Khans of Bollywood is a term used to describe leading male actors of Bollywood , the Mumbai -based Hindi -language Indian movie industry, Whose surnames are Khan . This term is most often used for the Three Khans : Aamir Khan , Shah Rukh Khan , and Salman Khan . [1] [2] The three are unrelated, goal happen to share the Sami surname, [2] and are Roughly la même age. [3]
The three Khans are some of the most successful movie stars in the history of Indian cinema . They were reported by various sources at ₹ 50 crore (US $ 8 million) per movie. [4] [5] [6] The three Khans have had successful careers since the late 1980s, [1] and have dominated the Indian box office since the 1990s, [7] across three decades. [8] The dominance of the three Khans at the Indian box office has been compared to that of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Hollywood . [2]Rivalry exists among the three Khans, each having been referred to as “King of Bollywood” at different times; Shah Rukh Khan was the most successful Indian actor for most of the 1990s and 2000s, but since the late 2000s, Aamir Khan has been the most successful globally, [9] while Salman Khan has been the most successful domestically. [10] They also earned critical acclaim, between winning 6 National Film Awards and 26 Filmfare Awards , as well as an Academy Award nomination for Aamir. They are also some of the most famous Muslims in India , [1] some of the most famous Indians known overseas, and some of the world’s biggest movie stars. [11]
Combined, they have starred in the top ten highest-grossing Bollywood movies ever , eight of the highest-grossing Indian films , [12] and nearly every annual top-grossing Bollywood movie since 1989 (except for 1992-1993 and 2006). [12] [13] [14] They formally created the 100 Crore Club : [15] The first films to gross ₹ 100 crore domestically were Salman’s Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994) and Shah Rukh’s Dilwale Dulhania The Jayenge (1995), [ 16] [17] and Aamir Khan’s Ghajini(2008) was the first to net ₹ 100 crore. [15] After Bahubali 2 created the Bollywood 1000 Crore Club , Aamir’s Dangal (2016) and eventually created the Bollywood 2000 Crore, becoming the highest- grossing Indian film ever (worldwide and overseas ), and one of the highest-grossing films in China and India, with its earnings of the film estimated to be ₹ 300 crore (US $ 47 million), [18] the highest payday for a non -Hollywood actor. [19]In 2014, Shah Rukh was the richest non-Hollywood actor and second largest actor in the world, with an estimated net worth of US $ 600 million. [20] On the 2016 Forbes list of the 10 highest-paid actors in the world, Salman ranked sixth, with total earnings of US $ 33.5 million for the year. [21]
Khans in Bollywood, there are other Khans in Bollywood. The most famous Khan was Dilip Kumar , whose real name is Muhammad Yusuf Khan, for which he has been referred to as the “First Khan” of Bollywood. Kumar was one of the biggest Indian movie stars of the 1950s and 1960s. [22] His 1960 movie Mughal-e-Azam Was the first Indian movie with an adjusted gross over ₹ 1000 crore , [23] [24] making it the highest-grossing Indian movie for over five decades. [24]
Three Khans
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan ( pronounced [aːmɪr xaːn] ; born Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan on March 14, 1965) is one of the biggest and most commercially successful superstars of India. He has been called “Mr. Perfectionist”, “Box Office King”, Acting King , “Ace Khan”. He has a reputation for doing things with great attention to detail, including content and quality. He has the highest number of All Time Blockbusters of the Khans. Through his successful career in Hindi films , Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema . [25] [26] In addition to being highly popular in India, he is also highly popular overseas,, [27] [28] the second largest movie market. [29] He is “arguably the world’s biggest movie star ” according to Forbes , [11] due to his immense popularity in the world’s two most populous nations , India and China. [11]
He is the recipient of numerous awards , including four National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards , as well as an Academy Award nomination. He was honored by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010. [30]
Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain’s film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), the first Bollywood masala film . [31] His first feature film role came with the experimental film Holi (1984), and he began a full-time acting career in a highly successful tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was a milestone in the history of Hindi cinema , setting the template for Bollywood musical romance films that defined Hindi cinema in the 1990s. [32] [33] His performance in the film and in the thrillerRaakh (1989) earned a Special Jury Award at the National Film Award ceremony. He established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema in the 1990s by appearing in several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama Dil (1990), the romance Raja Hindustani (1996), for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor , and the drama Sarfarosh (1999). [34] [35] He was also noted for playing against the critically acclaimedCanadian- Indian film Earth (1998).
