Khans of Bollywood
The term Khans of Bollywood refers to several actors of
The dominance of the three Khans at the Indian box office has been compared to that of the
Combined, they have starred in seven of the top ten
In addition to the three Khans, there have been other Khans in Bollywood. The most famous Khan prior to them was
Three Khans
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (born 27 December 1965) better known as Salman Khan (pronunciation :
Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in
Salman Khan was ranked 7th in Forbes's first global list of the highest-paid actor in the world with US$33.5 million.[citation needed]
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (born Shahrukh Khan, 2 November 1965), popularly called as SRK, is sometimes referred to in the media as the "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan"
Khan started his career with appearances in several television-series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with
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 him with the Padma Shri, and the Government of France awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Légion d'honneur.
Along with the awards, he has been awarded four honorary doctorates.
Aamir Khan
He is the recipient of
Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle
In 2001, Khan started a production company, whose first release,
Other Khans
Dilip Kumar (Muhammad Yusuf Khan)
Kumar is known for his roles in films such as the romantic
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan - referred to as the "Fourth Khan", also a
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan had garnered the
Irrfan Khan is sometimes also considered the "fourth Khan", along with Saif Ali Khan.[61] By 2017, Irrfan Khan's films have grossed over US$3.6 billion at the worldwide box office, mostly from his work in international productions.[62] His highest-grossing Hindi films are Hindi Medium (2017) and The Lunchbox (2013). He died of cancer on 29 April 2020 at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai.
Actors
Male actors
- Adnan Khan - Indian actor
- Amjad Khan – also director
- Arbaaz Khan – Salman Khan's brother, also a director and producer
- Indian televisionactor
- Faisal Khan – Aamir Khan's brother
- Faraaz Khan – Yusuf Khan's son, Indian actor
- Fardeen Khan – Feroz Khan's son, Indian actor
- Feroz Khan – Fardeen Khan's father, also a film director and producer
- Imran Khan– Aamir Khan's nephew
- Jayant – Amjad Khan's father
- Kader Khan – Indian-Canadian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer, as well as director
- Kamaal Rashid Khan, Indian film actor and producer
- Mazhar Khan – Zeenat Amaan's Husband
- Mehboob Khan – best known as a director and producer, also writer
- Nasir Khan – Dilip Kumar's brother
- Razzak Khan - an Indian actor
- Riyaz Khan – predominantly South Indian actor
- Sahil Khan – an Indian actor
- Sajid Khan – Mehboob Khan's adopted son
- Sanjay Khan – Zayed Khan's father, also a director and producer
- Shadaab Khan – Amjad Khan's son
- Shahbaz Khan – also a television actor
- Sohail Khan – Salman Khan's brother, also a director and producer
- Tariq Khan – Aamir Khan's cousin, Nasir Hussain's nephew
- Yusuf Khan - Faraaz Khan's father, also an Indian actor
- Zain Khan Durrani – also a model
- Zayed Khan – Sanjay Khan's son, also a producer
- Zuber Khan – also a television actor
Female actresses
- Sharmila Tagore (Ayesha Sultana Khan) – actress, model, Central Board of Film Certification chairperson, mother of Saif Ali Khan
- choreographer, director and producer
- Gauahar Khan – also a model
- Hina Khan – actress
- Jiah Khan – British-American actress who worked in Bollywood
- Kareena Kapoor Khan – Saif Ali Khan's wife, Karishma Kapoor's sister, part of Kapoor family, daughter of actor Randhir Kapoor and actress Babita
- Krutika Desai Khan – actress working in film, television and theater
- Soha Ali Khan – Saif Ali Khan's sister, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore
- Sana Khan – also a model and dancer
- Sara Ali Khan – Saif Ali Khan's daughter
- Zareen Khan – Bollywood actress who has also appeared in Tamil and Punjabi films
Others
- Alvira Khan Agnihotri – film producer and fashion designer, Salman Khan's sister and Salim Khan's daughter
- Gauri Khan – producer, interior designer, costume designer, Shah Rukh Khan's wife
- Kabir Khan – director, screenwriter, cinematographer
- Mansoor Khan – director, producer, screenwriter, Nasir Hussain's son, Aamir Khan's cousin
- Nasir Hussain (Nasir Hussain Khan) – director, producer, screenwriter, Aamir Khan's uncle
- Nikhat Khan – film producer, Aamir Khan's sister
- Indo-Trinidadiansinger and model who worked in Bollywood
- Salim Khan – Salman Khan's father, best known as a screenwriter, as part of screenwriting duo Salim–Javed (along with Javed Akhtar)
- Sajid Khan – director, Farah Khan's brother
- Tahir Hussain (Tahir Hussain Khan) – director, producer, Aamir Khan's father
See also
- 100 Crore Club
- 1000 Crore Club
- Khan (surname)
- List of highest-grossing Indian films
- List of highest-grossing Indian films in the overseas markets
- List of Hindi film families
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