122-449: Salman Salim Khan ( pronounced [səlˈmɑːn xɑːn] ; born 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who predominantly works in Hindi films. In a career spanning over three decades, 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
244-652: A box office flop. He next did a cameo in Pathaan , reprising his eponymous role as Tiger . The same year, he starred in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan , the remake of Veeram , directed by Farhad Samji . The film received mixed reviews and turned out to be another box office flop for the actor. Khan next reprised his role as Tiger in Tiger 3 (2023), as part of the YRF Spy Universe . Made on
366-456: A brand of gum, with his brother Sohail Khan . The actor has also done a jewellery brand, Sangini with Kareena Kapoor . Apart from innerwear brand Dixcy Scott and tablet BlackBerry Playbook , Britannia ' s Tiger biscuits is the latest endorsement of Salman. He is also the face of Ranbaxy ' s Revital , replacing Yuvraj Singh . Apart from these brands, he also has Rotomac Pen and SF Sonic Batteries endorsements. Now Khan has been roped in as
488-721: A breed of younger leading men. And how the existing lot need roles that fit." He appeared in two other films that year, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and London Dreams . Khan's first release of 2010 was Anil Sharma 's film Veer . In his second release of 2010, Dabangg , Khan played the role of a fearless cop with comic effect in the film. The film was noted by the Economic Times as being remarkable for its commercial success, despite having an "accent on inanity..." and "...complete incoherence in terms of plot and credibility." The Times also noted industry experts attributed
610-459: A budget of ₹ 300 crore (US$ 36 million), the movie went on to gross over ₹ 466.63 crore (US$ 56 million) worldwide, but emerged as a box office disappointment. In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money generated from film productions will be donated to the Being Human organisation. The first film made under
732-399: A burning charcoal soaked in mustard oil. Keyur (घ्यूर) is a well-known Dogra food. It is prepared by frying flour or maida batter, and served with sugar and curd. Mostly, it is served to bridegrooms at the time of marriage by his in-laws. Kalari is a favourite food of Dogras in the rainy season. It is prepared by mixing flour, cottage cheese and milk cream (malai) with water with help of
854-585: A core vocabulary of native Prakrit and Sanskrit-derived words. However, Hindi is written in the Devanagari script and contains more direct tatsama Sanskrit -derived words than Urdu, whereas Urdu is written in the Perso-Arabic script and uses more Arabic and Persian loanwords compared to Hindi. Because of this, as well as the fact that the two registers share an identical grammar, a consensus of linguists consider them to be two standardised forms of
976-490: A facial nerve disorder commonly known as the "suicide disease". The disorder occurs due to the inflammation of trigeminal nerve in the face. In an interview, he said that he has been quietly suffering from it for the past seven years, but now the pain has become unbearable. He said that it has even affected his voice, making it much harsher. Khan identifies as both Muslim and Hindu, commenting that, "I'm Hindu and Muslim both. I'm Bharatiya (an Indian)". He explained, "My father
1098-535: A few years along with his younger brother Arbaaz. He attended St. Xavier's College in Mumbai but dropped out. Khan made his acting debut with the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi , which saw him play a supporting role. He played the lead role in Sooraj R. Barjatya 's romantic family drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), which became one of the highest-grossing Indian films at the time. It earned him his first nomination for
1220-625: A larger amount are still used in Urdu poetry written in the Devanagari script. Many words borrowed from Persian in turn were loanwords from Arabic (e.g. muśkil "difficult", havā "air", x(a)yāl "thought", kitāb "book"). Hindi also makes extensive use of loan translation ( calqueing ) and occasionally phono-semantic matching of English . Many Hindustani words were derived from Portuguese due to interaction with colonists and missionaries: Dogras The Dogras , or Dogra people , are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group living primarily in
1342-580: A leading role in Sooraj Barjatya 's romantic drama Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), for which he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut . He established himself with several commercially successful films, including Barjatya's family dramas Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), the action film Karan Arjun (1995) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). After
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#17327933121341464-467: A lifetime and Salman Khan bites into it like a starving man devours a feast. He inhabits it fully, strutting and swaggering and even, spoofing himself." Khan's first release of 2011 was Ready (a remake of the 2008 Telugu film of the same name ). Ready held a record for being the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 2011. He next appeared in Bodyguard , a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of
1586-541: A literary language in the 19th century. Earliest examples could be found as Prēm Sāgar by Lallu Lal , Batiyāl Pachīsī of Sadal Misra, and Rānī Kētakī Kī Kahānī of Insha Allah Khan which were published in Devanagari script during the early 19th century. John Gilchrist was principally known for his study of the Hindustani language , which was adopted as the lingua franca of northern India (including what
1708-536: A medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages. It
1830-411: A negligent driving case in which he ran over five people with his car, killing one, but his conviction was set aside on appeal. On 5 April 2018, Khan was convicted in a blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years imprisonment. He is currently out on bail while an appeal is being heard. Salman Salim Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Sushila Charak, who adopted
1952-521: A nomination for the 1995 Filmfare Best Actor Award . In 1996, Khan performed in Sanjay Leela Bhansali 's directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical . He also appeared in and Raj Kanwar 's action hit Jeet . He had two releases in 1997: Judwaa and Auzaar . The former was a comedy directed by David Dhawan where he played a dual role of twins separated at birth. Khan worked in five different films in 1998, his first release being
