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Khan may refer to:

• a caravanserai
• Khan (band), an English progressive rock band in the 70s
• Khan (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Khan!, a 1975 US television series
• Khan (Cambodia), a municipal subdivision of the administrative divisions of Cambodia
• Khan River, an ephemeral river in Namibia
• Khan Academy, a non-for-profit educational organization
• Khan, former ring name of retired professional wrester Batista

People[link]

• Khan (title), a title for a ruler in Turkic and Mongolian languages and also used by Afghans/Pashtuns for chiefs and noblemen.
• Khan (surname), a family name (and list of people with the name).

See also[link]

• Orhan or Orkhan
• My Name Is Khan is a asperger film.
• Azmat Khan, the patronymic used by the descendants of Sayyid Abd al-Malik Azmat Khan
• Khanum, the female form of the title Khan
• Khanzada or Khan Zadeh, son of Khan, a title and surname used in Pakistan as well as two Muslim Rajput communities found in North India
• Khan Bahadur, a title of honour issued by British India to Muslims who performed any significant deeds of service to the nation or community.
• Sahara Khan, a cultural center in the suburbs of Cairo, Egypt.
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which refers to Khan Noonien Singh.
• Tian Kehan, title addressed to emperors of China's Tang Dynasty
• Kan (disambiguation)
• Kaan (disambiguation)
• Caan (disambiguation)
• Kahn (disambiguation)
• Han (disambiguation) - Orhan I
• Xan

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Marcos René Maidana
Maidana in 2009
Statistics
Real name	Marcos René Maidana
Nickname(s)	El Chino
Rated at	Light Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1983-07-17) July 17, 1983 (age 28) Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	31
Wins by KO	28
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

Marcos Maidana (born 17 July 1983 in Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine professional boxer from José Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires. He is and the current WBA (Regular) light welterweight champion.^[2] His only professional losses have come against Andreas Kotelnik, Amir Khan and Devon Alexander, all by decision.

Professional career[link]

Light Welterweight[link]

On February 2, 2009, Andreas Kotelnik beat Maidana via split decision. Despite dominating the majority of the fight and heavily damaging Kotelnik's face, Maidana suffered his first professional defeat, with the judges scoring the fight 115-114, 113-115, 115-113 in Kotelnik's favour. The controversial decision had a lot of people questioning the judges.^[3]

Maidana's first fight in the United States was against Mexican-American Victor Ortíz, that took place on June 27, 2009.^[4] Maidana was knocked down three times within the first two rounds, but rallied and came back to beat Ortiz for the interim WBA super lightweight title with a sixth-round TKO victory.^[4]

After his fight with Ortiz, it was rumoured that Maidana would face British boxer, and WBA super lightweight champion, Amir Khan, who won the title after defeating Andreas Kotelnik.^[5] However, Khan opted for Paulie Malignaggi as his next opponent. As a result, Maidana was scheduled to fight undefeated Victor Manuel Cayo, whose record, at that time, included 16 knockouts from 24 wins on March 27, 2010.^[6] Maidana knocked out the undefeated Victor Cayo in the sixth round to retain his interim WBA super lightweight title.^[7]

Proposed fight with Timothy Bradley[link]

On April 13, 2010, ESPN revealed that Maidana's June 19 title bout against undefeated WBO junior welterwight champion Timothy Bradley has been postponed due to a back injury suffered by Maidana. Bradley's co-promoter Gary Shaw revealed in the article that the "fight will be postponed for about a month".^[8]

On May 3, ESPN revealed Maidana had pulled out of the fight yet again, still citing his back as the problem. The fight had already been resheduled from June 19 to July 17, and Gary Shaw has said he hopes HBO will keep Bradley on July 17, even against a different opponent.^[9] Subsequently, Bradley went on to face, and beat, Luis Carlos Abregu on July 17.^[10]

On August 30 BoxingScene.com published an online interview with Maidana's former promoter Mario Margossian, in which Margossian stated that Maidana's failure to fight Bradley was not hampered by an alleged back injured, but was due to the fact "[Maidana] was afraid to be defeated by Bradley." The interview continued to document how Margossian felt Maidana had "betrayed" him in his decision not to take the fight against Bradley.^[11]

