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Salman Khan at his best

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  • Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015)

    1. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

    20152h 44mNot Rated
    4.4 (24K)
    While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.
    DirectorSooraj R. BarjatyaStarsSalman KhanSonam KapoorNeil Nitin Mukesh
    Make no mistake, Salman Khan is the sole draw of this film, and he works hard for his top billing. The actor is in good form – terrific in the comic scenes, and earnest in the emotional ones – turning on the charm to help you survive, and even enjoy, this nearly 3 hour film that’s crammed with songs, and over-styled to a fault. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    It's sacrilegious to envision any other actor enacting the part of Prem in a Sooraj R. Barjatya movie. When the reels unfold, you don't see Salman, you see Prem and that is one of the biggest strengths of the film. This time around, Salman is cast in a dual role -- while he takes to Prem, the simpleton, like a fish takes to water, he's equally competent as Vijay, the prince. What's interesting is, the two characters are as diverse as chalk and cheese, but it is Prem that's winsome and endearing and Salman makes sure he interprets it brilliantly. This is a Salman show from Scene A to Z. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan looks like a million bucks in both the roles and acts like he has rarely acted before. The honesty and integrity on his face add so much to the two characters that they force the audience to believe in the drama. To say that he is extraordinary in emotional scenes would not be an exaggeration. His look with fondness when he, as Prem Dilwala, is bidding goodbye to Maithili from the car’s front seat is to die for. In the light scenes, he is just too endearing. All in all, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that he carries the film on his shoulders. - Komal Nahta

    Salman performs with superb finesse, skillfully creating a caviar-chole bhature cinematic contrast. His Vijay is tense, terse and taut, radiating machismo but no gentleness, loneliness with king-sized ego. His Prem is luminous with life, cheekily cheery - teasing Diwanji as 'virgin Bapu' - then deepening, like sugar stirred into kheer, in silent gazes of hesitant love. The acting is ace - this year is Salman's finest yet in cinematic grace. - Srijana Mitra Das, TOI

    The film is a one-man-show – Salman Khan is almost in every frame of the film in both the roles. As the prince, he remains firm, dignified and regal. As Prem, he is more endearing, funny and down-to-earth. Somehow, he always reserves his best for Sooraj and PRDP is no different. - Sarita A Tanwar, dnaindia

    As both Prem and Vijay, Salman Khan does a commendable job. He mostly tries to not be Salman Khan, and is immensely enjoyable when he does not do so. Just the fact that the theatre erupted in claps, wolf-whistles and shouts every time Salman entered the screen is a reminder of the superstar's popularity. - Ananya Bhattacharya, indiatoday

    Salman Khan succeeds in his comeback as Prem. His character of Prem Dilwala seems full paisa wasool as he is funny yet emotional. We rarely see Salman express emtions like this and well, that’s when you are reminded that this is a Rajshri film. As prince Vijay SIngh too, he shows a decent transition and his stern look with the moustache is certainly impressive. The film is a sure shot treat for any Salman Khan fan. - Surabhi Redkar, koimoi
  • Salman Khan and Harshaali Malhotra in Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

    2. Bajrangi Bhaijaan

    20152h 43mNot Rated
    8.1 (105K)
    An Indian man with a magnanimous heart takes a young mute Pakistani girl back to her homeland to reunite her with her family.
    DirectorKabir KhanStarsSalman KhanHarshaali MalhotraNawazuddin Siddiqui
    In one word, an award-winning performance by Salman Khan. - Komal Nahta

    With Bajrangi, you meet a whole new Salman - this is not the shirt-ripping, ab-flaunting, dialogue-maro-ing Khan but a simple, innocent and honest man, who fails, gets tricked and beaten up - but never shaken from his purpose. With gentleness and no gimmicks, Salman puts on a polished, luminous performance - Srijana Mitra Das, TOI

    Salman Khan is genuinely endearing as the simple-minded Hanuman devotee who genuflects in reverence each time he spots a monkey. There’s an unmistakable earnestness in his performance as a man who demonstrates the importance of humanity over religion and nationality. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    The film’s best performance, undoubtedly, is that of Salman Khan. To play this part, he has left behind his signature over the top gestures somewhat; he is measured & endearing. - Archita Kashyap, Koimoi

    BajrangiBhaijaan is Salman Khan's BEST movie to date. Also, it is, without doubt, his CAREER-BEST performance. Wins you over completely. - Taran Adarsh