2074-410: A part of the process of Sanskritisation , new words are coined using Sanskrit components to be used as replacements for supposedly foreign vocabulary. Usually these neologisms are calques of English words already adopted into spoken Hindi. Some terms such as dūrbhāṣ "telephone", literally "far-speech" and dūrdarśan "television", literally "far-sight" have even gained some currency in formal Hindi in
2196-471: A peak rating of 4.5, leaving behind Shahrukh Khan's Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tej hai? with an average rating of 1.37 TVR and a peak rating of 2.3 and Hrithik Roshan's Junoon – Kuch Kar Dikhane Ka on NDTV Imagine with an average TVR of 0.76 and a peak rating of 1.1. According to reports, the show helped Sony TV regain its third position in the Indian television ratings. He again hosted the show in 2009 and thus won
2318-401: A period of fluctuations, Khan resurrected his screen image with the action film Wanted (2009), and achieved greater stardom by starring in the top-grossing action films Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Kick (2014), and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and the dramas Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Sultan (2016). This
2440-675: A registered charitable trust set up by Khan to help the underprivileged. In its early days, Khan set up and funded the Foundation using his own money. The Foundation has two focus areas: education and healthcare. To increase the reach and corpus of the Foundation, Salman Khan has undertaken initiatives such as Being Human Art, Being Human merchandise and Being Human Gitanjali Gold Coins. In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH Productions (Salman Khan Being Human Productions). Money which will be generated from film productions will be donated to Being Human . The first film made under
2562-563: A second Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actor category. In 1999, Khan starred in three films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain , Biwi No.1 , and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam alongside Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan , which earned him another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare awards. His performance in the film was reviewed favourably, with Sharmila Telikum of Rediff noting, "Salman is endearing. He does tend to ham in
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#17327933121342684-552: A second language. A Hindi proponent, Indian-born Paramananda Jha , was elected vice-president of Nepal. He took his oath of office in Hindi in July 2008. This created protests in the streets for 5 days; students burnt his effigies, and there was a general strike in 22 districts. Nepal Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that his oath in Hindi was invalid and he was kept "inactive" as vice-president. An "angry" Jha said, "I cannot be compelled to take
2806-467: A small cup-shaped pot. Kalari is served with milk. Kalari cheese is popular in the Jammu region and in Jammu and Kashmir state more generally. Babbru/pathoru are prepared with flour and fried in oil. Babbru is served with maani/potato dish/kheer/curd etc. Kheer is a dish prepared from milk by adding rice and dry fruit. It is served at all special occasions and festivals. Another popular exotic dish
2928-584: A standardised form of Hindustani separate from Urdu took form. In 1881, Bihar accepted Hindi as its sole official language, replacing Urdu, and thus became the first state of India to adopt Hindi. However, in 2014, Urdu was accorded second official language status in the state. After independence, the Government of India instituted the following conventions: On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in
3050-426: A tangy preparation of mango or tamarind popularly known as ambal (अम्बल) or maani (म्हाणी)/ ambal (अंबल). The dish is called dal patt maani (दाल भत्त म्हाणी) and is savoured as a combination. Mittha madra (मिट्ठा मदरा) is a favourite and is made with milk, dry fruit, and semolina. Especially in ceremonial cooking, the following are favourites: In Dogra Dhaam (community feasts and banquets), cooking
3172-571: A warrior people, eventually founding powerful kingdoms between Chenab and Ravi , and possibly dominating up to the Sutluj river. According to archaeologist M. A. Stein , there were some eleven Dogra states in the region, all of them eventually absorbed into the Jammu state, which emerged as the most powerful. Prior to the rise of Jammu, Babbapura (Babor) is believed to have been the chief state of Dogras. Lying 45 km east of Jammu, Babor contains
3294-458: Is mutually intelligible with standard Urdu , another recognised register of Hindustani, as both Hindi and Urdu share a core vocabulary base derived from Prakrit (a descendant of Sanskrit). Hindi is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi ). Outside India, several other languages are recognised officially as "Hindi" but do not refer to
3416-408: Is Muslim and my mother is Hindu". Salman Khan's name is often shortened to SK in the media, also reflected in the name of his gym brand "SK-27 Gym" and his film company SKF (Salman Khan Films) . He is also known by his nickname "Bhai" or "Bhaijaan" (meaning brother), referenced in the title of his films Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023). In 2004 Khan was ranked as
3538-657: Is a standard register of the Hindustani language; additionally, Indian media are widely viewed in Pakistan. A sizeable population in Afghanistan , especially in Kabul , can also speak and understand Hindi-Urdu due to the popularity and influence of Bollywood films, songs and actors in the region. Hindi is also spoken by a large population of Madheshis (people having roots in north-India but having migrated to Nepal over hundreds of years) of Nepal . Apart from this, Hindi
3660-409: Is an official language of Gujarat , along with Gujarati . It acts as an additional official language of West Bengal in blocks and sub-divisions with more than 10% of the population speaking Hindi. Similarly, Hindi is accorded the status of official language in the following Union Territories : Delhi , Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu . Although there
3782-550: Is based on the language that was spoken in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab ( Delhi , Meerut and Saharanpur ) called Khariboli ; the vernacular of Delhi and the surrounding region came to replace earlier prestige languages such as Awadhi and Braj . Standard Hindi was developed by supplanting foreign loanwords from the Hindustani language and replacing them with Sanskrit words, though Standard Hindi does continue to possess several Persian loanwords. Modern Hindi became
