Salim Khan (Salman Khan’s Father) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio
Full Name	Abdul Salim Khan [1]Pepping Moon
Profession(s)	Script Writer, Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 November 1936 [2]Pepping Moon
Age (as of 2024)	88 Years
Birth Place	Indore, Indore state, British India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
School	St. Raphael's School, Indore
College	Holker College, Indore
Educational Qualification	M.A.
Debut	Film: Baraat (Supporting actor, 1960) Script and dialogue writer: Haathi mere Saathi (1971)
Family	Father- Abdul Rashid Khan (DIG-Indore, Indian Imperial Police) Mother- Not Known Brother- 1 Sister- Not known
Religion	Islam
Address	Galaxy Apartments, Bandra Bandstand, Mumbai
Hobbies	Watching Cricket, Reading
Controversies	Salim Khan invited the wrath of twitteratis when he defended his son Salman Khan's statement that condemned the ban on Pakistani actors post the Uri terrorist attacks on on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir in 2016.
Favourite Things
Favourite Sport	Cricket
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriends	Not known
Wife/Spouse	Sushila Charak (m. 18 November 1964) Helen (m. 1981)
Children	Son- Salman Khan (Actor) Arbaaz Khan (Director, producer, writer and actor) Sohail Khan (Director, producer, writer and actor) Daughter- Alvira Khan, Arpita Khan (Adopted) Note: He has no children from his second wife Helen.
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Toyota Land Cruiser • Range Rover Vogue • Mercedes Benz (worth Rs 1.57 crore) (bought in October 2024)
Money Factor
Net Worth	$20 Million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Salim Khan

• Does Salim Khan smoke?: Not known

• Does Salim Khan drink alcohol?: Yes

• Salim Khan’s grandfather’s great-grandfather had migrated from Afghanistan to India and got settled in Indore State, British India, where they used to live at 21, Palasia, Indore. His family served the British Indian army as cavalry for a long time.

• ‘Education’ was the primary reason for Salim Khan’s family to emigrate from Afghanistan to India.

• Salim Khan belonged to a financially sound family background. His father was the DIG in the ‘Imperial Indian Police, Indore’.

• He used to go to the college in a car given by his elder brother, in the times when only a few people could afford a car.

• He was a good cricket player and had played for his college in college tournaments. He was such a good player that he was offered a scholarship for M.A. from his college.

• Salim Khan is a trained pilot and got a private pilot’s license in 1958.

• Before adopting the career as Script Writer, he had worked in about 11 films as a junior actor. However, he did not get credit for most of his roles.

• It was Salim-Javed’s (Javed Akhtar) pair who brought a change in the status of scriptwriters, as they were the first ever script writers who had their names mentioned in the film credits.

• He is known for his unique story telling and dialogue delivery.

• He was the highest paid script writer of his times (1970-1980).

• He had written the blockbuster movie Zanjeer’s script, which established Amitabh Bachchan as a super star.

• Salim Khan denied a ‘Padam Shree’ award for which he was nominated in 2014, as he considered that he deserved at least a ‘Padam Bhushan’.