |
| 12 | Starred in Jackie Shroff Entertainment's shelved film,"Raju Raja Ram". Starring Jackie Shroff, Govinda, Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala, Rakesh Bedi. Produced by Jackie Shroff, Avinash Adik, Prakash Jaju. Music by Anu Malik. Directed by David Dhawan. This was in 1997. The film was finally made as Tom Dick and Harry in 2006. |
| 13 | The performance of Bajrangi Bhaijaan at the Box Office has apparently surpassed that of all his previous successes. According to trade experts, the film has broken all the records held by his movies so far, with a box-office collection of INR 250.02 crore in just 11 days. |
| 14 | Salman learned how to paint from his mother Salma Khan. |
| 15 | Uttar Pradesh government, headed by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has decided to make Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan tax free in the state. |
| 16 | Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan have all crossed the 100 crore mark in 3 days at the domestic box office (Indian Box Office). |
| 17 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan has recorded the 3rd highest weekend collections of all time, behind Shah Rukh Khan's Happy New Year (2014) and Aamir Khan's Dhoom 3 (2013). |
| 18 | The day 2 collection of Salman's Bajrangi Bhaijaan was Rs 36.50 crore. With this the superstar's latest release emerged as the highest ever single day collection for a Salman Khan film. |
| 19 | He was a bonafide star, but he had to wait till 2009 to obtain the superstar status and the unreal level of mass adulation he enjoys today. That year, with the release of Wanted, Salman crossed the Rs 100-crore barrier. It was also his first Eid release. And ever since, Eid was booked for Salman and every film that released on the fateful date became a blockbuster. |
| 20 | With its roaring box office success, BB was estimated to collect a sum of Rs $ 700k on Friday in USA as well as Canada. The venture earned the 10th position on this week's box office chart in USA, beating Ian McKellen's Mr Holmes (2015). |
| 21 | Salman's latest release has broken all records by becoming the biggest Bollywood opener of 2015. The film collected Rs 27.25 crore on its opening day, beating previous record of Varun Dhawan's ABCD 2 that had collected Rs 14.30 crore on its first day. |
| 22 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) has not only taken over Box Office in India but is doing the same oversees as well. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh gave the figures of the film's business in countries like Australia, New Zealand and USA. Bajrangi Bhaijaan managed to break the opening weekend records of Kick (2014) across the border. |
| 23 | _Bajrangi Bhaijaan(2015)_qv released on July 17, 2015 (Friday) and turned out to be the biggest pre Eid opener for Salman. The film collected a whopping amount of INR 27.25 crore on its first day beating the record of his previous film Kick (2014) which had made INR 26.40 crore on its opening day. |
| 24 | Went for a world tour concert with Sanjay Dutt, Mahima Chaudhary and Karishma Kapoor in May 1998. They visited cities in Canada, America and England. |
| 25 | Went for a world tour concert with Akshay Kumar in June 1995. They visited cities in Canada , America, England. |
| 26 | Went for a world tour concert with Bobby Deol, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon, Sonali Bendre and Mallika Arora in April 2000. They visited cities in Canada, America and England. |
| 27 | Went for a world tour concert with Dharmendra , Aamir Khan , Vivek Mushran and Pooja Bhatt in September 1993. They went to cities in Canada, America and England. |
| 28 | Went for a world tour concert with Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, in October 1992. They went to cities in the countries of Canada, America and England. |
| 29 | Was engaged to model and beauty queen Shaheen Jaffrey. Shaheen is the daughter of actress Bharti Jaffrey and Hamid Jaffrey (Sayeed Jaffrey's brother). Shaheen is also the granddaughter of Ashok Kumar (Mother Bharti's father). Shaheen is the aunt to actress Kiara Advani (Sister' s daughter). Shaheen Jaffrey is always mistaken as Dilip Kumar's actress niece Shaheen who acted in the film Mahasangram in 1990. This is due to them both having the same name. |
| 30 | Was offered Vicky Arora's role in Yalgaar (1992). |
| 31 | Brother Sohail Khan is married to Chunky Pandey's niece Seema. |