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3904-628: Is borrowed from Sanskrit as tatsam borrowings, especially in technical and academic fields. The formal Hindi standard, from which much of the Persian, Arabic and English vocabulary has been replaced by neologisms compounding tatsam words, is called Śuddh Hindi (pure Hindi), and is viewed as a more prestigious dialect over other more colloquial forms of Hindi. Excessive use of tatsam words sometimes creates problems for native speakers. They may have Sanskrit consonant clusters which do not exist in Hindustani, causing difficulties in pronunciation. As
4026-455: Is commonly used to specifically refer the modern literary Hindi language, as opposed to colloquial and regional varieties that are also referred to as Hindi in a wider sense . Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit , through Shauraseni Prakrit and Śauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskrit apabhraṃśa "corrupt"), which emerged in the 7th century CE. The sound changes that characterised
4148-557: Is considered a Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language , which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India . Apart from the script and formal vocabulary, standard Hindi
4270-589: Is mirror to a hand with bangles, What is Persian to a literate. The emergence of Modern Standard Hindi in the 19th century went along with the Sanskritisation of its vocabulary, leading to a marginalisation of Persian vocabulary in Hindi, which continued after Partition when the Indian government co-opted the policy of Sanskritisation. However, many Persian words (e.g. bas "enough", khud "self") have remained entrenched in Standard Hindi, and
4392-609: Is no specification of a national language in the constitution, it is a widely held belief that Hindi is the national language of India. This is often a source of friction and contentious debate. In 2010, the Gujarat High Court clarified that Hindi is not the national language of India because the constitution does not mention it as such. Outside Asia , the Awadhi language (an Eastern Hindi dialect) with influence from Bhojpuri , Bihari languages , Fijian and English
4514-500: Is now brand ambassador for Pepsi . He has also become the brand ambassador for the travel website, Yatra , which also made him a shareholder. He is also the face of the History Channel and the new brand ambassador for Suzuki motorcycles, Previously he endorsed Red Tape Shoes , and now he is endorsing Relaxo Hawaii . Khan is also the brand ambassador of the detergent brand Wheel . He has also appeared for Chlormint ,
4636-526: Is now present-day Pakistan ) by British colonists and indigenous people. He compiled and authored An English-Hindustani Dictionary , A Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language , The Oriental Linguist , and many more. His lexicon of Hindustani was published in the Perso-Arabic script , Nāgarī script , and in Roman transliteration .In the late 19th century, a movement to further develop Hindi as
4758-400: Is now the second Ambassador along with Amitabh Bachchan for 'Emami Healthy & Tasty', 'Himani Best Choice' and 'Rasoi', apart from 'Bake Magic'. The renowned Bollywood actor, made a significant investment in the property sector in 2012 when he purchased a commercial property on Linking Road for approximately 120 Crore Indian rupee . In 2017, the property gained prominence as it became
4880-421: Is specially supervised by expert family chefs belonging to Dogra Brahmin community and are known as Siyans . They are assisted by Dogra jheers in cooking. Kalari is milk preserved by the coagulation of proteins, then fried in a pan. Non-vegetarian food was limited to Rajputs and Vaish (Mahajans). Khatta meat is mutton cooked with sour pomegranate seeds ( anardana ) or lime juice and flavoured with fumes of
5002-740: Is spoken by the large Indian diaspora which hails from, or has its origin from the "Hindi Belt" of India. A substantially large North Indian diaspora lives in countries like the United States of America , the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates , Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, South Africa, Fiji and Mauritius , where it is natively spoken at home and among their own Hindustani-speaking communities. Outside India, Hindi speakers are 8 million in Nepal ; 863,077 in
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5124-531: Is spoken in Fiji. It is an official language in Fiji as per the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, where it referred to it as "Hindustani"; however, in the 2013 Constitution of Fiji , it is simply called " Fiji Hindi " as the official language. It is spoken by 380,000 people in Fiji. Hindi is spoken as a first language by about 77,569 people in Nepal according to the 2011 Nepal census , and further by 1,225,950 people as
5246-879: Is the dominant form of Hindi online. In an analysis of YouTube comments, Palakodety et al., identified that 52% of comments were in Romanised Hindi, 46% in English, and 1% in Devanagari Hindi. Traditionally, Hindi words are divided into five principal categories according to their etymology: Hindi has naturally inherited a large portion of its vocabulary from Shauraseni Prakrit , in the form of tadbhava words. This process usually involves compensatory lengthening of vowels preceding consonant clusters in Prakrit, e.g. Sanskrit tīkṣṇa > Prakrit tikkha > Hindi tīkhā . Much of Standard Hindi's vocabulary
5368-570: Is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida . Devanagari consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants and is written from left to right. Unlike Sanskrit, Devanagari is not entirely phonetic for Hindi, especially failing to mark schwa deletion in spoken Standard Hindi. The Government of India uses Hunterian transliteration as its official system of writing Hindi in the Latin script. Various other systems also exist, such as IAST , ITRANS and ISO 15919 . Romanised Hindi , also called Hinglish ,
5490-492: The 2011 census of India . The term Hindī originally was used to refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain . It was borrowed from Classical Persian هندی Hindī ( Iranian Persian pronunciation: Hendi ), meaning ' of or belonging to Hind (India) ' (hence, ' Indian ' ). Another name Hindavī ( हिन्दवी ) or Hinduī ( हिन्दुई ) (from Persian هندوی 'of or belonging to
5612-574: The Best Actor at Filmfare. Maine Pyar Kiya was dubbed in English as When Love Calls , in Spanish as Te Amo , and in Telugu as Prema Paavuraalu . In 1990 one film released starring Khan Baaghi , a box office success, followed by three box office failures in 1991, Patthar Ke Phool , Love and Kurbaan . The same year, Khan went on to co-star with Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit for
