Celebrating 35 years of Salman Khan with a lookback at his career trajectory

Updated On: 26 August, 2023 12:06 PM IST | Tanmayi Savadi

35 years of Salman Khan: Bollywood`s beloved Bhaijaan has had an illustrious career with his share of highs and lows. Over these years, the superstar never restricted himself to just acting in films. He ventured into television and became one of the biggest and highest-paid hosts with Bigg Boss. As Salman clocked 35 years in the industry, let`s take a look at his career trajectory 

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35 years of Salman Khan: Bollywood`s beloved Bhaijaan has had an illustrious career with his share of highs and lows. Over these years, the superstar never restricted himself to just acting in films. He ventured into television and became one of the biggest and highest-paid hosts with Bigg Boss. As Salman clocked 35 years in the industry, let`s take a look at his career trajectory 

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Salman Khan, born as Salman Salim Abdul Rashid Khan, made his debut with a supporting role in Biwi Ho Toh Aisi in 1988

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A year later, in 1989, Salman Khan bagged his first lead role in Sooraj Barjatya`s family entertainer, Maine Pyar Kiya. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing Indian films at the time. However, Salman wasn`t the first choice for the film. Sooraj had approached Deepraj Rana for the role

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Before a dull phase at the box office, Salman Khan delivered one of his career`s most successful films, Baaghi

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Salman Khan`s career started off on a great note but 1991 and 1992 weren`t as glorious as it was expected. However, the only ray of hope was Saajan with Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt. It released in 1991 and turned out to be a major hit at the box office

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Salman bounced back with the cult classic, Andaz Apna Apna with Aamir Khan. The Rajkumar Santoshi film put him on a different level and allowed the superstar to display his comic side. His dream run at the box office began with Andaz Apna Apna

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Salman became Bollywood`s beloved Prem with Sooraj Barjatya`s Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! The film was the highest-grossing Indian film of the 1990s. His performance continues to be appreciated

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In 1995 came Rakesh Roshan`s Karan Arjun alongside Shah Rukh Khan. The family drama remains a popular film

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While Khamoshi in 1996 didn`t work at the box office, it was the beginning of Salman and Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s magical association. The film gained critical appreciation and is one of the cult classics

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Salman Khan was a star by the time Karan Johar`s debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) released. Despite enjoying a star stature, he agreed to play a special role in the romantic drama headlined by Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji

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Salman had a fantastic run at the box office in 1999 with Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Biwi No.1 and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 

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Salman Khan broke the image of his sweet lover avatar with Tere Naam in 2003. Directed by Satish Kaushik, it is considered to be one of his finest performances

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Salman made his television debut with the reality show, Dus Ka Dum in 2008. It was one of the most-watched shows of all time

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The tide changed in 2009 with Wanted, directed by Prabhudeva. The film transformed him into an action hero who could pull off physics-defying activities for his beloved person

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Salman Khan became the next macho hero with films like Dabangg. Due to commercial success, the superstar got a new title `Dabangg Khan`. It also won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

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Salman Khan joined Bigg Boss as the host for the first time in 2010. He has been associated with the show since then. He replaced Karan Johar as the host of Bigg Boss OTT 2

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In 2011, Salman established his own production house. He bankrolled Nitesh Tiwari`s Chillar Party which won the National Film Award for Best Children`s Film

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Salman Khan has been dominating the box office on Eid for several years now. His films like Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) won critical as well as commercial successes

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While being a superstar on screen, Salman Khan is also a singer. He lent his voice to the song Hangover from his film, Kick, in 2014. The actor went on to sing Main Hoon Hero Tera in Hero, which was produced by his home banner. His latest song was Jee Rahe The Hum from Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan

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A docuseries titled Beyond the Star, based on Salman Khan`s life, is in the works. It was announced a while ago but there`s no update on its release date

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Salman teamed up with Shah Rukh Khan for a cameo in Pathaan. It was the latter`s comeback film after 5 years. The sequence between the actors was loved by the audience. It gave birth to a spin-off film titled Tiger Vs Pathaan

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