Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards as an actor. He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. Forbes included him in their 2015 list of Top-Paid 100 Celebrity Entertainers in the world; Khan tied with Amitabh Bachchan for No. 71 on the list, both with earnings of $33.5 million. According to the Forbes 2018 list of Top-Paid 100 Celebrity Entertainers in world, Khan was the highest-ranked Indian with 82nd rank with earnings of $37.7 million. He has also been hosting the reality show, Bigg Boss since 2010.
Mohammed Yusuf Khan(pronounced [dilɪp kʊmɑːɾ];, better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. Referred to as the "Tragedy King" for his portrayal of serious roles and retrospectively as "The First Khan" of Bollywood, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the industry and is credited with bringing a distinct form of method acting to cinema. Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and was also the inaugural recipient of the award, he has won 3 Filmfare awards consecutively.
Vivekanand Oberoi is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Hindi films. He has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. He debuted with Ram Gopal Varma's gangster drama Company (2002), which won him two Filmfare Awards.
Maine Pyar Kiya, also known by the initialism MPK, is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sooraj Barjatya in his directorial debut, produced by Tarachand Barjatya, co-written by S. M. Ahale with Sooraj Barjatya and distributed by Rajshri Productions. The film had Salman Khan in the lead role with Bhagyashree making her acting debut, with Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo, Rajeev Verma, Ajit Vachani, and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles. Mohnish Bahl appeared as lead villain for the first time in his career. Maine Pyar Kiya tells the story of two individuals and relates their journey from friendship to how they fall in love but later have to fight family differences to be together.
Hum Saath Saath Hain is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language family drama film written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Mohnish Bahl, Tabu, Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan and Karisma Kapoor along with ensemble supporting cast of Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo, Shakti Kapoor, Neelam Kothari and Mahesh Thakur. The story centers on a joint family its values and togetherness, who grow apart after a misunderstanding.
Moammar Rana, is a Pakistani actor and film director. He is known for his various Lollywood movie credits, and has also worked on the small screen in Pakistani soap operas and Television Serials.
Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film & music producer and actor in Hindi cinema. He started his career as music director in the film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya in 1998 and made his acting debut with the film Aap Kaa Surroor in 2007.
Sonya Rizvi, better known by her stage name Sonya Jehan, is a Pakistani film actress who predominantly works in Urdu and Hindi-language films. She is the granddaughter of legendary singer Noor Jehan and filmmaker Shaukat Hussain Rizvi. Jehan is known for portraying supporting roles in several critically acclaimed films, including the drama My Name Is Khan (2010), the English-language political thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) and the coming-of-age musical drama Ho Mann Jahaan (2015). Her role in the last of these earned her a Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Rabi Pirzada is a Pakistani former pop singer, television host, artist and calligrapher.
Dil Bole Hadippa! is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language sports film directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. It stars Rani Mukerji and Shahid Kapoor in the story about a young woman who pretends to be a man to join an all-male cricket team. It also has Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Rakhi Sawant and Sherlyn Chopra in supporting roles.
Shraddha Das is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, and Kannada language films. She made her acting debut in the 2008 Telugu film Siddu from Sikakulam, and since then has worked across six different film industries throughout her career.
Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After working as a costume designer for independent films, she made her acting debut portraying Rajjo Pandey in the action film Dabangg in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She rose to prominence for playing the romantic interest of the male protagonists in several action films, including Rowdy Rathore (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014), and for appearing in a variety of item numbers.
Kurbaan (transl. Sacrificed) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rensil D'Silva and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions. It is based on a story by Johar who co-wrote the screenplay with D'Silva. Starring Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, the story revolves around Avantika Ahuja (Kapoor), a psychology professor in New York who returns to Delhi, India to caretake her ailing father and develops a relationship with Ehsaan (Khan). Avantika and Ehsaan fall in love, get married, and leave for the United States, where she discovers that his family is linked to Islamic terrorist groups after witnessing the house arrest, domestic abuse and murder of now family member Salma. The film's backdrop on global terrorism forms the crux.
Nargis Fakhri is an American actress and model who primarily works in the Indian Hindi-language films. Her first role in film came with the 2011 romantic drama Rockstar, for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She subsequently played a war correspondent in the political thriller Madras Cafe (2013), and starred in the commercially successful comedies Main Tera Hero (2014), Spy and Housefull 3 (2016).
Alia Advani, known professionally as Kiara Advani, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu language films. After making her acting debut in the comedy film Fugly (2014), she played a supporting role as MS Dhoni's wife in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). She gained praise for playing a sexually unsatisfied wife in the Netflix anthology film Lust Stories (2018), and played the leading lady in the political thriller Bharat Ane Nenu (2018).
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Kabir Khan, based on an original story by screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan and Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Salman with Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and debutante Harshaali Malhotra, and tells the story of Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi, a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman, who embarks on a journey to take a mute six-year-old Pakistani Muslim girl Shahida, separated in India from her mother, back to her hometown.
The term Khans of Bollywood refers to several actors of Bollywood, the Mumbai-based Hindi language Indian film industry, whose surnames are Khan. Most commonly, this involves the Three Khans: Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. The three are unrelated, but happen to share the same surname, and were all born in 1965. Due to their longevity and high popularity, they are considered as the most successful movie stars in the history of Indian cinema.
Adeel Chaudhry is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. He has worked in Hindi & Urdu films & television. Apart from acting, Adeel has also released two studio albums.
Disha Patani is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films. She began her acting career with the Telugu film Loafer (2015) opposite Varun Tej and gained recognition for her role in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016).
Kaabil (transl. Capable) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta, written by Vijay Kumar Mishra, produced by Rakesh Roshan under his banner FilmKraft Productions. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy. The music was composed by Rajesh Roshan. Principal photography of the film began on 30 March 2016.