5734-745: The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation . His efforts to clean the streets of Karjat, a small town near Mumbai were appreciated by the Prime Minister in a tweet. Khan resides in Galaxy Apartments, Bandra , Mumbai. He also has a 150-acre plot in Panvel which has 3 bungalows, a swimming pool and a gym. He is a fitness enthusiast and maintains a strict regimen. Khan has never married. In 1999, he began dating Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai ; their relationship
5856-586: The Hindi Belt ), as well as an official language of the Government of India, along with English. In Northeast India a pidgin known as Haflong Hindi has developed as a lingua franca for the people living in Haflong , Assam who speak other languages natively. In Arunachal Pradesh , Hindi emerged as a lingua franca among locals who speak over 50 dialects natively. Hindi is quite easy to understand for many Pakistanis , who speak Urdu, which, like Hindi,
5978-855: The United States of America ; 450,170 in Mauritius; 380,000 in Fiji; 250,292 in South Africa; 150,000 in Suriname; 100,000 in Uganda ; 45,800 in the United Kingdom; 20,000 in New Zealand ; 20,000 in Germany ; 26,000 in Trinidad and Tobago; 3,000 in Singapore . Linguistically , Hindi and Urdu are two registers of the same language and are mutually intelligible. Both Hindi and Urdu share
6100-570: The romantic comedy film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite Kajol , one of the biggest commercial successes of that year. This was followed by the moderately successful drama Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai where Khan played a young man who has to take a child who claims to be his son, under his custody. Khan's performance in the film earned favourable critical review. He also had an extended cameo in Karan Johar 's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai , which earned him critical acclaim and
6222-631: The 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on 14 September 1949, the efforts came to fruition following the adoption of Hindi as the official language. Now, it is celebrated as Hindi Day . Part XVII of the Indian Constitution deals with the official language of the Indian Union. Under Article 343, the official languages of the Union have been prescribed, which includes Hindi in Devanagari script and English: (1) The official language of
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#17327933121346344-768: The 7th Best looking man in the world by People Magazine of the USA. In 2008 his lifelike wax statue was installed in London's Madame Tussauds Museum; likewise, in 2012 another wax statue of him was installed in Madame Tussauds New York Museum. In 2010 People Magazine, India declared him the Sexiest Man Alive. In 2011, 2012 and 2013 he was declared the Times of India ' s Most Desirable Man in 2nd, 1st and 3rd place respectively. In August 2013 he
6466-731: The Best Anchor Award for 10 Ka Dum in 2008 and 2009. In 2010 Khan hosted Bigg Boss 4 . The show was widely accepted and appreciated due to Khan's hosting and surpassed the famous hosting of Amitabh Bachchan . The Grand Finale episode on 8 January 2011, received a TRP of 6.7, which was the highest among the finales of other Indian reality shows such as Kaun Banega Crorepati , Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega , MasterChef and DID –Li'l Masters . Due to high TRP Khan again hosted Bigg Boss 5 along with Sanjay Dutt in 2011 and because of huge acceptance he also hosted Bigg Boss 6 and Bigg Boss 7 in 2012 and 2013. In 2013 Khan hosted
6588-644: The Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India replacing the previous usage of Hindustani in the Perso-Arabic script in the British Indian Empire . To this end, several stalwarts rallied and lobbied pan-India in favour of Hindi, most notably Beohar Rajendra Simha along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi , Kaka Kalelkar , Maithili Sharan Gupt and Seth Govind Das who even debated in Parliament on this issue. As such, on
6710-402: The Hindi heartland. Persian borrowings reached a heyday in the 17th century, pervading all aspects of life. Even grammatical constructs, namely the izafat , were assimilated into Hindi. The status of Persian language then and thus its influence, is also visible in Hindi proverbs : हाथ कंगन को आरसी क्या, पढ़े लिखे को फ़ारसी क्या। Hāth kaṅgan ko ārsī kyā, Paṛhe likhe ko Fārsī kyā. What
6832-580: The Hindu/Indian people') was often used in the past, for example by Amir Khusrau in his poetry. The terms Hindi and Hindu trace back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name Sindhu ( सिन्धु ), referring to the Indus River . The Greek cognates of the same terms are Indus (for the river) and India (for the land of the river). The term Modern Standard Hindi
6954-795: The Holkar times. Khan's mother is a homemaker, whose father Baldev Singh Charak, a Dogra Rajput , comes from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir and whose Marathi mother comes from Maharashtra . Khan can also speak Marathi , in addition to Hindi and English. He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan ; and two sisters, Alvira Khan Agnihotri , who is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri , and an adopted sister Arpita. Salman finished his schooling at St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai , as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Previously, he studied at The Scindia School in Gwalior for
7076-537: The Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring Pakistan , consisting of the Dogri language speakers. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir , and in adjoining areas of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh . Some also live in northeastern Pakistan. Their historical homeland is known as Duggar . Dogra Rajputs of the Jamwal clan ruled Jammu from the 19th century, when Gulab Singh
7198-645: The Jammu region, a large part of the Ladakh region as early as March 1846, and a large part of the Indian Punjab (now Himachal Pradesh ). The Kashmir Valley was handed over to Gulab Singh by the British government, as part of the territories ceded to the British government by Lahore State according to the provisions of Article IV of the Treaty of Lahore dated 9 March 1846. Under the Treaty of Amritsar in