    As far as the performances are concerned, absolutely no prizes for guessing that the film belongs to the one and only 'Bhaijaan' Salman Khan, who makes no mistakes in delivering an outstanding performance in this film. - Bollywood Hungama

    Won 2015 Big Star Entertainment Award Most Entertaining Actor in a Social Role
  • Salman Khan in Kick (2014)

    3. Kick

    20142h 26mNot Rated
    6.0 (74K)
    An adrenaline junkie walks away from a whirlwind romance and embraces a new life as a thief, though he soon finds himself pursued by veteran police officer and engaged in a turf war with a local gangster.
    DirectorSajid NadiadwalaStarsSalman KhanJacqueline FernandezNawazuddin Siddiqui
    Salman Khan gives a mind-blowing performance, playing to the gallery with all the conviction at his command. He excels in dramatic, romantic and comic scenes, is superb in action and stunt scenes and also makes a swell impact in the emotional scenes. He looks handsome as ever and also stands out in the dances. - Komal Nahta

    Kick is vintage Salman Khan, the star flipping from fun-loving Devi to dead-serious Devil with goofy, yet deadly grace. - Srijana Mitra Das, TOI

    The actor, fully aware of his strengths and of what his fans expect from him, is in goofball mode. He dials up the charm, and delivers flashes of amazing spontaneity - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    Even in weak scenes, his screen presence is extraordinary. He's clearly having a blast not having to mouth lewd lines or take his shirt off. - Raja Sen, Rediff

    The soul of Kick is Salman Khan - it's like a one man show. He towers above everything else with his persona, style and attitude. - Sarita A Tanwar, DNA

    Salman Khan is having a blast in the film. Unlike most roles, Khan was seen having some great fun in the film. He says his dialogues with a wicked gusto and plays Devil with an evil flair and brutal swagger. - Mohar Basu, Koimoi

    Salman Khan will dole out Eidi to his fans this weekend with Kick. - Manjari Saxena, GulfNews
  • Salman Khan in Jai Ho (2014)

    4. Jai Ho

    20142h 15mNot Rated
    5.0 (21K)
    An upright ex-army man, Jai fights a solitary war against corruption and injustice. With a simple mantra to pay forward, he starts off by helping one person and forms an ever growing circle of people helping each other.
    DirectorSohail KhanStarsSalman KhanDaisy ShahTabu
    He roars and fights and even weeps on cue. In one scene, he kicks an ambulance into motion. Closer to the end, he rips the shirt off his back for a mano-a-mano with another muscled hunk. It's a committed performance. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    JAI HO is a Salman show through and through and the actor rises above the script to deliver a bravura performance. The actor fires on all cylinders, standing tall and dwarfing everything and everyone in sight. You cannot take your eyes off him, he's simply incredible. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan looks like a million bucks and plays to the gallery. He acts with effortless ease and will drive his fans crazy with his action, stunts and physique as also with his facial expressions in the action scenes. The scene in which Salman takes off his shirt will bring the house down. - Komal Nahta

    Jai Ho is wholly and solely powered by Salman. He roars, romances, sings songs, gives speeches, wipes tears and of course, eventually takes off his shirt. - Anupama Chopra, Hindustantimes

    With ‘Jai Ho’, Salman Khan has been able to deliver one of the best performances of his career and convey a very simple yet a strong message through this highly entertaining movie. - Gayatri Shankar, Zeenews

    Salman Khan is not Dabangg but he is light years better synced in the role than even Dabangg. He is earnest in his role and though there was hardly any scope for him to have fun, he is deliciously indulgent. - Mohar Basu, Koimoi
  • Salman Khan in Dabangg 2 (2012)