However, in an earlier online article, Maidana cites a managerial dispute with Margossian as the reason for the Bradley fight not happening. Maidana claimed that Margossian attempted to defraud him by signing Maidana to fight Bradley without Maidana's consent and without full disclosure of the financial terms offered by Golden Boy Promotions.^[12] In subsequent interviews, Maidana again stated that negotiations for the Bradley fight had taken place without his knowledge.^[13][14]

After failing to secure the fight with Bradley, Maidana's camp announced that he would face American and former-WBO junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley, on August 28, 2010 at the Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Speaking at the press conference on August 25, Maidana said he that he was "ready for a war" with the American.^[15]

On August 28, Maidana recorded a hard-fought victory over Corley. Despite knocking Corley down in the 7th round, Maidana had to go the distance for only the third time in his career, eventually securing victory via unanimous decision (117-110, 117-110, 115-112). \ ^[16][17]

Emerging rivalry with Amir Khan[link]

Building on speculation that had begun to surface before his fight with Corley, several sources began naming Amir Khan as Maidana's next opponent with a tentative date - December 11 - set for the fight. Maidana had gone on record before his fight with Corley accusing both Khan and trainer Freddie Roach of "hypocrisy" and openly called out Khan in an interview:

Khan responded to Maidana via his official Twitter site expressing his hope that "Golden Boy can get the fight in the UK [on] December 11th".^[19] On September 15, ESPN revealed that both fighters had agreed to a dance off - that the two would face each other on December 11 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.^[20]

Khan dominated the fight early and knocked down Maidana in the 1st round with a left hook to the liver, but had to withstand a furious barrage by Maidana in round 10, and continually back up during rounds 11 and 12. Maidana was unable to finish Khan however, who went on to win the fight by unanimous decision.^[21][22] The fight was awarded the Boxing Writers Association of America Award for Fight of the Year.^[23]

Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana[link]

In the first round against Erik Morales, Maidana came out with ferocity as expected and proceeded to batter his older opponent around the ring. He landed multiple power punches, including an uppercut that opened a huge swelling over Morales' left eye which worsened over the course of the fight, and when the Mexican walked back to his corner having taken a large amount of punishment in the opening three minutes most observers felt their predictions were being fulfilled. The one-sided nature of the bout continued for the next couple of rounds, but then at the end of the third round Morales begin to fight back and landed a hard combination to the head of Maidana and the tide began to turn.

From the fourth round onwards and although he was effectively fighting with one eye, Morales gave as good as he got and was landing the cleaner more effective shots, albeit occasionally being swarmed by the sheer number of punches being landed in return by the relentless Maidana. The fight became a see-saw affair and then, in the eighth round, Morales hit Maidana with a huge left hook that almost stopped the Argentinian. The next couple of rounds continued in this fashion, with Maidana using his strength and stamina to bully Morales and the Mexican using his sharper punching and ring intelligence to land effective counters and combinations. The fight was fast turning into a modern classic.

In the "championship rounds" (the eleventh and twelfth), Morales seemed to tire and Maidana took advantage, overwhelming him with his strength and punishing the ageing warrior continually to the head and body. Maidana finished the fight much the stronger of the two and his late surge gave him the win on the scorecards, 116-112 twice with the third judge scoring the fight a draw, 114-114.

Maidana was scheduled to defend his title Aug. 27 against Robert Guerrero, but Guerrero suffered a shoulder injury less than two weeks before the fight. So Maidana's camp organized a fight with Petr Petrov of Russia Sept. 23.

On February 25, 2012 Maidana moved up to welterweight and fought Devon Alexander who was also moving up in weight. Maidana clearly seemed uncomfortable at this weight as Alexander dominated the fight and went on to win a lopsided unanimous decision. In the post fight interview Maidana admitted he was not comfortable fighting at welterweight and will most likely be moving back down in the future, as he said he couldn't fight the way he wanted to, which is what he said acquires the reason for his loss to Alexander.