| 32 | Salman is the only Bollywood Star to have his 7 films earn more than Rs 100 crores in a row. Salman first entered the club four years ago, with his cult film 'Dabangg'. Directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Arbaaz Khan under the Arbaaz Khan Productions, the film made over Rs 143 crores. His next films 'Ready' (2011) and 'Bodyguard' (2011) crossed the Rs 100 crore mark with net collections of Rs 122 crore and Rs 145 crore respectively. His next film 'Ek Tha Tiger' earned over where Salman played a spy, opposite Katrina Kaif, was followed by 'Dabangg 2', where he thrilled the audience once again, as inspector Chulbul Pandey. According to media reports, these films made Rs 310 crore and Rs 251 crore, respectively. His more recent hit 'Jai Ho', even if it was panned by the critics, made over Rs 126 crore. This was followed by 'Kick' which joined the Rs 100 crore club on Eid. |
| 33 | Salman wears a locket inscribed with the Ayatul Kursi (verses from the Quran that are supposed to ward off all evil). He also wears it in his recently released film, Kick (2014). |
| 34 | Has announced that his Being Human (BH) charitable organisation will help "100 genuine patients" suffering from heart condition by providing them free treatment (2014). |
| 35 | Kick had taken five days to enter the Rs 100-crore club. This year, the first film to open the roster for the exclusive club was another Salman starrer 'Jai Ho', which incidentally was the highest grosser before 'Kick' took over. Kick is now all set to become Salman Khan's highest grosser, cementing his Superstardom. |
| 36 | Kick has already ousted 'Shah Rukh Khan(qv's Om Shanti Om (2007) from the top 10 highest Bollywood grossers overseas. The Sajid Nadiadwala film has now surpassed SRK's Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), his own Dabangg 2 (2012) and Ranbir Kapoor's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani's overseas collections and is now the sixth highest overseas grosser of all times. |
| 37 | His biggest film now becomes the fifth top grosser of all time, upstaging 'Ek Tha Tiger' and Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone starrer 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' (Rs 188.57 crore). 'Kick' is now within touching distance of Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots' which amassed Rs 202.47 crore. |
| 38 | His recent Eid release Kick (2014) has joined the league of biggest Bollywood grossers like Dhoom 3 (2013), 3 Idiots (2009) and Chennai Express (2013). |
| 39 | Whenever Salman has a strong urge, he pours out an alcoholic drink and keeps the glass in front of him. But he never takes a sip. He just sits with it and after a while the urge subsides. |
| 40 | The actor is rarely seen without his chunky bracelet with a blue stone and the accessory is now as much a part of Salman's pop culture oeuvre as his shiny, slippery chest. The bracelet is a Khan family tradition with Sallu's father Salim Khan too sporting one. The latest nod to Feroza came with Imran Khan sporting a similar one in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara (2013). |
| 41 | Has 3 chauffeurs namely Ashok Singh, Altaf Khan and Dutta. |
| 42 | Salman has delivered Top 2 biggest grossers of the year three times. Hum Saath Saath Hain and Biwi No. 1 in 1999, Bodyguard and Ready in 2011, Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg 2 in 2012. |
| 43 | He has painted the Jai Ho posters - and is a talented artist. Some people suggest that he has taken after his mother Salma Khan, who is an artist too. Salman is also passionate about photography. |
| 44 | Salman was offered Baazigar (1993) by Abbas-Mustan, but turned down the film after the makers refused to accommodate changes suggested by his father Salim Khan. The role went to Shah Rukh Khan. |
| 45 | Apart from the very famous Galaxy apartment that Salman Khan lives in, the actor also owns a farmhouse in Panvel and a house in Hydra Towers, Jumeirah Village, Dubai. |
| 46 | Rarely drives cars after he was involved in an accident that took place on 28th September, 2002 in Mumbai, India. Most of the time he is found at the front passenger seat of his cars and is chauffeured around by drivers. |
| 47 | Mumbai, India: Is filming "Ek Tha Tiger" with former long-time girlfriend, Katrina Kaif. [December 2011] |
| 48 | On 10 April 2006, he was sentenced to five years in jail for poaching. On 13 April he was granted bail. When he was in jail, people prayed for him, fasted for him, gave food to him in jail, they also tried to visit him in jail. |