    5. Dabangg 2

    20122hNot Rated
    4.8 (21K)
    Chulbul Pandey invites a fresh trouble when he kills the brother of a notorious politician and the former swears to wreak havoc in his life.
    DirectorArbaaz KhanStarsSalman KhanSonakshi SinhaPrakash Raj
    Salman uses his fists, escapes the bullets, spews venom and threats, bullies the villain, flirts and romances his wife, does the pelvic thrusts... in fact, he does everything that one expects from Chulbul Pandey. Oh yes, he even takes off his shirt, flexing his muscles and showing his well sculptured torso without inhibitions, a mandatory requirement in a Salman Khan movie. Honestly speaking, DABANGG 2 is a Salman Khan vehicle and the actor is the Big Boss here. You cannot imagine anyone else doing what he does. And every time he plays to the gallery, many in the audience [especially at single screens] are sure to fling the loose change on screen as a mark of appreciation for his on-screen antics. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan does a fantastic job, playing to the gallery and putting his superstardom to use very appropriately. Not only is he mind-blowing in action scenes but is also endearing in the rest of the scenes. He looks sup­erb and remains in character throughout. He uses his charisma to the fullest and endears himself to the audience with his cute comedy, his man­nerisms, his typical style of acting and his naughtiness. His dances are extraordinary, whether in the ‘Hudd hudd dabangg’ or the ‘Pandeyji’ or the ‘Fevicol’ song. - Komal Nahta

    Salman Khan's charming in his romantic, cheeky scenes with Sonakshi Sinha, he's mischievous and endearing while teasing his father, and plain hilarious in his interactions with his sidekick cops. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    For Salman Khan fans, it's manna from heaven. He cracks a joke, kills a few goons, dances with original item girl Munni (Malaika Arora Khan) and a new item girl (Kareena Kapoor), takes his shirt off to display his age-defying, perfectly chiselled body, and then cracks another joke. - Anupama Chopra, Hindustantimes

    Needless to say, Dabangg 2 belongs to Salman Khan who rules supreme in every frame. He has supreme screen presence and Chulbul Pandey is Salman's most enigmatic and alluring characters in recent times. The film works primarily because Salman carries off Chulbul with elegance. - TOI

    Salman Khan is at his entertaining best as Chulbul/Robinhood Pandey. - Yahoo

    Salman, as usual, is at his best, delivering punches in slowmo sending the goons rolling into the air, smashing glasses and breaking bones. He does all that he has been doing in the past. Yes it’s a clichéd role, but the fans will love it. But, trust me when I say this…When Salman sends a man flying in 10 fps, it is more convincing than any other actor doing the same. - Kanika Sikka, dnaindia

    When it comes to assessing Salman’s performance, all could be said is that he is the show stealer here and deserves applause for his mind blowing and effortless action scenes. He plays the bad-ass-cop-with-a-golden heart attitude with élan. Salman has proved with the ‘Dabangg’ series that he was and will always be an undisputed iron man of Hindi cinema. Period. - Resham Sengar, Zeenews.india

    Salman is a treat to watch and steals the show with his endearing acting and unique style. Salman lives his role and acts with effortless ease. - Entertainment.oneindia

    If Dabangg 2 was always about Salman Khan revelling in top form, the superstar doesn't disappoint. He makes Chulbul Pandey even more lovable this time- cool shades, wry humour, crackling stunts and smooth chemistry with the pretty Sonakshi, all very much in place. Did you seriously need any more reasons to watch? - Indiatoday

    Salman’s performance as Chulbul is infallible and absolutely charming. To put it in Arbaaz’s words, “No one can play Chulbul like Salman – he owns Chulbul and is just brilliant as him.” - Rubina A Khan, Firstpost

    Won 2013 Zee Cine Awards Best Actor- Male (Viewer's Choice)
    Won 2013 Colors Screen Awards Best Actor (Popular Choice)
    won ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2013 Most Profitable Actor
  • Salman Khan in Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

    6. Ek Tha Tiger

    20122h 12mNot Rated
    5.7 (40K)
    India's top spy Tiger and his love Zoya battle the dark world of intelligence and espionage that forbids its soldiers from loving the enemy.
    DirectorKabir KhanStarsSalman KhanKatrina KaifGirish Karnad
    When you have Salman in a movie titled EK THA TIGER, the director doesn't need to convince the audience that he is a tiger. Salman looks the part! Clutching the thriller with his dynamic presence and performance, Salman is, without doubt, the lifeline of this film. He pulls off the part with flamboyance. Also, he brings in so much visceral rousing energy to the film, every time he appears on the screen. Salman and Katrina pair up after a hiatus in EK THA TIGER and their chemistry is electrifying. - Taran Adarsh

    The role is tailor-made for Salman and he goes through the motions without missing a trick. - Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV

    Termed as the mass entertainer, Salman Khan needs no verdict on his acting skills. What makes us love him in the movie is his rugged Tiger-like attitude, that suits him the best. Salman gets into the skin of his raw, rugged, edgy character and makes you admire over his marvellous performance. - Entertainment OneIndia

    Salman has again come up with his best and not disappointed his lovers with a power packed performance with a strong script. - Amit Pandey, newstrackindia(dot)com

    After Tere Naam, this is probably the closest Salman has got to a ‘realistic’ film. He makes even the most impossible stunts look natural. - KEYRUN RAO, Bollywoodlife

    Ek Tha Tiger, at the end of the day, is an out-and-out Salman Khan film. But it's the rare well-made one. It's escapist, but it has style. - Aniruddha Guha, dnaindia

    After a string of strident performances, Salman is eager to show stripes that we no longer associate with him. After a long time one gets to see a glimpse of impish traits that won him his female fan following. - The Hindu

    For the first time since Chulbul Pandey (Dabangg), the actor's played a character, which to begin with is saying a lot. - Daily Bhaskar

    Salman Khan has really done super brilliant job in this film. And no doubt if we say that Ek Tha Tiger is his career best movie. He portrays the role of Tiger with super conviction and ease. The man will surely bring the record breaking results with this film. - Bollygraph

    Won Favourite Movie Actor People's Choice Awards India 2012
    Won Favourite Action Movie Actor People's Choice Awards India 2012
    Won BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film 2012
    won ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2013 Most Profitable Actor
  • Salman Khan in Bodyguard (2011)

    7. Bodyguard

    20112h 10m41Metascore
    4.8 (29K)
    The daughter of a wealthy nobleman secretly falls in love with her bodyguard.
    DirectorSiddiqueStarsSalman KhanKareena KapoorRaj Babbar
    Salman delivers one of his best performances in recent times. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan lives the character of Lovely Singh. He looks like a million bucks and acts very efficiently. In one word, he is truly endearing. - Komal Nehta, Koimoi

    Salman Khan is cool and convincing in the title role. His subdued act and charming innocence wins your heart. - TOI

    With Bodyguard, Salman Khan has returned to a genre he started out with love story. He emotes well in sentimental sequences and he surely rocks the viewers in action, music and comedy sequences. - Entertainment.OneIndia

    Nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award 2012
    Nominated for Zee Cine Award for Best Actor 2012
    Won Super Star Hero at Airtel Super Star Awards
    Won Most Entertaining Action Actor at 2011 BIG Star Entertainment Awards
    Won Star Of The Year at 10th Stardust Awards
    Won Most Profitable Actor at 2nd ETC Bollywood Business Awards
  • Salman Khan in Dabangg (2010)

    8. Dabangg

    20102h 6mNot Rated
    6.3 (36K)
    A corrupt police officer faces challenges from his family, gangsters and politicians.
    DirectorAbhinav KashyapStarsSalman KhanSonakshi SinhaSonu Sood
    The film then belongs to Salman Khan who dives into the character with an enthusiasm we haven't seen before. He relishes every moment of delivering those cocky lines, and turns Chulbul Pandey into possibly the most enduring character he's ever played. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    Salman Khan lives his role and is the life of the film. He is so extraordinary that it seems, he was born to play this role and that the role was written for him and him only. - Komal Nehta, Koimoi

    Salman Khan is the boss, when it comes to playing to the masses. This film reaffirms this truth. The role provides him ample opportunity to prove his star power and he does it with remarkable ease. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan towers over his film in a way that only one other Indian actor can -- superstar Rajinikanth. - Rediff

    Dabangg works big time only because of Salman Khan.
    He's having fun, and that's fun to see. This is Salman at his best. - Mid-Day

    The whistles and cheers are back.... And we all have Salman Khan to thank for it! - Planet Bollywood

    Won Star Screen Award for Best Actor 2011
    Nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award 2011
    Won Most Entertaining Film Actor 2011 at BIG Star Entertainment Awards
    Won Best Actor in a Leading Role 2011 at Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
    Won Star of the Year 2011 at Stardust Awards
    Won Best Actor In A Lead Role 2011 at The Global Indian Film and Television Honours
  • Salman Khan in Veer (2010)

