Salim Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian actor and screenwriter. In Hindi cinema, Khan is best known for his prolific work in the latter area.

Personal life[link]

Khan was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Khan's father was a police officer, while his mother had died when he was still young. In 1964, he married Salma Khan (birth name Sushila Charak), a Maharashtrian Dogra Rajput from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Salim and Salma have four children together: Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan and Alvira Khan. In 1981, Salim married the entertainer Helen, who lives in a separate house. Relations between his two families were rumored to have been tense at first, but Salim's children are now said to be fond of his second wife. They have also adopted a daughter named Arpita Khan.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

Khan debuted after director K. Amarnath saw him at a wedding and was impressed by his good looks. He asked him to come to Mumbai, where he hired him as an actor for Rs. 400 a month. Khan acted in various movies, in large and small parts, for seven years. He was unable to capture the public's interest, and, as a result, his career had stalled. Khan appeared in such films as Teesri Manzil (1966), Sarhaadi Lootera (1966) and Diwaana (1967). He met Javed Akhtar on the sets of Sarhaadi Lootera. Javed used to write dialogues and then became a film script writer, now a well known lyricist. The duo hit it off and formed a scriptwriting team that came to be known as Salim-Javed. Their first big success was the script for Seeta Aur Geeta (1972). They also had hits in Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), Trishul (1978), Kranti (1981), Zamaana (1985) and Mr India (1987). Salim-Javed, described by some as "the most successful scripwriters of all-time",^[who?] are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in Indian cinema to achieve star status.^[1]

Filmography[link]

Writer[link]

• Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
• Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
• Zanjeer (1973)
• Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)
• Majboor (1974)
• Sholay (1975)
• Deewaar (1975)
• Premada Kanike (Kannada) (1976)
• Manushulu Chesina Dongalu (Telugu) (1977)
• Immaan Dharam (1977)
• Chacha Bhatija (1977)
• Don (1978)
• Trishul (1978)
• Kaala Patthar (1979)
• Yugandhar (1979)
• Shaan (1980)
• Dostana (1980)
• Kranti (1981)
• Shakti (1982)
• Zamaana (1985)
• Angaarey (1986)
• Naam (1986)
• Mr India (1987)
• Falak (1988)
• Kabzaa (1988)
• Toofan (1989)
• Jurm (1990)
• Akayla (1991)
• Mast Kalandar (1991)
• Patthar Ke Phool (1991)
• Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1994)
• Majhdhaar (1996)
• Dil Tera Diwana (1996)
• Aag (2007)
• Aag (2007)
• Zanjeer (Simultaneously shot in Hindi & Telugu) (2013)

Producer[link]

• Aakhri Ghulam (1989)
• Insaniyat Ke Devta (1993)
• Billa No. 786 (2000

Actor[link]

• Teesri Manzil (1966)
• Diwana (1968)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Salim Khan at the Internet Movie Database
• Salim-Javed
• An interview with Salim Khan