7320-446: The Jammu region. Many of the dogras immigrated from the state of Punjab , specifically from Sialkot region. They generally speak Dogri and other dialects similar to Dogri or western Pahadi -influenced languages. The majority of the Dogra are followers of Hinduism , but many in Jammu and Kashmir believe in other religions. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, some Dogras embraced Islam and Sikhism . These factors, together with
7442-406: The Official Languages Act of 1963, which provided for the continued use of English indefinitely for all official purposes, although the constitutional directive for the Union Government to encourage the spread of Hindi was retained and has strongly influenced its policies. Article 344 (2b) stipulates that the official language commission shall be constituted every ten years to recommend steps for
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#17327933121347564-442: The President may, during the said period, by order authorise the use of the Hindi language in addition to the English language and of the Devanagari form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union. Article 351 of the Indian constitution states: It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as
7686-407: The Rs. 2 billion club in India on Eid . He also sang the "Hangover" song from the movie. Khan's first film of 2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan , which was released on Eid , received acclaim from critics and the public and broke several box office records upon release. The film, grossing ₹ 1.84 billion (US$ 28.68 million) on its first week beat the previous record of PK . This was Khan's first and
7808-400: The Salman Khan-owned property for a monthly fee of 1 Crore Indian Rupees, marking a new chapter in the property's history. Khan has been involved in several charities during his career. He has started an NGO called Being Human which sells T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the revenues go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged. Being Human Foundation is
7930-430: The Standard Hindi language described here and instead descend from other nearby languages, such as Awadhi and Bhojpuri . Such languages include Fiji Hindi , which has an official status in Fiji , and Caribbean Hindustani , which is spoken in Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , and Guyana . Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English. If counted together with
8052-399: The Star Guild Award for the first time. Khan also hosted Bigg Boss 8 , Bigg Boss 9 , Bigg Boss 10 , Bigg Boss 11 , Bigg Boss 12 , Bigg Boss 13 , Bigg Boss 14 , Bigg Boss 15 , Bigg Boss 16 and Bigg Boss 17 . Khan was associated as a brand when he had advertised for Campa Cola , Limca Soft drink, Hero Honda bikes and Double Bull shirts well before he entered
8174-460: The Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement: Provided that
8296-464: The banner was the kids' entertainer Chillar Party , which went on to win 3 National Awards for Best Children's Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Child Artist(s). In 2014, he launched another production house called SKF ( Salman Khan Films ). The first film released under this banner was the Canadian film Dr. Cabbie . The film earned $ 350,452 on its opening day at the box office. The next films under this banner were Hero , in which he also sang
8418-501: The banner was the kids' entertainer Chillar Party , which went on to win 3 National Awards for Best Children's film, Best Original Screenplay and Child Artist's Award. In January 2012, Khan offered to pay ₹ 4 million (US$ 74,853.66) to release about 400 prisoners from about 63 prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh via his NGO. The prisoners had completed their terms, but due to economic reasons, they were unable to pay legal fines for their charges. In July 2015, Khan offered to donate
8540-413: The best actor in town, but in a film like WANTED , in a role that seems like an extension of his personality, you can't think of anyone else enacting this role with flourish." Raja Sen from Rediff gave a rating of 2/5 and said, "The writing is both amateurish and crass, while the songs are plain hideous...Khan might be having fun, but the fact a film like Wanted underscores is how badly Bollywood needs
8662-493: The biggest Bollywood hit of the year and the highest-grossing Indian film up until then. It is one of the films on Box Office India's list of "Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema". In 2006, it was still the fourth-highest grossing Bollywood film ever, according to Box Office India. In 1995 he starred in Rakesh Roshan 's Karan Arjun alongside Shah Rukh Khan . The two played brothers who are reincarnated after being killed by family enemies. His role as Karan earned him
8784-546: The brand ambassador of Dubai-based fashion label Splash , and has been also signed as the brand ambassador for Astral Limited the leading manufacturers of plumbing and drainage systems in the country. Khan is also the brand ambassador of civic body Bombay Municipal Corporation's ( BMC ) drive against open defecation in Mumbai , and has been also signed by the Security and Surveillance brand, CP PLUS as their CCTV ambassador. Khan
8906-559: The cast, helping to minimise its other flaws. In 2002, he starred in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam . For Tere Naam (2003), Taran Adarsh said of him, "Salman Khan is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid..." Director Satish Kaushik considered Khan's work in
9028-500: The dramatic scenes, but looks very comfortable doing comedy and those romantic scenes." In 2001, Khan appeared in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke , which addressed the issue of surrogate childbirth . In it, Khan played the role of a rich industrialist who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile. Sukanya Verma of Reddit wrote that the film had an absurd storyline, but also spontaneous performances from
9150-512: The effects of immigration into the region, have resulted in the Dogra population of Jammu and Kashmir including members of all three religions. The Dogra dynasty emerged as a regional power, particularly after Rajput Maharaja Gulab Singh emerged as a warrior and his subjects received special martial recognition from the British Raj . The rule of Gulab Singh's Raj extended over the whole of
9272-527: The end of its second week, the film had grossed an estimated ₹ 2.78 billion (US$ 41.37 million) and later became the second film of Khan to net over 300 crores. As of 9 August, the film grossed ₹ 5.83 billion (US$ 86.76 million) worldwide. In June 2017, Khan appeared in Tubelight , his third collaboration with Kabir Khan after Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan . This film also starred Khan's real-life brother Sohail Khan . Despite its high expectations,
