The year 1965 surely had plans for Indian cinema as it saw the birth of three Khans, who went on to become the superstar trinity and achieved stardom like none other. And December 27 happens to be the birthday of the youngest of them all – Salman Khan.Often considered the 'Bad boy of B town', Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan was born far away from Mumbai in Indore, to acclaimed scriptwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Salma Khan.
Salman Khan came to achieve accolades for his very first film as a hero, Maine Pyar Kiya in 1989 and walked away with the best debut performance award that year. (He had appeared in a side role a year before that in the movie Biwi Ho To Aisi and had got noticed for his looks.) Since then Salman has given the industry some of the biggest hits in the last two decades, which include Hum Aapke Hai Koun!, Saajan, Andaz Apna Apna, Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya, Biwi No 1, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and No Entry.
In fact, the first blockbuster hit of 2007 was also a Salman starrer, Partner. "He is still the star, but he did have two bad films - Marigold and Saawariya. Saawariya, of course, was not really his film," says trade analyst Taran Adarsh, adding that perhaps the stronghold no more remains.
But like in the recent past, this year too Salman Khan stayed in news for more reasons off camera than on it. The year started off with speculations of his marriage with girlfriend Katrina Kaif. The rumours were given fire due to an insider letting out that Salman planned to get married two days before old flame Aishwarya tied the knot. Hence his marriage was expected anytime between February and April, when Ash actually got hitched. The rumours were, however, proved false as no such thing took place in the personal front.
In the meantime, Salman was making news for something else too – his charity foundation. Known for his large heartedness, Khan set up the Salman Khan Foundation to give help to the poor and needy. He even donated the money he won at the special episode of KBC 3 to this trust. Salman also turned an artist around the same time and started auctioning his works to earn money for the foundation. He, in fact, earned an astounding Rs 1 crore for one of his works, thanks to his celebrity status, putting him right on the A-list.
Salman found a unique way to fund his charity foundation by asking his fans and everyone else to contribute a rupee each for the cause. "I as an individual cannot raise a lot of money. What I want everyone to do is contribute Re 1 every day from their salary so that we can get Rs 365 from each person in a year. In fact, if the person contributing that rupee is ever in need himself for treatment for cancer and cannot afford it, we will fund his medical care too," Salman had told us in an interview.
His generosity was also witnessed by fellow actors and especially Govinda, who got a fresh lease of life to his career, courtesy Salman Khan. The actor-cum-politician had almost seen the end of his acting life, but Salman helped him when no one else did. "After a series of flops and a bad political career, when I was completely down and out from the film industry and had no work, Salman bailed me out. There cannot be a better friend than Salman, who is always there in your time of need," Govinda had admitted in one of his interviews.
Salman probably understood what it is like to go through a bad phase as he had himself gone through a rough patch post his break up with Ash. Whether it be his unfriendly tango with Vivek Oberoi, the slew of flops or reckless driving in a drunken stupor, Salman trawled a hellish path for a while.
Leaving the dark shades behind, this year saw Salman crossing over to the international stage with the so-called Hollywood film Marigold directed by American filmmaker Willard Carroll. The film failed, but Salman soon won the chance to get his wax statue placed at Madame Tussauds. He was, apparently, selected from among the likes of Hrithik Roshan, Madhuri Dixit and Lata Mangeshkar. Khan, however, took sometime before giving his approval for the statue, which will finally be unveiled in February 2008.
However, as usual, there was more harassment coming his way as the Jaipur High Court found him guilty and sentenced him to five years of imprisonment. Salman surrendered and had to stay in jail for almost a week before getting a bail and continuing with his work. And soon after he came out of jail, reports started pouring in about strains in his relationship with Katrina.
Salman is allegedly not really happy about Katrina working with Akshay Kumar in most of her films. Our sources had also given us dope on a fight between the two at the sets of God Tussi Great Ho, where Kat had gone visiting Salman. While the damsel continues to deny any problems in their paradise, the reports keep flowing in. To top it all, sources say that Katrina might not be alongside Salman for his birthday bash at his farmhouse in Panvel as she doesn't want to travel 50 kms out of Mumbai!
While 2007 nears an end, rumours on his myriad problems don't seem to rest. The latest being Sanjay Leela Bhansali saying 'no' to his project Veer. Sources say that Salman had taken the script to Bhansali, but the director refused and consequently, the actor roped in Anil Sharma.
But even as things keep going wrong, Salman Khan refuses to show a crease of worry on his forehead. As he readies to celebrate his birthday with family and friends, here's wishing him better luck, lesser controversies and bigger hits in the coming years. Cheers! source
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