    9. Veer

    20102h 49mNot Rated
    4.6 (9.1K)
    Prithvi seeks revenge on Gyanendra Singh and the British. He sends his son Veer to Britain to study their plans. Veer kills Gyanendra's son but ends up falling in love with his daughter.
    DirectorAnil SharmaStarsSalman KhanJackie ShroffMithun Chakraborty
    The film, then is watchable for Salman Khan's arresting screen presence, his charming romantic overtures, and a degree of involvement from him that you haven't seen before. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    Both Sharma and Salman bring an astounding degree of conviction to the project. Both have worked very hard to give it scale and heft. Salman with flared nostrils and angry eyes channels Dharmendra from Sharma’s earlier films. - Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, Films, NDTV

    But of course, the real 'veer' of Veer is Salman Khan - it's his sheer star power that holds the film together. In a role that's tailor-made for him, Salman packs a punch exactly when it matters. - Mid-Day

    Salman Khan is slightly over the top in the initial reels (first 20 mins), but quickly gets his act right and delivers a good performance. - Indicine
  • Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Asin Thottumkal, Rannvijay Singh, and Aditya Roy Kapoor in London Dreams (2009)

    10. London Dreams

    20092h 26m
    5.4 (5.1K)
    The story revolves around two childhood friends Arjun and Munnu who find a way to get from a small village in India to Wembley as Rock stars, having overcome their personalities.
    DirectorVipul Amrutlal ShahStarsSalman KhanAjay DevgnOm Puri
    Salman has a role that the junta would take to instantly and the actor too endears himself to the viewers. He's stupendous. - Taran Adarsh

    London Dreams belongs to Salman. - Rediff

    Salman puts in a lot of heart in his act and his frivolous nonchalance never makes the drama go overboard. He is likeable as a flirt trying to woo Asin and his doped act in the final reels is compelling. - Economic Times

    Think ‘Wanted’ was Salman’s best? wait till you watch this. He emotes like never before, effortlessly delivering one of his best performances to date. You easily relate and feel deeply for his character. This performance could well win him some awards this year. - Indicine

    Salman Khan is super in the lighter moments, his scene in the aircraft is the highlight. - Mid-Day

    Salman seems to be enjoying himself and is extremely likeable. - Realbollywood
  • Salman Khan in Wanted (2009)

    11. Wanted

    20092h 27mNot Rated
    6.6 (27K)
    Radhe is a ruthless gangster who will kill anyone for money. He is attracted towards Jhanvi, a middle class girl, who does not approve of his work and wants him to change.
    DirectorPrabhu DevaStarsSalman KhanAyesha TakiaPrakash Raj
    Fans, rejoice, Salman is back with a vengeance with WANTED. This is his deadliest performance to date. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman sleepwalks through so many mediocre projects that it's genuinely refreshing to see him have a ball with this one, throwing himself into both dance thrusts and clever kills with abandon. - Rediff

    Salman Khan appears to be having a rollicking good time. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    Salman Khan alone makes watching Wanted worthwhile. He is fresh, fit and in form, looking smashingly super-cool like never before. Despite the hardcore action image, his face exudes an innocent charm. He dances with new vigour, kicks serious butt and kills ruthlessly. - The Economic Times
  • Heroes (2008)

    12. Heroes

    20082h 19mR
    5.7 (2.4K)
    Two boys travel a thousand miles to deliver three letters as a part of their film school assignment. However, little do they know that the journey they have embarked upon will give a new meaning to their life.
    DirectorSamir KarnikStarsSohail KhanVatsal ShethAmrita Arora
    Particularly Salman Khan deliver honest heart-felt performance. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    Salman Khan, too, deftly avoids any overlap between his down-to-earth Balkar Singh with his prevalent, stylised aura, creating a sympathetic corner within the viewer. - Rediff

    The ones who leave the maximum impression in this multi-starrer are, in this order, Salman [superb; one of his finest works]... - Taran Adarsh

    Salman strides outstandingly and his looks of Singh is cool. - Indiaglitz

    Salman and Preity not only look like a real couple but they are very much in character appearing real Punjabis. - Realbollywood
  • Preity G Zinta, Salman Khan, and Akshay Kumar in Jaan-E-Mann: Let's Fall in Love... Again (2006)