9394-528: The film Industry. Even after he became a superstar, he never showed interest in promoting himself as a brand, but he was signed for Thums Up in 2002 and continued until its contract was over. Later Akshay Kumar replaced Khan. Later he was the brand ambassador of the soft drink Mountain Dew with whom he ended the contract in December 2010, and he has once again promoted Thums Up but ended contract soon after. He
9516-458: The film failed to do well at the box office. Khan's second release of 2017 Tiger Zinda Hai , a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger grossed ₹ 190 crore worldwide in its opening weekend. As of 23 January 2018, the film has grossed ₹ 5.52 billion (US$ 84.76 million) worldwide, including ₹ 4.28 billion (US$ 65.72 million) in India and ₹ 1.23 billion (US$ 18.89 million) overseas. In 2018, Khan played
9638-526: The film to be strong, saying of it, "Salman has given a great performance in the film. He's given an intense, unconventional performance. I believe this is the best performance of Salman''s career so far." His career progressed with comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and No Entry (2005). Khan started 2007 with the ensemble film Salaam-e-Ishq . He appeared in the Hollywood movie, Marigold opposite American actress Ali Larter . The film told
9760-465: The form of Food Square, a luxury gourmet retail brand owned by LandCraft Retail Private Limited. The co-founders of Food Square, Lalit Jhawar and Mayank Gupta, successfully secured $ 3.6 million in funding from notable investors, including Masaba Gupta , Mukul Agrawal, Purple Style Labs, Sanket Parekh (from the Pidilite Family), Rahul Kayan (SMIFS), and Harminder Sahni. Food Square now rents out
9882-512: The kingdoms could have been referred to by their capital cities (such as Vallapura , modern Billawar , or Babbapura , modern Babor). In modern times, the term Dogra has become an ethnic identity, referring to all who speak the Dogri language , irrespective of their religion. Omachanda Handa believes that the Durgara people were originally migrants from Rajasthan . The allusion to durg (fort) in their name indicates that they may have remained
10004-539: The last 125 years, there are no academic studies of any of them – of their use in South Africa, their evolution and current decline. Hindi is adopted as the third official court language in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . As a result of this status, the Indian workforce in UAE can file their complaints to the labour courts in the country in their own mother-tongue. Hindi is the lingua franca of northern India (which contains
10126-490: The leading role in his only release of the year, Race 3 , an action film. The film had an ensemble cast including Anil Kapoor , Bobby Deol , Jacqueline Fernandez and others. The film was critically panned for its storyline, weak performances and climax. Box Office India declared it an "average" grosser. Khan starred in Bharat that was released on 5 June 2019 and Dabangg 3 that was released on 20 December 2019. Bharat
10248-530: The location for Future Retail's Food Hall, which was owned by Kishore Biyani 's Future Group . An agreement was struck for a monthly rental of 80 Lakh Indian Rupees over a five-year period. However, due to non-payment of dues, a legal dispute arose, ultimately resulting in a ruling by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in favour of Salman Khan. Fast forward to 2023, and the property has found new occupants in
10370-677: The love story of an Indian man and an American woman. Khan hosted the second season of the game show 10 Ka Dum during 2009. According to a 2008 report from BizAsia UK, the show earned enough target rating points (TRPs) for Sony Entertainment Television to regain its third position in the Indian television ratings. He appeared in Wanted (a remake of 2006 Telugu super hit film Pokiri ), directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva . The film received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated it 4 of 5 stars noting, " WANTED rides on Salman Khan's star power. He may not be
10492-692: The mid-1800s; however, Jasim Khan in his biography of the actor states that his ancestors belonged to the Akuzai sub-tribe of the Yusufzai Pashtuns from Malakand in the Swat valley of North-West Frontier Province , British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan). His grandfather Abdul Rashid Khan was a Deputy Inspector General of the Indore state who was awarded the Diler Jung award of
10614-517: The most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema . Forbes has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year. Khan has starred in the annual highest-grossing Hindi film of 10 individual years, the highest for any actor. Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), followed by his breakthrough with
10736-400: The mutually intelligible Urdu, it is the third most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and English. According to reports of Ethnologue (2022, 25th edition) Hindi is the third most-spoken language in the world including first and second language speakers. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri , Meitei , Gujarati and Bengali according to
10858-523: The name Salma. Born to a Muslim father and Hindu mother on 27 December 1965, Khan was brought up in both faiths. In 1981, when Salim married the actress Helen , the children's relationship with their father grew hostile and only recovered years later. Salman Khan's paternal great-grandparents are believed to be Alakozai Pashtuns from Afghanistan who immigrated to Indore State , Indore Residency (now in Madhya Pradesh ), British India in
10980-565: The name of a kingdom mentioned in an eleventh century copper-plate inscription in Chamba . The inscription mentions the Raja of Chamba facing an attack by Kiras aided by the Lord of Durgara ( durgāreśwara ). In medieval times the term Durgara is believed to have turned into Duggar , eventually transforming to 'Dogra'. Kalhana 's Rajatarangini makes no mention of a kingdom by any of these names, but
11102-670: The oath now in Nepali. I might rather take it in English." Hindi is a protected language in South Africa . According to the Constitution of South Africa , the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages. According to a doctoral dissertation by Rajend Mesthrie in 1985, although Hindi and other Indian languages have existed in South Africa for
11224-582: The official language of the imperial court during the reign of Shah Jahan . It is recorded that Emperor Aurangzeb spoke in Hindvi . The Hindustani vernacular became an expression of Indian national unity during the Indian Independence movement , and continues to be spoken as the common language of the people of the northern Indian subcontinent, which is reflected in the Hindustani vocabulary of Bollywood films and songs. Standard Hindi