In 2001, Khan started a production company , whose first release, Lagaan , was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and earned him a National Film Award for Best Popular Film and Two Best Filmfare Awards (Best Actor and Best Film ). After a four-year absence from the screen, Khan continued to portray leading roles, most notably in the 2006 box office hits Fanaa and Rang De Basanti . The following year, he made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par , a major success that garnered him the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Khan’s greatest commercial hits with the thriller Ghajini (2008), the comedy-drama 3 Idiots(2009), the adventure movie Dhoom 3 (2013), the satire PK (2014) and the wrestling-drama Dangal (2016) all of which held records for being the highest-grossing Indian movie of all time . [36]
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (born Shahrukh Khan, November 2, 1965), popularly called as SRK, referred to as “Baadshah of Bollywood”, “King of Bollywood”, “King Khan”, “King of Romance”. He is a self made Superstar who entered Bollywood. He is the most successful actor in Bollywood. He Has Appeared In Several successful romantic love stories Including Darr , Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Dil to Pagal Hai , Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Veer-Zaara Among Others. He is also recipient of 8 Filmfare Best Actor in a leading role awards (tied with legendary Dilip Kumar ) and won a total of 14 Filmfare awards. Bollywood movies. Described by the Los Angeles Times as Perhaps “The World’s Biggest Movie Star”, Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. He is one of the richest actors in the world, with an estimated net worth of US $ 600 million, and his work in Bollywood has earned him numerous accolades , including 14 Filmfare Awards .
Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Deewana . Early in his career, Khan was recognized for portraying villainous roles in the films Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993) and Anjaam (1994). He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films, including Dilwale Dulhania The Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham … (2001). He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Devdas (2002), a NASA scientist in Swades(2004), a hockey coach in Chak De! India (2007) and a man with Asperger Syndrome in My Name Is Khan (2010). A forty-year old bachelor in Chennai Express (2013), a musical heist comedy movie Happy New Year (2014), a psychological thriller movie Fan (2016) and a crime thriller movie Raees (2017).
Many of his films display themes of Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honored with the Padma Shri , and the Government of France awarded the Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honor .
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (born 27 December 1965) [38] Salman Khan (pronunciation: [səlmaːn xaːn] ) is one of the biggest economically viable actors in India. In recent years, every movie has been handed over to the main lead has been commended over 100 Crores. “The Tiger of Bollywood”, “Blockbuster Khan”, “Box Office King”, he is popularly called “Bhaijaan” and “Sallu” by his fans. Described by the CNN as one of the world’s biggest stars, [39] he has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. He is quoted in the media as one of the most popular,. [37]
Khan began with a role in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) and achieved breakthrough with a leading role in his next release – Sooraj Barjatya’s romance Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). Khan went on to establish himself in Bollywood in the 1990s with roles in several top-grossing productions, including the romantic drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun ..! (1994), the action thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999), and the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). For his role in Karan Johar’s romantic drama Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Khan was awarded theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor . After a brief period of decline in the 2000s, he also starred in the critically acclaimed movie Tere Naam (2003). Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by playing the lead role in several successful action films, including Dabangg (2010), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Kick (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). Eight of the films he has acted in, have accumulated gross earnings of over ₹ 1 billion (US $ 16 million), [41] [42] and he has starred in the highest-grossing Bollywood films of nine separate years which is a Bollywoodrecord. [43] Raju Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment.
Salman Khan was ranked 7th in Forbes ‘ first overall list of highest-paid actor in the world with USD 33.5 million, earning more than Hollywood actors like Dwayne The Johnson Rock , Johnny Depp , Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio . [44] [45] [46] [47] He is one of the most influential people in the history of Indian culture, and in 2015 he was the first to be elected President of the United States Barack Obama in the list of the Most Admired Personalities of India.
Other Khans
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar , Whose real name is Muhammad Yusuf Khan, [48] has-been retrospectively Referred to as the “First Khan” of Bollywood. [22] He debuted in the 1940s, and became one of the biggest Indian movie stars of the 1950s and 1960s. [22] He is credited with bringing about realism to film acting in the Indian subcontinent , and is considered one of the greatest influential actors of all time. He has been described as “the ultimate method actor ” by Satyajit Ray . [49] Kumar Was a pioneer of method acting, predating Hollywood method actors Such As Marlon Brando. Kumar inspired future generations of Indian actors, from Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin Shah to Shah Rukh Khan to Nawazuddin Siddiqui . [50] In the 1950s, Dilip Kumar became the first actor to charge ₹ 1 lakh(equivalent to ₹ 74 lakh gold US $ 120,000 in 2016) per film. [51]
Kumar is known for his roles in films such as the romantic Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955), the comical Azaad (1955) and Ram Aur Shyam (1967), the historical Mughal-e -Azam (1960), and the social Ganga Jamuna (1961). His biggest commercial success was portraying Prince Salim in K. Asif’s big-budget epic historical film Mughal-e-Azam , which was the highest-grossing film in Indian film history for 15 years until it was surpassed by 1975’s Sholay . [52]If adjusted for inflation, Mughal-e-Azam was the highest-grossing Indian film for more than five decades, equivalent to over ₹ 1000 crore in 2011, [23] [24] until it was surpassed by Aamir Khan’s Dangal in 2017.