    13. Jaan-E-Mann: Let's Fall in Love... Again

    20062h 45mNot Rated40Metascore
    6.1 (9.5K)
    An ambitious and struggling actor tries to help his ex-friend to marry his divorced wife.
    DirectorShirish KunderStarsSalman KhanAkshay KumarPreity G Zinta
    The one question that you want to ask Salman is, why had you hidden the sensitive performer in you all these years? Agreed, the actor has delivered fine performances in the past, right from Sooraj Barjatya's films to TERE NAAM to NO ENTRY [aimed at the masses]. But this is an altogether different Salman you see in JAAN-E-MANN. In fact, it wouldn't be erroneous to state that if asked to choose one performance from the three pivotal ones in JAAN-E-MANN, it has to be Salman without doubt. He wins hands down completely. The role is a reflection of what Salman can handle in real life: Loads of attitude, the mischievous dude with a naughty streak and most importantly, a sensitive and soft-hearted man who can weep, if affected. Simply remarkable! - Taran Adarsh

    Akshay Kumar is inspired and performs competently, but he's clearly overshadowed by Salman Khan who steals the show in the second half with moments that will leave your eyes welling with tears. He touches your heart with his emotional scenes and proves again that he's so underrated. - Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN

    In the acting department, you shall find Salman Khan as his best. He looks cool-as-ice-tea and hotter-than-piping-sizzlers. Even as an actor he gravitates between the superbly humorous to tugging-at-the-heart-strings-emotional during his brief interactions with his beautiful daughter. I would rate this as Salman's most flawless performance ever. - Indiaglitz

    Salman is just great in the emotional scenes. The part is tailor made for him. - Rediff

    Salman Khan, as the suave Suhaan, is the centerpiece of the movie’s love puzzle and towers above everyone else. Having the meatiest part of all, Salman’s Suhaan makes an overwhelming impact. Bollywood’s most notorious thespian is at the top of his game yet again and springs a surprise performance that many of his detractors have always considered him incapable of. Employing his eyes to express a million words, Salman displays Suhaan’s notoriety, passion, wiliness, anguish, vulnerability and remorse with staggering belief and assurance. His transition from a conceited smug into a repenting, helpless lover speaks volumes about his immense talent that has remained untapped for most part of his career. Though he does get a bit loud in the initial reels, this is Salman’s movie from start to finish and had it not been for his controlled outing, Jaan-e-Mann wouldn’t be even half the movie it has turned out to be. - Planet Bollywood

    After a long time, you love to see Salman Khan. Neither does he ham, nor does he under act – he is simply adorable and perfectly controlled. - Nowrunning
  • Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, and Anil Kapoor in No Entry (2005)

    14. No Entry

    20052h 38m
    6.6 (14K)
    Kishan and Sunny's life are troubled after their womanizing friend Prem sets them up with a hooker named Bobby, leading to web of lies and confusions.
    DirectorAnees BazmeeStarsAnil KapoorSalman KhanFardeen Khan
    Salman is excellent throughout, but it's his work in the climax that takes the graph of the film to an all-time high. However, he is missing for a substantial part in the post-interval portions. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan is at ease as the smooth-talking womaniser. His character is similar to ones he’s played before in films like Biwi No.1 and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. - Planet Bollywood
  • Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khan in Kyon Ki... (2005)

    15. Kyon Ki...

    20052h 40mNot Rated
    5.5 (5K)
    After learning the sad truth about a patient, a female psychiatrist falls in love with him.
    DirectorPriyadarshanStarsSalman KhanKareena KapoorRimi Sen
    Salman Khan is arguably Bollywood’s most underrated actor. While his star-status can never be questioned, his acting ability has always come under fire from critics and viewers alike. I, on the other hand have always believed otherwise, as Salman’s ability to casually walk through complex roles and still coming up with believable performances is something that not even the best in the business have. We saw a few sparks of such brilliance in Veergati, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Baaghi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and more recently, Tere Naam. With Kyon Ki too, Salman shows signs of being a potentially great actor; an actor who is finally getting his due from an industry where a star’s acting credentials are often weighed in terms of the award trophies he takes home every year. While I would still rate Tere Naamas Salman’s best work till date, Kyon Ki definitely features as one of his best performances. Looking young and charming, his dialogue delivery, especially in the music sequence, is flawless. While he is at extreme ease with light sequences, he is equally faultless when it comes to expressing emotions. Watch out for his expressions in the final sequence. The drop of the tear coupled with his perfect expression is bound to unsettle even the strongest of hearts. - Planet Bollywood

