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Aliases: Salim Abdul Rashid Khan

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Movie Involvements: 52

TV Involvements: 1


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Biography

Salim Abdul Rashid Khan is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter. He wrote the screenplays, stories and scripts for numerous Bollywood films. He is one half of the prolific screenwriting duo of Salim–Javed, along with Javed Akhtar. The duo were among the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status in Hindi cinema and became one of the most successful Indian screenwriters of all time. While working together, Salim Khan was largely responsible for developing the stories and characters, whereas Javed Akhtar was largely responsible for developing the script. Salim-Javed revolutionized Indian cinema in the 1970s, transforming and reinventing the Bollywood formula, pioneering the Bollywood blockbuster format and pioneering genres such as the masala film and the Dacoit Western. Salim Khan was also one of the responsible person for creating the "angry young man" character archetype of Amitabh Bachchan. Their films are among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, including Sholay (1975), the highest-grossing Indian film ever at the time, as well as films such as Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Trishul (1978), Kranti (1981), and the Don franchise. Sholay is also considered to be one of the greatest Indian films of all time. Salim's eldest son Salman Khan is one of the highest paid actors in Bollywood while Sohail & Arbaaz Khan are film directors with a brief catalog of supporting roles. Salim's daughter Alvira Khan Agnihotri is a film producer & costume designer.

Most Famous Work

Sholay
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Sholay

(1975) Writer
Don
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Don

(2006) Screenplay
Mr. India
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7

Mr. India

(1987) Writer
Deewaar
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Deewaar

(1975) Writer
Dostana
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6

Dostana

(1980) Writer
Don
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Don

(1978) Dialogue
Billa
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Billa

(2007) Original Story
Shaan
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Shaan

(1980) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
2016 Himself
2012 N/A
2004 Self
1992 Roshan Gupta
1967 Diljit Singh
1966 Rocky's friend (as Salim)
1964 Budhwa (as Salim)
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Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Original Story
2007 Original Story
Story
2006 Screenplay
1996 Story
1991 Writer
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Story
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1990 Writer
1989 Writer
1988 Writer
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1987 Writer
1986 Original Story
Original Story
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1985 Writer
1983 Original Story
1981 Original Story
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1980 Writer
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1979 Writer
1978 Writer
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1977 Writer
1976 Writer
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1975 Writer
Original Story
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1974 Writer
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1973 Writer
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1972 Writer
1971 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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