Professional boxing record[link]

31 Wins (28 knockouts, 3 decisions), 3 Losses (3 decisions), 0 Draws
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Devon Alexander	UD	10 (10)	2012-02-25	Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	First Fight At Welterweight
Win	Petr Petrov	KO	4 (12)	2011-09-23	Sociedad Alemana, Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBA (Regular) light welterweight title.
Win	Erik Morales	MD	12	2011-04-09	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won Interim WBA (Regular) light welterweight title.
Loss	Amir Khan	UD	12	2010-12-11	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For WBA light welterweight title.
Win	DeMarcus Corley	UD	12	2010-08-28	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Retained Interim WBA light welterweight title.
Win	Victor Manuel Cayo	KO	6 (12)	2010-03-27	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained Interim WBA light welterweight title.
Win	William Gonzalez	KO	3 (12)	2009-11-21	Club Deportivo Libertad, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina	Retained Interim WBA light welterweight title.
Win	Victor Ortiz	TKO	6 (12)	2009-06-27	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States	Won Interim WBA light welterweight title.
Loss	Andriy Kotelnik	SD	12	2009-02-07	Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	For WBA light welterweight title.
Win	Silverio Ortiz	KO	2 (8)	2008-11-01	Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	Juan Carlos Rodriguez	KO	7 (10)	2008-08-29	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	Esmeraldo Jose Da Silva	TKO	2 (10)	2008-07-11	Club Deportivo Libertad, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Arturo Morua	TKO	3 (10)	2008-04-19	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	Manuel Garnica	KO	8 (10)	2007-12-07	Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
Win	Jairo Moura dos Santos	TKO	2 (8)	2007-08-16	Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City, Panama
Win	Laszlo Komjathi	TKO	3 (8)	2007-06-30	Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win	Miguel Callist	TKO	3 (12)	2006-12-22	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Won WBA Fedelatin light welterweight title. WBA light welterweight title eliminator.
Win	Luis Gustavo Sosa	KO	1 (10)	2006-05-20	Centro Municipal Nº 29, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Omar Leon	KO	1 (6)	2006-04-22	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Sergio Javier Benitez	KO	3 (10)	2006-02-11	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Ruben Dario Oliva	KO	2 (10)	2005-11-26	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Marcelo Martin Miranda	TKO	3 (10)	2005-10-01	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Daniel Benito Carriqueo	UD	6	2005-08-06	Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquen, Neuquen, Argentina
Win	Sergio Javier Benitez	TKO	3 (6)	2005-06-18	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Omar Leon	TKO	4 (10)	2005-05-07	Estadio Virgen de Lujan, Centenario, Neuquen, Argentina
Win	Avelino Virgilio Silveira	KO	1 (6)	2005-03-26	Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	Adolfo Espinoza	TKO	1 (6)	2005-01-29	Club Atletico Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	Francisco Humberto Sanabria	RTD	1 (4)	2004-12-18	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Ramon Alberto Marquez	TKO	1 (4)	2004-10-23	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Cristian Pablo Gaston Ruiz	RTD	2 (6)	2004-09-04	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	German Omar Jesus Sanchez	TKO	1 (4)	2004-07-24	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Adan Basilio Mironchik	KO	1 (4)	2004-06-12	Club de Regatas, Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina	Professional debut.

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Professional boxing record for Marcos René Maidana from BoxRec

Ek Tha Tiger is an upcoming 2012 Bollywood romantic thriller film starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.^[1] Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Kabir Khan, the film marks the third collaboration of Kabir Khan with Yash Raj Films after Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009). Though originally scheduled to release on 1 June, 2012, the film was shifted to August per request from Aamir Khan for releasing his film, Talaash on 1st June.^[2] The first teaser of the film released on 10 May 2012.

Cast[link]

• Salman Khan as Tiger
• Katrina Kaif as Zoya
• Ranvir Shorey as

Production[link]

Casting[link]

After pre-production started, reports claimed that the film was initially offered to Shahrukh Khan.^[3] However, they were denied by the director, who stated that a different script had been offered by him to Shahrukh, but no one else had been roped in for the lead role in Ek Tha Tiger except Salman,^[4] for whom the project becomes his first venture with Yashraj Films. His salary for the film has been reported to be 32 crore (US$6.38 million) crores.^[5] Director Kabir Khan teamed up with Katrina Kaif and Aseem Mishra for the second time after New York. Ranvir Shorey was signed in for a supporting role.^[6]

Filming[link]

Filming for Ek Tha Tiger began on 10 August 2011.^[7] Shooting locations have reportedly included 10 countries,^[8] including Ireland, Turkey, Cuba, Iraq and India.^{[9] [10]} The first schedule was carried out in the Trinity College of Dublin. The lead actors shot in the get-up of students and the college was chosen as an alternative to the "usual" educational institutions.^[8] The second schedule took place in Istanbul, as insiders of the film considered it a "perfect backdrop" for the action sequences.^[11] Salman did a commercial for Cuban Tourism with a local team while shooting a major portion of the film in Havana, the capital of Cuba. The same sets used in the film were featured in the ad.^[12] After shooting in Cuba, a schedule was opened up in Mumbai.^[4] A schedule planned in Hong Kong was delayed due to script issues and Aditya Chopra's simultaneous involvement in another project.^[13]