    Salman Khan delivers an honest performance right through. He may not be as convincing as Sanjeev Kumar in KHILONA, but it's a pleasure to watch Salman shed all inhibitions and come up with a near-perfect performance. - Taran Adarsh
  • Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)

    16. Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

    20042h 43m
    6.7 (18K)
    Sameer, fast at losing his temper is re-located to Goa where he falls in love with Rani. But Sameer's new roommate Sunny, has some plans of his own.
    DirectorDavid DhawanStarsSalman KhanAkshay KumarPriyanka Chopra Jonas
    Salman Khan, playing a goodie-goodie guy, enacts his part with gusto. Not only does the actor look dashing [a compliment he has learnt to live with!], the ease with which he handles the comic portions is incredible. In moments when Akshay actually downplays his deeds in the movie, your heart goes out to Salman and that's only because of the effective portrayal. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman is in top form. - Planet Bollywood

    Salman, as the well-meaning loser, sportingly steps into the fuming groove once again. A lot of his recent roles find him resorting to a standard gritted-teeth-wicked-demeanour angst-projection as a pantomime of controlled acting. - Glamsham
  • Salman Khan in Garv: Pride and Honour (2004)

    17. Garv: Pride and Honour

    20042h 42m
    5.6 (5.2K)
    An honest and decorated police officer is arrested on charges of mass murder and trapped in a corrupt political system which sends him sinking into deeper and deeper trouble.
    DirectorPuneet IssarStarsSalman KhanShilpa Shetty KundraArbaaz Khan
    GARV belongs to Salman Khan, who carries the film on his broad shoulders. The actor takes to his part like a fish takes to water and emerges trumps. This performance will only multiply Salman's fan following by leaps and bounds! - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan gives a mind blowing performance that is truly award winning and the USP is the restrained acting in a loud movie. - Planet Bollywood

    So far Salman has largely been seen doing romantic eye candy with dark overtones emerging in his last film "Tere Naam". "Garv" is his first headlong plunge into populist cinema. His performances are becoming increasingly fine-tuned. His physical and emotional restrain countermands the monstrous excesses of the villainous brigade. - Glamsham

    So what makes this oft-repeated formula watchable? Salman Khan without a trace of doubt! He looks convincing in everything that he does, be it muscle flexing, pumping iron or bashing up the bad men. - Bollyvista

    Though I must add that Salman Khan is decidedly restrained in comparison. The camera focuses on his eyes, and the sound editor on his crisp diction. It's definitely not his best work, but he does lend Garv a certain aura without which it would have fallen flat entirely. - Rediff
  • Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla in In Your Name (2003)

    18. In Your Name

    20032h 12mNot Rated
    7.2 (22K)
    Radhe, a graduate jobless rowdy, falls in love with Nirjara, a first year college student. After initial hatred, when Nirjara reciprocates his love, a brutal attack renders him mentally unstable.
    DirectorSatish KaushikStarsSalman KhanBhoomika ChawlaSachin Khedekar
    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, and making him break down on several occasions is another human aspect that director Satish Kaushik explores -- tough men also cry! - Taran Adarsh

    Among the performances Salman Khan puts his heart and soul into his
    performance. - Planet Bollywood

    Nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award 2004
  • Preity G Zinta, Salman Khan, and Rani Mukerji in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)

    19. Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

    20012h 45m
    5.5 (5.6K)
    A prostitute agrees to get impregnated and then give the baby to a couple (Raj and Priya) in exchange for a million rupees. Everything changes when she develops feelings for the baby and Raj.
    DirectorsAbbas Alibhai BurmawallaMastan Alibhai BurmawallaStarsSalman KhanRani MukerjiPreity G Zinta
    This is one performance fans of Salman Khan will love him in. He is controlled, classy and mature, unlike the oft-repeated roles that exhibit his physique more than talent. This role has substance and the actor handles it with utmost sensitivity. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman Khan impresses in a role where he keeps his clothes ON! (Yes, for the ENTIRE film...) - Planet Bollywood
  • Preity G Zinta, Salman Khan, and Rani Mukerji in Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega... (2000)

    20. Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega...