| 49 | He gives bicycles to kids, always gives money to the needy and even blankets to people who sleeps on the street at night. He always helps a certain foundation or an association, and he does it privately and does not involve the media. |
| 50 | Formed popular on screen pairings with Bhagyashree, Karisma Kapoor, Nagma, Rambha, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Neelam Kothari, Ayesha Takia, Madhuri Dixit, Asin, Preity Zinta, Bhoomika Chawla, Sushmita Sen, Zarine Khan, Dia Mirza, Sonali Bendre, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonakshi Sinha and Shilpa Shetty. |
| 51 | He has delivered Six Super Hits in four years (2009 to 2012), grossing over Rs 850 Crores. |
| 52 | Studied acting at popular actress Daisy Irani's acting institute along with his friends Sajid Khan and Chunky Pandey. |
| 53 | Started shooting for his first film Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) on September 9, 1987. |
| 54 | 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 (it started when he began filming for Partner), but now the pain's become unbearable. It has even affected his voice, making it much harsher. ''Currently'' the condition is being treated on a regular basis, where he visits doctors when they call him for a checkup every month. |
| 55 | In most of Salman's films his character name has been Prem and more recently Radhe and Chulbul Pandey has now been synonymous with him. |
| 56 | Favorite Cricketer is Yuvraj Singh. |
| 57 | He is the only actor to have had eight back to back 100 Crore plus films. Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Jai Ho (2014), Kick (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). His film Wanted (2009) grossed around 100 Crore plus at the Indian Box Office and even did great business at the International Box Office. |
| 58 | His film Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg 2 broke all box office records upon their releases. It has the highest grossing first day amount as well as the first week. It is the fastest bollywood film to pass the 100 crore mark, achieving the feat in a record breaking 5 days. This new triumph has established Khan as one of the biggest superstars in Hindi cinema history. It is now the second highest grossing Hindi film of all time, barely two weeks into its release. |
| 59 | His favourite singers are Sunidhi Chauhan and Sonu Nigam. |
| 60 | He is known to help newcomers into the industry. During Shahrukh Khan's struggling days an actor he provided him and his wife with a roof over their heads. He trained Hrithik Roshan for his first movie, had a big hand in the careers of now super composers Sajid-Wajid and Himesh Reshamiyya, helped Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai, Zarine Khan, Sneha Ullal, Sonakshi Sinha and Hazel Keech. He also helped revive Govinda's struggling career with the blockbuster "Partner" and worked in many of his brothers films, giving them hits such as "Ready", "Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya" and "Dabbang". He brought director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to the limelight by taking on his debut film "Khamoshi" and then giving him commercial success for the 1999 blockbuster "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam". |
| 61 | He is very good friends with Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and David Dhawan. His other friends include 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, Shatrughan Sinha and family, and Sushmita Sen amongst many others. He also has many friends from the South Indian Film Industry like Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Venkatesh Daggubati, Vikram, Mahesh Babu, Shreya Saran, Ram Charan Teja and many more. |
| 62 | Holds the record for having the highest grossing film of the year 8 times, a feat no other actor has yet achieved. |
| 63 | Wears a Feroza (turquoise) stone bracelet on his right hand wrist. He believes very strongly that it wards off the evil forces around him, and keeps him safe from the evil eyes. He has been wearing it for the past 15 years. |
| 64 | Lives in Galaxy Apartment in Bandra, Mumbai, India with his family. |
| 65 | Works frequently with brothers Arbaaz and Sohail Khan, and brother in-law Atul Agnilhotri. |
| 66 | Has his own non-profit charitable foundation, Being human - The Salman Khan Foundation, 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. |
