This superstar has been ruling the hearts of Bollywood for more than three decades. As soon as 2024 ended, Salman gave his fans the gift they had been waiting for a long time. The teaser of Salman’s film Sikandar will break new records as soon as it is released. Within just 24 hours, this teaser got 48 million views. With this, it started trending at number one. Salman is seen taking a different leap in Sikandar, which is releasing on the occasion of Eid. But Salman’s journey has not been so easy. When Salim’s son Salman came on screen for the first time, he came as a romantic hero. Maine Pyar Kiya was making records of success in those days. This film was given to another hero Faraz Khan. But due to illness, he could not do this film. Nutan’s son Mohnish Bahl had also auditioned for this film but due to the bad phase of one flop film after another like Suryavanshi, Jagriti, and Nischay in the early 90s, Salman did not get the recognition he deserved. What brought him out of this bad phase was Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. Which became a superhit but the credit for this went to Madhuri Dixit more than Salman. He lagged behind his two contemporary Khans Shahrukh and Aamir. However, his pairing with both of them was also highly appreciated. He appeared in the brilliant comedy Andaz Apna Apna with Aamir Khan and Karan Arjun with Shahrukh. In the coming days, the confrontation between Salman and Shahrukh also continued. However, both of them are now doing cameo work in each other’s films.
Talking about Salman’s journey, of course, Salman kept giving many hit films. But his era was still waiting for him and this era started in 2009 with Wanted. In one scene he is beating up goons and in the other, he is dancing with the heroine. There was no elegance in this hero. There was a kind of humor in his dialogue. There was a comic element in his way of speaking. After Wanted, Salman’s journey to success was absolutely magical. Films like Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, and Tiger Zinda Hai kept running in theatres amidst the echo of whistles and applause. Dabangg’s Chulbul Pandey became everyone’s favourite. Salman Khan’s dialogues were also remembered. Their release was eagerly awaited on the occasion of Eid and Diwali. Dabangg 2 and Dabangg Thi were made. After Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai tried a different luck. The interesting thing is that in the sequel, spies from India and Pakistan were seen fighting terrorists together. Amidst all this, Bajrangi Bhaijaan proved to be a milestone. A lost mute girl comes to India from Pakistan and then the responsibility of bringing her back falls on Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Salman took an unbelievable story to a great conclusion by going beyond political boundaries and connecting it with human emotions. Amidst all this, he was also surrounded by all kinds of controversies and distractions. His fight with Vivek Oberoi was much talked about. He also had to go to jail on charges of killing a blackbuck. However, he is still receiving threats in this case. Recently, the henchmen of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang fired at his house and fled, but were later caught. Salman is about to enter his 60s. Salman may have been the Alexander of controversies, but the crowd of people outside his house on the occasion of his birthday shows that he is still the Sultan of young hearts. Actually, Salman Khan is one such Indian who walks with his courage.