The shooting of Ek Tha Tiger was stalled when Salman set off to USA for a surgery regarding his Trigeminal neuralgia. After it got over, it resumed on 10 September.^[14] The stunt directors of The Bourne Identity were contracted for the stunt sequences of Ek Tha Tiger.^[8] Katrina Kaif performed her own stunts in the film, describing them as "exciting, challenging and electrifying." This is one of the first action films in her career.^[15] She had to simultaneously switch between her two films and resumed her filming for Ek Tha Tiger on 27 March 2012.^[16] The film is being planned for a release during Eid of 2012.^[17] A set of reports indicated that the film showed a similarity with Agent Vinod (2012),^[18] and was inspired by the Bourne film series. Both the reports were dismissed by the producers.^[19][4] To shoot a single time slice shot for the film, a set of 75 Canon 5D cameras were used simultaneously.^[20] The official poster was released in August 2011, whilst the first teaser was released on 10 May 2012 along the film Ishaqzaade. The whole unit including lead actors Salman Khan and Katrina kaif left for Bangkok on 22 May 2012 to shoot the last schedule of the film.^[21]

Soundtrack[link]

Initially, Pritam was signed as the composer of the film. However, he opted out of the film later due to date clashes with yet an other Yash Raj projects, Dhoom 3. Chopra, being impressed by composer Sohail Sen's work in their recently-released film Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, roped him in to compose for the film.^[22] The lyrics will be penned by Neelesh Misra.^[23] A song titled Jaaniyan which had vocals by Asif Nawaz, a Pakistani artist was reported to have been leaked from the film's soundtrack. However, YRF officials denied the news, saying that the album was not in any danger of being leaked.^[24]

Marketing[link]

The film's first teaser was released on 10 May 2012 along with the film Ishaqzaade and also in YouTube.^[25][26] The promo was extremely well received by the film industry and also the common people, as the response almost crashed the hosting server of Yashraj productions.^[27]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Ek Tha Tiger at the Internet Movie Database
• Ek Tha Tiger at Bollywood Hungama

Salman Khan
Salman Khan walking the ramp for Sanjana John
Born	Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (1965-12-27) 27 December 1965 (age 46) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Residence	Bandra, Mumbai
Other names	Sallu
Occupation	Film actor, television presenter and philanthropist
Years active	1988–present
Parents	Salim Khan Salma Khan
Relatives	Arbaaz Khan (brother) Sohail Khan (brother) Helen Richardson (step-mother)

Salman Khan (pronunciation : [sÉ™lˈmaË?n ˈxaË?n]; born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965)^[1] is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.

Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He went on to star in some successful Hindi films of those times, such as Saajan (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Judwaa (1997), Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) and Biwi No.1 (1999), having appeared in the highest earning films of seven separate years during his career.^[2]

In 1999, Khan won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his extended appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and since then has starred in several critical and commercial successes, including Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Tere Naam (2003), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), No Entry (2005), Partner (2007), Wanted (2009), Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011) and Bodyguard (2011), which has become the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time. Khan has thus established himself as one of the most successful actors of Hindi cinema.^[3][4][5]

Early life[link]

Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Salma (née Sushila Charak). His paternal grandfather was a Muslim from Afghanistan^[6][7] who came to India and settled in Madhya Pradesh, whereas his mother is a Marathi Hindu.^[8] Khan himself had once said that he is "half Muslim and half Hindu".^[9][10] His stepmother is Helen, a former actress, who has co-starred with him in a few films. He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri. Khan finished his schooling through St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Earlier, he studied at The Scindia School, Gwalior for a few years along with younger brother Arbaaz.^[11][12]

Career[link]

1980s[link]

Salman Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic family drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), one of India's highest grossing films.^[13] It earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, as well as his first nomination for a Best Actor at Filmfare.