11346-635: The only actor to collect over ₹ 5 billion (US$ 77.94 million) domestic net in a single year in India. Khan's first film of 2016, yet again another Eid release, Sultan , directed by Ali Abbas Zafar for Yash Raj Films received positive reviews from both critics and the public breaking several box office records. The film opened on an average of 70% audience occupancy and grossed approximately ₹ 365 million (US$ 5.43 million) on its opening day. The film also collected another ₹ 74.86 (US$ 1.11) on its first weekend, bringing its total first week collections to an approximate of ₹ 2.08 billion (US$ 30.95 million). By
11468-565: The only actor to collect over ₹ 5 billion (US$ 77.94 million) domestic net in a single year in India. Khan was ranked the second "Most Googled Indian of 2015" and first among Bollywood actors. On 24 April 2016 the Indian Olympic Association appointed the actor as the Indian Olympic contingent's goodwill ambassador for the 2016 Summer Olympics . In August 2017, he was identified as the ninth highest-paid actor in
11590-490: The place of the English borrowings (ṭeli)fon and ṭīvī . Hindi also features significant Persian influence, standardised from spoken Hindustani . Early borrowings, beginning in the mid-12th century, were specific to Islam (e.g. Muhammad , Islām ) and so Persian was simply an intermediary for Arabic. Later, under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire , Persian became the primary administrative language in
11712-539: The popularity of the film to Khan's presence, stating that they "ascribe its allure to the star charisma of Salman Khan, who has managed to carry off the over-the-top articulation of Chulbul Pandey with unbridled enthusiasm and zeal." Dabangg won several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment . It was later remade in Tamil and Telugu . The film
11834-448: The profits of his most successful film Bajrangi Bhaijaan to poor farmers all over India. The film's producers Khan and Rockline Venkatesh both have mutually decided to donate the profits of their film to them. The film's director Kabir Khan and Salman's sister Alvira Agnihotri met Maharashtra's Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse to discuss the same. Khan met with his 11-year-old fan from Pakistan, Abdul Basit who had severe jaundice at
11956-522: The progressive use of Hindi language and impose restrictions on the use of the English language by the union government. In practice, the official language commissions are constantly endeavouring to promote Hindi but not imposing restrictions on English in official use by the union government. At the state level, Hindi is the official language of the following Indian states: Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand . Hindi
12078-439: The public and broke several box office records upon release. The film became the ninth consecutive film of Salman Khan to gross over 1 billion. The film grossed ₹1.73 billion (US$ 27 million) on its first week. By 25 November, the film collected ₹2.01 billion. With this, Khan become the only actor to give three back-to-back movies which collected more than ₹ 2 billion (US$ 31.18 million) net domestically. He became
12200-538: The romantic drama Saajan . In 1992, he appeared in Suryavanshi , Jaagruti , Nishchaiy and Ek Ladka Ek Ladki . The year was not a successful year for him as all four films failed at the box office. In 1994, Khan appeared in Rajkumar Santoshi 's Andaz Apna Apna , co-starring Aamir Khan . At the time of its release, the film failed at the box office but has gained a cult status over
12322-491: The ruins of six magnificent temples representing a "thriving artistic activity". The Rajatarangini mentions Raja Vajradhara of Babbapura vowing allegiance to Bhikshachara of Kashmir in 1120 AD, along with the chiefs of neighbouring kingdoms. The Jammu Dogras traditionally inhabited the area between the slopes of the Shivalik range of mountains and the sacred Surinsar Lake and Mansar Lake , but later spread over whole of
12444-502: The same language, Hindustani or Hindi-Urdu. Hindi is the most commonly used scheduled language in India and is one of the two official languages of the union , the other being English. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and is one of 22 scheduled languages of India , also having official status in Uttar Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Delhi , Telangana , Andhra Pradesh and Bihar . Hindi
12566-494: The same name . The film was not well received by critics, though it became India's highest-earning film of the year. Khan's first release of 2012 was Ek Tha Tiger where he starred opposite Katrina Kaif and acted as an Indian spy . The film garnered positive reactions from critics while opening to extremely strong box office collections. The film marks his first association with Yash Raj Films . Khan starred in Dabangg 2 ,
12688-532: The same year, the Dogra king of Jammu and the state was thereafter known as the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir State (Raj), also thereafter referred as Kashmir State. The term Dogra hence is more akin to the subjects of Himachal Pradesh, some areas of Punjab and the whole region of Jammu that was ruled by Raja Gulab Singh as part of the Dogra Raj irrespective of the religion of the inhabitants. The Dogra dynasty
12810-427: The second Bollywood film after PK to enter the 300 club. The film became the second highest-grossing Bollywood film in India and worldwide at that time, with a collection of over 6 billion. Bajrangi Bhaijaan crossed 300 crore within 20 days of its release and became the second highest grosser to date in India, while his second film, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo , a Diwali release received mixed reviews from critics and
12932-426: The sequel of Dabangg , in 2012 under the production of Arbaaz Khan. Dabangg 2 eventually emerged as a huge financial success with revenues of ₹ 2.5 billion (US$ 46.78 million) globally. After a one-year gap, Khan's first release of 2014 was Jai Ho (an official remake of the 2006 Telugu film Stalin), which he starred in opposite Daisy Shah . His second release, Kick , a remake of a Telugu film has entered
13054-530: The time of his birth; he was diagnosed to have Crigler Najjar syndrome and was admitted to the Apollo Hospital, Delhi. The youngster wished to meet the "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" star Khan. Khan was one of the nine personalities invited by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote the message of cleanliness and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan when it was launched on 2 October 2014. In 2016, he agreed to campaign for cleanliness and eradicating open defecation for
