Twenty summers ago when a man named Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan walked into the big bad industry called ‘Bollywood’ people had high hopes pinned on him. After all if your father turns out to be the most successful scriptwriter in the industry then expectations are to run high.

Nine filmfare nominations and two awards later Salman khan has established himself as one of the most prominent leading actors of Hindi cinema. Born on 27 December 1965 our very own ‘Sallu boy’ turns 44 this Sunday. Controversy’s child salman may have quite a tarnished image of being a Casanova but insiders reveal and bear testimonial to his generosity and kindness.