| 67 | Has 5 nephews, Aydan, Arhaan, Nirvaan, Yohan, Ahil, and 1 niece, Alizeh. |
| 68 | Father's name is Salim Khan, mother's name is Salma Khan and stepmother's name is Helen. |
| 69 | He is an excellent painter. |
| 70 | Was working as a model before he became a successful actor and television host. |
| 71 | Brother-in-law of Malaika Arora and Seema Sachdev Khan. |
| 72 | All time favorite actors are Megastars Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha. |
| 73 | Was the first Bollywood Star to work in the Hollywood film industry and his debut film was Marigold: An Adventure In India. |
| 74 | Highest paid Bollywood Star. |
| 75 | All time favorite actress is Hema Malini. |
| 76 | Has his own charitable organization known as Being Human Foundations. |
| 77 | Has a mannequin of himself in Madame Tussaud's Museum in England. Along with Kareena Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. |
| 78 | Always believes in giving newcomers a chance. So he spares time in between shots to listen to their script ideas and credits this to his memory of when he was a newcomer. |
| 79 | In his early days as a struggling actor he never used his father's name and influence like many other heroes with relatives in the industry. He used to visit producers on his own and audition for roles. |
| 80 | He was an excellent swimmer in his school days and was even tipped for representing the country one day. |
| 81 | Model turned actress Malaika Arora is his sister-in-law. Actor turned director Atul Agnihotri is his brother-in-law. |
| 82 | His favorite actor is Sylvester Stallone. |
| 83 | Not only is he a health freak, he also loves to initiate people who aren't as health-conscious as himself into workouts. He forced co-star Anil Kapoor to work out at the gymnasium every day. While Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan are his early trainees. |
| 84 | Elder Brother of Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Alvira Khan and Arpita Khan. |
| 85 | Was accused in another press conference in spring 2003 by Vivek Oberoi (who was reportedly seeing Aishwarya Rai at the time) to have called the latter 41 times during one night and threatened him with death as well. Vivek Oberoi has later apologized to Salman and his family multiple times publicly for his actions. |
| 86 | Had a well publicised affair with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan which lasted 2 years. Apparently his endless tantrums traumatized her enough to give a press conference in spring 2003 where she declared that she would never work with him again for personal reasons. |
| 87 | On the night of September 28 2002, Salman Khan was involved in an incident in which several homeless people were hit by his vehicle in an area of north Bombay. One man died and four were injured. Khan claims he was not at the wheel. October 2002: The film star was charged with "culpable homicide not amounting to murder". He also faced charges of drunk driving and not having a valid license. Khan is arrested but granted bail. June 2003: Culpable homicide charge is dropped; Khan is tried for rash and negligent driving. May 2015: Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in jail, within days the High Court suspended Khan's prison sentence while he prepared to appeal his conviction. November 2015: The high court appeals judge ruled there was not enough evidence; Khan is acquitted of all charges. |
| 88 | Was voted 7th best-looking man in the world by People Magazine. |
| 89 | Loves visiting London. |
| 90 | Exercises daily. Feels the day was incomplete without a workout. |
| 91 | Frequently visits sick children in hospitals, and also goes often to donate blood. |
| 92 | Son of Salim Khan, half of the famed Salim-Javed writing team. |
| 93 | One of the four Khans that ruled Bollywood from the 1990s onwards. The other three are Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. |
| 94 | Arrested by police under the charge of having connection with underworld mafia. He was also questioned about Bharat S. Shah, a producer of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) since Shah has also been linked with underworld mafia. [2000] |
| 95 | Hindi megastar |
| 96 | Frequently gets rid of his T-Shirt in his films to show his muscles. |
| 97 | Arrested and jailed for poaching endangered wild animals after allegedly shooting a rare black antelope near Jodhpur. [October 1998] |
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