1990s[link]

1990 saw one film release starring Khan, Baaghi: A Rebel for Love. The film was a box office success,^[14] followed by four hit films in 1991, Patthar Ke Phool, Sanam Bewafa, Kurbaan ^[15][16] and Saajan.^[17] Despite these early successes, nearly all of his 1992–1993 releases resulted in box office failures.^[17]

Khan returned to success in 1994 with his second collaboration with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, co-starring Madhuri Dixit. This film was the biggest hit of that year, and turned out to be one of Bollywood's highest-grossing films ever, becoming the fourth-highest earner of all time.^[18] In 1995 he starred in Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun alongside Shahrukh Khan.^[17] The two played brothers who are reincarnated after being killed by family enemies. The film was the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put his name among the nominees for the Best Actor award at the Filmfare, which was eventually won by his Karan Arjun co-star Shahrukh Khan for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.^[19][20]

In 1996, Khan performed in two movies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical, a box office failure, but critically acclaimed; and Raj Kanwar's action hit Jeet. He had two releases in 1997: Judwaa and Auzaar. The former was a comedy directed by David Dhawan where he played a dual role of twins separated at birth.

Khan worked in five different films in 1998, his first release being the comedy Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite Kajol, one of the biggest commercial successes of that year. This was followed by the moderately successful drama Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai.^[17] Khan played a young man who has to take a child who claims to be his son, under his custody. Khan's performance in the film earned him several positive notices and favourable reviews from critics. He rounded of the year with an extended cameo in Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for which he earned a second Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actor category.

In 1999, Khan starred in three films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United and Biwi No.1, two of the highest grossing films that year;^[21] and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which earned another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare.

2000s[link]

In 2000, Khan acted in films including Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega . Chori Chori Chupke Chupke addressed the issue of surrogate childbirth; Khan played the role of a rich industrialist, who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile. Critics noted his turn towards a more serious role, which reportedly had more substance in comparison to his previous roles.^[22][23] In 2002 he starred in the delayed release Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam.

For Tere Naam, (2003) Taran Adarsh said of him, "Salman Khan is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid..."^[24] He subsequently continued his success at the box office, with comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and No Entry (2005).^[17] Khan's work in 2006 included Jaan-E-Mann and Baabul .

Khan started 2007 with the ensemble film Salaam E Ishq. His next release Partner did very well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster verdict.^[25] He next appeared in the Hollywood movie, Marigold: An Adventure in India which told the love story of an Indian man and an American woman. Khan starred in three films throughout 2008, all of which underperformed.^[26]

Khan hosted the second season of 10 Ka Dum in year 2009 which turned out to be even more successful than his first season as host of the game show in year 2008. The show got very high TRPs for Sony Entertainment Television and according to reports, the show helped Sony TV regain its third position in the Indian television ratings.^[27]

Khan's first film of 2009, Wanted directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva. In the same year, he appeared in two other films, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and London Dreams. While London Dreams doing average business, only due to the uninspiring music, but Main Aurr Mrs Khanna made 21 crores through DTH Premiere.^[28]

2010s[link]

Khan's first release of 2010 was Anil Sharma's commercially and critically unsuccessful film Veer. His next release, Dabangg, was produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan, and released on 10 September 2010. It made a record opening at the box office^[29] and Box Office India declared it an all-time blockbuster.^[30] For his performance in Dabangg, Khan received a Star Screen Award for Best Actor and a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male and was nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Anupama Chopra from NDTV wrote about his performance, "It's the role of a lifetime and Salman Khan bites into it like a starving man devours a feast. He inhabits it fully, strutting and swaggering and even, spoofing himself."^[31]

Khan's first release of 2011 was Ready which released on 3 June. The film broke several box office records and is currently the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. He next appeared in Bodyguard. Upon release, the film became an all time blockbuster at the box office,^[32] with Khan's performance receiving favourable comments from critics and is currently the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. ^[33]

Personal life[link]

In 2004, he was voted seventh-best-looking man in the world and the best looking man in India by People magazine, USA.^[34] Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.^[35]

On 11 October 2007, Khan accepted an offer from Madame Tussauds wax museum in London to have a wax replica made of himself. His life-size wax figure was installed there on 15 January 2008, making him the fourth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum.^[36][37]

