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By Judi Silva ©2003 Bollyvista.com |
Salman Khan - Bollyvista's Star of the Week - A positive look amidst all the negative? Is it possible?
It seems like the name Salman Khan is a household word these days. However, that's not always a good thing, especially if it's followed by negative comments. So in lieu of adding anymore cynical remarks, which, would only serve to further pummel the man's character, let's take a more favorable route.
December 1965, made him known to his family in his debut role as "Baby Salman" in the Khan family diaries. But, December 1989, introduced him to the rest of the world in his debut lead role as Prem, in Maine Pyar Kiya which went on to become almost as big a hit as the former.
The year 1994 saw him in Hum Aapke Hain Koun, which became a super hit, but Salman wasn't the one who was recognized for making it happen. Andaz Apna Apna (1994) and Karan Arjun (1995) added to the series of hits, yet still he wasn’t given the accolades.
Then he was paired up with Karisma Kapoor and Judwaa (1997) hit the theaters. It’s known as the film where Salman, as Raja/Prem had more shirtless scenes than any other he’s done. It sent women worldwide swooning over his physique. After all, when sporting 17' biceps, a 42' smoothly shaved chest, and a 29' waist, what else can he expect? Of course that’s just the reaction he was hoping for, but still no coveted awards were handed to him that year either.
Sallu wouldn’t give up though. Finally Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1999) came along, and won him a Filmfare award for Best Supporting Actor, as Aman, opposite Kajol.
He now has 46 films to his credit, including Tere Naam this weekend, with four more on the way. Three of them are to be released this year and one (Bajirao Mastani) is already slated for 2005.
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