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Salim Khan : biography

24 November 1935 –

Salim Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian actor and screenwriter. In Hindi cinema, Khan is best known for being one half of the prolific screenwriting duo of Salim-Javed. He is the father of Bollywood actor Salman Khan.

Career

Khan debuted after director K.n l Amaranth 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), in total he has acted in 25 films. He met Javed Akhtar on the sets of Sarhaadi Lootera.Salim khan used to assist writer/director Abrar Alvi at first and Javed Akhtar used to assist Kaifi Azmi.Abrar Alvi and Kaifi Azmi were neighbours,from there on Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar became friends and both of them ventured into script writing. 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, many a times described as "the most successful scripwriters of all-time", Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan, ,Rediff.com are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in Indian cinema to achieve star status.Ramesh Dawar (2003), , Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Personal life

Khan was born in Indore in the Central Provinces and Berar (Now Madhya Pradesh) during British rule. Khan’s father was a police officer, while his mother had died when he was still young. In 1964, he married to Sushila Charak(changed to Salma Khan ), a Maharashtrian 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.

Filmography

Writer

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

Actor

  • Kabli Khan (1963)
  • Teesri Manzil (1966)
  • Diwana (1968)