    20002h 53m
    5.1 (5.1K)
    Raj is a struggling singer with big dreams who is still waiting for his big break. One night he witnesses an accident where a car spins out of control and lands on the tracks of an on-coming train. Raj runs over to the wreckage and rescues the occupant just in time. He takes her to the hospital and the girl's family are informed. The girl, Pooja Oberoi, survives but is in a vigil coma, a condition whereby she can hear and see everything but cannot speak nor move any part of her body. The Oberoi family is grateful to Raj and are led to believe that he is Pooja's groom, Romi. Raj is reluctant to accept this but then he changes his mind and accepts being the groom, as he has an agenda of his own and takes advantage of this accident to further his goals. But then he meets Pooja's best friend Jahnvi and falls in love with her. The situation is complicated even more when Pooja wakes up from the coma and begins to show feelings for Raj.
    DirectorRaj KanwarStarsSalman KhanPreity G ZintaRani Mukerji
    HAR DIL JO PYAR KAREGA clearly belongs to Salman Khan. He takes a giant leap in emotional moments, handling the most difficult scenes with aplomb. In the light moments as well as the romantic ones, he is in total command, not going overboard one bit. There is no denying the fact that Salman will win adulation in this film, more for his performance than his star appeal. His overall look and performance deserves the highest marks. - Taran Adarsh

    Salman shows that given a a good director to mold him, he can act. This performace gives him a chance to show his range. He actually does a good job in the emotional sequences which he seldom does (I think Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was the only film where he got to do that). He is at ease in the comic sequences. Overall, this is an extremley good performance. - Planet Bollywood
  • Karisma Kapoor and Salman Khan in Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000)

    21. Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge

    20002h 38m
    5.1 (4K)
    Sapna has lost her parents at an early age and lives with her three quirky uncles - Bhola Nath is a fitness freak, Prabhu Nath is a deeply religious fellow and Vicky Nath is a disco-savvy dude. Sapna is fed up of their quirks and runs away to Europe where she meets Raja. Her purse is stolen and hence she has to depend financially on Raja. During the course of the tour they fall in love after much bickering. When Raja comes to know that to marry Sapna he has to convince her three uncles for their support, he sets off on his mission.
    DirectorDavid DhawanStarsSalman KhanKarisma KapoorOm Puri
    Salman Khan´s forte ever since he entered films has been comedy, so he breezes through this role effortlessly (and doesn´t forget to loose his shirt - customary in Sallu films nowadays...). - Planet Bollywood

    Karisma Kapoor and Salman Khan elicit more than their fair share of cat calls in the movie and make a delectable pair. Both are in form -- Karisma looks glamorous and at ease while Salman has perfected the lost-boy-muscle-man get up. - Rediff
  • Hello Brother (1999)

    22. Hello Brother

    19992h 19m
    4.7 (4.9K)
    A police officer receives a heart transplant from a murdered man whose ghost then follows him around insisting that he solve and avenge his murder.
    DirectorSohail KhanStarsSalman KhanRani MukerjiArbaaz Khan
    Salman brings his comic talent to the fore -- sometimes trying to mimic Jim Carey, sometimes trying his own brand of humour. Luckily for him, it works and he is able to carry it off. - Rediff
  • Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Straight from the Heart (1999)

    23. Straight from the Heart

    19993h 8mNot Rated
    7.4 (20K)
    Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promises of love.
    DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanSalman KhanAjay Devgn
    Salman is endearing. He does tend to ham in the dramatic scenes but looks very comfortable doing comedy and those romantic scenes. - Rediff

    Salman excels and sure enough, he carries off the humor and light moments of his role quite well. And unlike his other recent movies, he has also done quite well with the few emotional scenes he has. - Planet Bollywood
  • Biwi No. 1 (1999)

    24. Biwi No. 1

    19992h 39mNot Rated
    5.7 (6.7K)
    A housewife learns that her husband is cheating on her. Thus, her quest to bring him back begins
    DirectorDavid DhawanStarsKarisma KapoorSalman KhanAnil Kapoor
    Salman reprises the role of an intellectually challenged playboy, a character for which he might as well buy a patent given its recurrance in his last few films. Prem's comical, self-loathing monologue at the end of the movie is very amusing and entertaining. - Planet Bollywood
  • Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

    25. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

    19983h 5mNot Rated
    7.5 (60K)
    During their college years, Anjali was in love with her best-friend Rahul, but he had eyes only for Tina. Years later, Rahul and the now-deceased Tina's eight-year-old daughter attempts to reunite her father and Anjali.
    DirectorKaran JoharStarsShah Rukh KhanKajolRani Mukerji
    Won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 1999

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