13176-467: The title song "Hero" by Nikhil Advani , which starred Aditya Pancholi 's son Suraj Pancholi and Sunil Shetty 's daughter Athiya Shetty; and Bajrangi Bhaijaan by Kabir Khan starring Khan himself with Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui . In 2008 Khan hosted 10 Ka Dum . The show was extremely popular and was at the number one spot in ratings in India. It garnered an average TVR of 2.81 and
13298-471: The transition from Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi are: During the period of Delhi Sultanate in medieval India , which covered most of today's north India, eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and Bangladesh and which resulted in the contact of Hindu and Muslim cultures , the Sanskrit and Prakrit base of Old Hindi became enriched with loanwords from Persian , evolving into the present form of Hindustani. Hindi achieved prominence in India after it became
13420-411: The world, and the first place highest-paid in India according to Forbes India. Hindi Modern Standard Hindi ( आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी , Ādhunik Mānak Hindī ), commonly referred to as Hindi , is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script . It is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India . Hindi
13542-505: The world, with earnings of US$ 33.5 million, which placed him higher than such Hollywood actors as Johnny Depp , Brad Pitt , Leonardo DiCaprio and Dwayne The Rock Johnson . In 2015, he was ranked ahead of US President Barack Obama in the list of The Most Admired Personalities of India. In September 2015, the International Business Times declared him "The Most Attractive Personality" in India. He also became
13664-475: The years. Later in the year he collaborated with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! co-starring Madhuri Dixit . During the 1995 awards season, the film won 3 Filmfare Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. It also won the National Award for being the most popular film of the year. Earning more than ₹2 billion ( $ 63.8 million ) worldwide, the film became
13786-669: Was a dynasty of Hindu Rajputs who ruled Jammu & Kashmir from 1846 to 1947. The Sikh Empire rule extended beyond the Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley to the Tibetan Buddhist Kingdom of Ladakh and the Emirates of Hunza , Gilgit and Nagar . After the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1846, the British gave Kashmir and the title of 'Maharaja' to Gulab Singh –. The Dogra Regiment
13908-466: Was a moderate hit whereas Dabangg 3 flopped commercially. Meanwhile, Kick 2 which was scheduled to release around Christmas 2019 had been delayed. He starred in Radhe which released on 13 May 2021 to negative reviews. His next film, Antim: The Final Truth where he played the second lead, received mixed reviews from critics, but the performance of Khan was well appreciated. The film turned out to be
14030-589: Was among the regiments of the British Indian Army , which made significant contributions in both the world wars on all fronts from East Asia to Europe and North Africa . At Independence, it became an infantry regiment of the Indian Army composed largely but not exclusively of the Dogra people. The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles , another regiment of the Indian Army, consisting of mainly Dogras
14152-530: Was declared India's Most Searched Celebrity Online. Khan topped the Forbes India charts for 2014, in terms of both fame and revenues. According to the Forbes 2015 list 'Celebrity 100 : The World's Top-Paid Entertainers 2015', Khan was the highest ranked Indian in the 71st rank with earnings of $ 33.5 million. Khan was ranked seventh in Forbes ' s first global list of highest-paid actors in
14274-639: Was envisioned that Hindi would become the sole working language of the Union Government by 1965 (per directives in Article 344 (2) and Article 351), with state governments being free to function in the language of their own choice. However, widespread resistance to the imposition of Hindi on non-native speakers, especially in South India (such as those in Tamil Nadu ) led to the passage of
14396-432: Was followed by a series of poorly-received films, with the exception of the sequel Tiger 3 (2023). In addition to his acting career, Khan is a television presenter and promotes humanitarian causes through his charity, Being Human Foundation . He has been hosting the reality show Bigg Boss since 2010. Khan's off-screen life is marred by controversy and legal troubles. In 2015, he was convicted of culpable homicide for
14518-637: Was formed out of the former army of the Kingdom of Jammu & Kashmir after it was absorbed into the Indian Army. Prior to India's partition, the erstwhile 10th Baluch Regiment of the British Indian Army had had a company of Dogra Brahmins, which fought with great distinction in the Burma campaign . Post independence, the company was drafted to the 17th Dogra Regiment. Wheat , maize and bajra are staple foods, in addition to rice, cereals and
14640-540: Was made a hereditary Raja of Jammu by Ranjit Singh , while his brother Dhian Singh was the Sikh Empire 's prime minister of Punjab, until September 1843. Through the Treaty of Amritsar (1846) , they acquired Kashmir as well. The Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army primarily consists of Dogras from the Himachal Pradesh , Punjab and Jammu region . The term Dogra is thought to derive from Durgara ,
14762-508: Was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Khan started dating actress Katrina Kaif . After years of speculations, Kaif admitted in an interview in 2011 that she had been in a serious relationship with Khan for several years, but it ended in 2010. Sangeeta Bijlani and Somy Ali were also in serious relationships with Khan. Since 2012, Khan is in a relationship with Romanian actress Iulia Vântur . In August 2011, Khan admitted that he suffers from trigeminal neuralgia ,
14884-521: Was produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan . It was reported by the Hindustan Times that the film opened to full houses across the country. Khan received a Star Screen Award for Best Actor and a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male for his performance. He was also nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor . Anupama Chopra from NDTV wrote about his performance: "It's the role of
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