The Salim Khan family refers to the family of Salim Khan which is a prominent Indian show business family, and is one of the prominent Bollywood film clans. Multiple members of the family have been actors, screenwriters, film directors and producers in the Hindi film industry of India. Salim, one half of the duo Salim–Javed, is one of the most famous screenwriters in the history of Indian cinema. His son, actor Salman Khan, has been the prominent face of the family since the 1990s, as one of the biggest Bollywood movie stars in history of Indian cinema.
| Salim Khan family | |
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 Members of the Khan family at an event in 2015 | |
| Current region | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Traditions | Hinduism Islam Christianity[1] |
| Estate(s) | Galaxy Apartments Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Arpita Farms, Panvel |
Active since 1959, for nearly 65 years. | |
Salim was born in 1935 in Indore in the Central Provinces and Berar in British India. His father was an immigrant from Afghanistan who migrated and settled in Indore (now in Madhya Pradesh). The family also has roots in Jammu and Kashmir, from the father of Salma Khan (born Sushila Charak), Salim's first wife. Some members of the family also have roots in Kerala (ex-wife of Arbaaz Khan Malaika Arora through her maternal side), Punjab (Atul Agnihotri, Seema Sachdev and Malaika Arora through her paternal side) and Burma (Helen).[2][3][4]
Generations
editFirst generation
edit- Anwar Khan, Father of Abdul Rashid Khan, Grandfather of Salim Khan. He was a Alakozai Pashtun who migrated from Afghanistan to India in the mid-1800s and served in the cavalry of the British Indian Army.[5][6][7][8]
Second generation
edit- Abdul Rashid Khan (died 1950), Father of Salim Khan. He was a DIG in Indian Imperial Police in Indore
Third generation
edit- Salim Khan (born 1935), Indian actor and screenwriter
- Salma Khan (born Sushila Charak), first wife of Salim Khan, father from Jammu and Kashmir and mother from Maharashtra[2]
- Helen Richardson Khan (born Helen Richardson, 1938), second wife of Salim Khan, actress and dancer
Fourth generation
edit- Salman Khan (born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan, 1965), Indian actor, producer, television presenter, philanthropist and humanitarian.
- Arbaaz Khan (born 1967), Indian actor, director and film producer, married to Shura Khan
- Alvira Khan Agnihotri (born 1969), film producer and fashion designer, daughter of Salim and Salma, married to Atul Agnihotri
- Sohail Khan (born 1970), Indian film actor, director and producer
- Arpita Khan Sharma, adopted daughter of Salim Khan, married to Aayush Sharma[9]
Fifth generation
editContributions
editSalim Khan
editSalim Khan is a screenwriter, who wrote the screenplays, stories and scripts for numerous Bollywood films. In Hindi cinema, Khan is best known for being one half of the prolific screenwriting duo Salim–Javed, along with Javed Akhtar. The duo Salim-Javed were the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status,[10] becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters of all time.[11][12]
Salim-Javed revolutionised Indian cinema in the 1970s,[13] transforming and reinventing the Bollywood formula, pioneering the Bollywood blockbuster format,[12] and pioneering genres such as the masala film[14] and the Dacoit Western.[15] Salim Khan was also responsible for creating the "angry young man" character archetype and launching Amitabh Bachchan's career.[16] Salim-Javed won six Filmfare Awards, and their films are among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, including Sholay (1975), the highest-grossing Indian film ever at the time, as well as films such as Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Kranti (1981), and the Don franchise.
Salman Khan
editEver since the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), has been known for being one of the three biggest movie stars of Bollywood since the 1990s, along with Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, collectively known as the three Khans of Bollywood. He is often known for starring in blockbuster masala films, a genre that was originally pioneered by his father Salim Khan.[3]
Arbaaz Khan
editArbaaz Khan, ever since the blockbuster Daraar (1996). He is often known for starring in blockbuster masala films, a genre that was originally pioneered by his father Salim Khan.
Sohail Khan
editSohail Khan, the youngest of the Khan brothers, produces films under his banner Sohail Khan Productions. He has appeared on the TV show Comedy Circus as one of the judges. He is known for his films Jai Ho (2014), Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998), and Hello Brother (1999).
Alvira Khan
editAlivra Khan Agnihotri, the sister of the khan brothers, film producer and fashion designer. She is a producer of blockbuster films like Hello (2008), Bodyguard (2011), and Bharat (2019).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Salman Khan's heart-warming family story". Emirates 24/7. 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b Salman Khan grandfather is from Afghanistan ... Retrieved 1 October 2014.
Salman Khan: "My grandfather from Afghanistan... My grandfather from my mother's side comes from Jammu Kashmir..."
[dead YouTube link] - ^ a b "Salman's 'Khan'daan: The Salim Khan Family Tree". www.news18.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Meet: The complete Salim Khan family". The Times of India. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Swarup, Shubhangi (29 January 2011). "The Kingdom of Khan". OPEN. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
Salim Khan, scriptwriter and father of Salman Khan remembers the Afghan tribe his family historically belongs to. "It is Alakozai," he says. "My family came to Indore 150 years ago, and worked as [part of the] cavalry in the time of the British." Khan is a fifth-generation Khan in India.
- ^ "Khans in Bollywood: Afghan traces their Pathan roots". Deccan Herald. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Afghan traces Bolly Khans' Pathan roots". Mid-Day. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Kakaron, Javed Hamim (25 December 2011). "Khans in Bollywood book published". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Aayush Sharma recounts being ridiculed for marrying Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan". The Economic Times. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Ramesh Dawar (2003), Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema, Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan, [1], Rediff.com
- ^ a b Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (1 October 2015). Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters. Penguin UK. ISBN 9789352140084.
- ^ "Salim-Javed: Writing Duo that Revolutionized Indian Cinema". Pandolin. 25 April 2013.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (1 October 2015). Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters. Penguin UK. p. 58. ISBN 9789352140084.
- ^ Teo, Stephen (2017). Eastern Westerns: Film and Genre Outside and Inside Hollywood. Taylor & Francis. p. 122. ISBN 9781317592266.
- ^ "Why Salim Khan was angry with Amitabh Bachchan". The Times of India. 13 December 2013.