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan – also referred to as the “Fourth Khan”, also has a film producer , his Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi , a captain of the Indian national cricket team , and actress Sharmila Tagore . [53] [54] The 2004 romantic comedy Hum Tum proved to be Khan’s first success in which he played the lead male lead, the National Film Award for Best Actor , and starring roles in the drama Parineeta and the romantic comedy Salaam Namaste (both 2005) established him as a leading actor in Bollywood. [55]The film is Cyrus , a character based on William Shakespeare’s antagonist Iago in the 2006 crime film Omkara and a terrorist in the 2009 thriller Kurbaan . Khan’s highest commercial success came with the 2008 thriller Race and its 2013 sequel , the 2009 Love Aaj Kalromance , and the 2012 romantic comedy Cocktail .
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan has garnered the National Film Award for Best Actor in the 60th National Film Awards 2012 , for his performance in Paan Singh Tomar . [56] Khan has won the 2014 Asian Film Award for Best Actor , three International Indian Film Academy Awards , three Filmfare Awards , an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and various international honors. He also hosted a television show and commercials. As of 2015, he had appeared in more than 50 Indian movies in Bollywood, and a few international movies, such as Life of Pi , NY, I Love You , A Mighty Heart ,The Amazing Spider-Man and Jurassic World , with Tom Hanks in the 2016 adaptation of Dan Brown’s inferno novel. In September, 2015, he was appointed ambassador for “ Resurgent Rajasthan “, a campaign by the state government of Rajasthan . [57]
Actors
- Male actors
- Mehboob Khan – also a writer
- Nazir Ahmed Khan – director and producer in British India and then Pakistan after partition of India , brother-in-law of filmmaker K. Asif
- Nasir Khan – Dilip Kumar’s Brother
- Salim Khan – Salman Khan’s father, best known as a screenwriter , as part of screenwriting duo Salim-Javed (along with Javed Akhtar )
- Feroz Khan – Fardeen Khan’s father, also a film director and producer
- Amjad Khan – also director
- Sanjay Khan – Zayed Khan’s father, also a director and producer
- Tariq Khan – Aamir Khan’s cousin, Nasir Hussain’s nephew
- Faisal Khan – Aamir Khan’s brother
- Arbaaz Khan – Salman Khan’s brother, also a director and producer
- Sohail Khan – Salman Khan’s brother, also a director and producer
- Ayub Khan – Nasir Khan’s sound and Dilip Kumar’s nephew, also an Indian television actor
- Fardeen Khan – Feroz Khan’s sound
- Zayed Khan – Sanjay Khan’s, also a producer
- Imran Khan – Indian American actor working in Bollywood, Aamir Khan’s nephew
- Kader Khan – Indian-Canadian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer, as well as director
- Female actresses
- Sharmila Tagore (Ayesha Sultana Khan) [58] – actress, model , Central Board of Film Certification chairperson, mother of Saif Ali Khan
- Farah Khan – best known as a choreographer , director and producer
- Krutika Desai Khan – actress working in film, television and theater
- Malaika Arora (Malaika Arora Khan) – Arbaaz Khan’s wife and Salman Khan’s sister-in-law, also a dancer , model, VJ and television presenter
- Soha Ali Khan – Saif Ali Khan’s sister, Sharmila Tagore daughter of actress
- Kareena Kapoor (Kareena Kapoor Khan) – Saif Ali Khan’s wife, part of Kapoor family , daughter of actor Randhir Kapoor and actress Babita
- Gauhar Khan – also a model
- Zareen Khan – Bollywood actress who has also appeared in Tamil and Punjabi movies
- Jiah Khan – British-American actress who worked in Bollywood
- Afroz Khan – also a model and singer
Others
- Nasir Hussain (Nasir Hussain Khan) – director, producer, screenwriter, Aamir Khan’s uncle
- Tahir Hussain (Tahir Hussain Khan) – director, producer, Aamir Khan’s father
- Mansoor Khan – director, screenwriter, Nasir Hussain’s son, Aamir Khan’s cousin
- Parvati Khan – Indo-Trinidadian singer and model who worked in Bollywood
- Nikhat Khan – producer film, Aamir Khan’s sister
- Alvira Khan Agnihotri – Film producer and fashion designer , Salman Khan’s sister and Salim Khan’s daughter
- Gauri Khan (Gauri Chibber) – producer, interior designer , costume designer , Shah Rukh Khan’s wife
- Kiran Rao (Kiran Khan) – director, producer, screenwriter, Aamir Khan’s wife
- Kabir Khan – director, screenwriter, cinematographer
Other countries
- Shakib Khan , Bangladeshi film actor whose name is Masud Rana. He changed his name to Khan when he entered the film industry. He also named his son after Shahrukh ‘s younger son, named his house Jannat, similar to Shahrukh’ s house ‘s name Mannat. [59] Shakib Khan is referred to the Bangladeshi media as “King Khan”, just as Shahrukh Khan is referred to in the media.
- Amin Khan , Bangladeshi film actor born as named Aminul Islam.
- Zayed Khan, Bangladeshi actor film renamed himself after Zayed Khan . [60]