Khan has been the subject of several controversies, including certain legal troubles. On 28 September 2002, Khan was arrested for rash and negligent driving. His car had run into a bakery in Mumbai; one person who was sleeping on the pavement outside the bakery died and three others were injured in the mishap.^[38] Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped, and he was found not guilty.^[39] On 17 February 2006, Khan was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting the Chinkara, an endangered species. The sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal.^[40] On 10 April 2006, he was handed a five year jail term and remanded to Jodhpur jail until 13 April when he was granted bail.^[41]

On September 2010, Khan was reported to have claimed during an interview to a Pakistani channel that the 26/11 attacks were hyped because the "elite" were targeted.^[42][43] During the interview the actor had said - "It was the elite that was targeted this time. Five star hotels and all. So they panicked. Then they got up and spoke about it. My question is why not before. Attacks have happened in trains and small towns too, but no one talked about it so much."^[42][43] Khan also said that Pakistan was not to be blamed for it, and that the Indian security forces had failed.^[44] Khan's comments had drawn strong reactions from Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chagan Bhujbal, Shiv Sena, BJP and other political parties.^[45] The comments were also condemned by Ujwal Nikam, Special Prosecutor in the 26/11 trial.^[45] Khan later apologised for his comments.^[42]

His relationship with actress Aishwarya Rai was a well publicised topic in the Indian media.^[46] After their break-up in March 2002, Rai accused him of harassing her. She claimed that Khan had not been able to come to terms with their break-up and was hounding her; her parents lodged a complaint against him.^[47] In 2005, news outlets released what was said to be an illicit copy of a mobile phone call recorded in 2001 by the Mumbai police. It appeared to be a call in which he threatened Rai, in an effort to force her to appear at social events held by Mumbai crime figures. The call featured boasts of connections to organised crime and derogatory comments about other actors. However, the alleged tape was tested in the government's Forensic lab in Chandigarh, which concluded that it was fake.^[48][49]

After years of speculations, actress Katrina Kaif admitted in an 2011 interview for a magazine that she was in a serious relationship with Salman Khan for several years, which ended in 2010.^[50]

In August 2011 he admitted he 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, but now the pain’s become unbearable. It has even affected his voice, making it much harsher.^[51]

Being Human Foundation[link]

Being Human Foundation is a registered charitable trust set up by Salman Khan for helping the cause of the underprivileged. In its early days, Salman Khan set up and funded the Foundation using his own money. The Foundation has two focus areas: Education and Healthcare. To increase the reach and corpus of the Foundation, Salman Khan has undertaken initiatives such as Being Human Art; Being Human merchandise; and Being Human Gitanjali Gold Coins. Proceeds from the activities of these initiatives go towards spreading education and healthcare for the underprivileged.

BEING HUMAN ART: The first showing of Being Human Art was an exhibition of Salman Khan's paintings at Dubai in October 2009. The response was tremendous and more exhibitions are being planned.

BEING HUMAN MERCHANDISE: Being Human Fashion was announced at HDIL India Couture Week 2009 in a show that made fashion history by featuring the biggest ever line-up of superstars including Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Katrina Kaif, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. At HDIL India Couture Week 2010, Salman launched Being Human watches and followed it up with another glittering show featuring Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Rani Mukherjee and Sushmita Sen. Being Human T-shirts were launched in November 2010.

BEING HUMAN GITANJALI GOLD COINS: Being Human, the Salman Khan Foundation has tied up with India's biggest jewellery brand Gitanjali to launch co-branded gold coins.

BEING HUMAN PARTNERS MARROW DONORS REGISTRY INDIA (MDRI): In November 2010, the Foundation partnered with MDRI to create awareness and generate donors in order to create a robust registry in India.^[52]

In 2011. Salman Khan launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions).Money which will be generated from film productions will be donated to Being Human. First film made under the banner was kids entertainer Chillar Party, which went on to win 3 National Awards, for Best Children's film, best original screenplay and Child Artist's Award .^{[53] [54]}

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Khan has started an NGO called 'Being Human' which will sell T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the sales will go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged.^[55] In April 2012, he became the brand ambassador for the travel website, Yatra.com, which also made him a shareholder.^[56].He has also endorsed the History Channel, Suzuki motorcycles,^[57] and Mountain Dew with whom he ended the contract in December 2010.^[58]

In January 2012, Khan has offered to pay 40 lakh (US$79,800) for releasing around 400 prisoners from around 63 prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh via his NGO. The prisoners had completed their term but due to economical reasons, they were unable to pay a legal fine for their charges.^[59]

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