Salman Khan is one of the highest-paid actors in India. Whenever his movies release, it is like a celebration. His fans go crazy with his dance steps, style statement, and famous one-liners. But to achieve this stage in his career, he also had to face failure. Being the son of the writer of the most recognized movie in India, the journey could have been easier for Salman Khan. But he paved his own way to stardom.
He surely was one of the top stars in the ‘90s alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, etc. But his true stardom was achieved after a stretch of failure in the early ‘00s. Post TereNaam and Wanted, everything changed. Since Wanted he became and still remains the most bankable Bollywood star. All his releases cross INR 100 crores at the Box Office.
His birthday is on 27th December and this megastar of India will turn 55 this year. Here are 10 unknown facts about Salman Khan that might delight you: -
1. Most of his die-hard fans would know that Salman Khan’s full name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan.
2. Salman Khan’s biggest blockbuster to date is BajrangiBhaijaan that released in 2015. It is the second-highest-grossing Hindi film after PK.
3. BajrangiBhaijaan is also the only Hindi film to cross the mark of INR 300 crores.
4. Salman Khan owns a huge farmhouse in Panvel. This property is about 150 acres with 3 bungalows, a gym, a swimming pool, and all other modern amenities.
5. He has a hobby of painting and that is known to most of you. But do you know that Salman Khan also painted the Jai Ho posters? It is also said that Aamir Khan’s house has many Salman Khan paintings.
6. Being the son of a prolific writer Salim Khan who wrote epic movies like Sholay, Deewar, Don, Zanjeer, etc. Salman Khan also wanted to become a writer. His passion and love for writing remained intact over the years. Salman nurtured the writer inside him and wrote movies like Veer & Chandramukhi. He has also written Dabangg 3. You can watch both Veer & Dabangg 3 online for free at Mzaalo.
7. While shooting for EkTha Tiger in Turkey, Salman Khan visited a restaurant often. This restaurant was later renamed “The Salman Restaurant”.
8. If he wouldn’t have turned down the role of Shah Rukh Khan in Baazigar, the industry wouldn’t have got another superstar.
9. It was Amitabh Bachchan who paved the way for big stars of Bollywood to enter into Television. But it was Salman Khan who broke the previous TRP records of Bollywood stars hosting a TV show. Since the 4th season of Bigg Boss, Salman Khan hosted it and the viewership of this show just increased with time.
10. Bigg Boss is currently in its 14th season. Do you have any idea how much Salman Khan was paid for the 13th season? Well, it was INR 200 crores. That means he was given INR 13 crores per week the last season. Therefore, alongside movies, Salman Khan is also the highest-paid TV host in India.
We wish a very happy birthday to this handsome bachelor Bollywood actor. May he prosper more and keep entertaining us more.
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