Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora’s son, Arhaan Khan, is soon set to make his Bollywood debut as a hero. Salman Khan will be seen making a cameo in his nephew’s film. Naturally, Salman’s presence in the film could provide a major boost to Arhaan’s debut.
However, this is not the first time Salman Khan has worked in films to support the career of a family member. Whether it was Sohail Khan’s directorial debut or his comeback in direction, Salman supported his brother on both occasions and took charge by playing the lead role in his films. Similarly, when Arbaaz Khan’s films as a lead actor were failing consecutively, Salman gave him work in his own films and later supported him in his second innings as a producer and director.
Not only this, Salman also launched his sister Arpita Khan Sharma’s husband, Aayush Sharma, and his sister Alvira Agnihotri’s daughter, Alizeh Agnihotri, through his production house.
Before Arhaan Khan’s Bollywood debut, let’s look at the times Salman Khan has supported the careers of his family members-
Salman became a part of Sohail Khan’s directorial debut
Sohail Khan started his career as a director with the film ‘Auzaar’ in the year 1997. Salman Khan played the lead role in the film. Made on a budget of about 5 crore rupees, this film collected approximately 10 crore rupees. However, the film could not achieve major success at the box office.
After this, Sohail Khan directed ‘Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya’ in the year 1998. Salman Khan appeared in the lead role in this film as well. Along with writing the story of the film, Sohail also produced it. The film was a massive hit at the box office.
Salman and Dharmendra with Sohail on the sets of Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya.
Salman was also in the lead role in Sohail’s next directorial film ‘Hello Brother’. Arbaaz Khan also appeared in an important role in this film.
Supported Sohail’s directorial comeback as well
In the year 2002, Sohail Khan took on the responsibilities of direction, production, and acting in his film ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’. The film was a flop at the box office. After this, Sohail distanced himself from direction.
About 12 years later, in 2014, Sohail Khan made a comeback as a director with the film ‘Jai Ho’. In this film too, Salman Khan supported his brother’s directorial comeback by playing the lead role.
Sohail became a producer for Salman’s films
Sohail Khan also worked as a producer during his break from direction. He remained associated with several of Salman Khan’s films as a producer. These include films like ‘Lucky: No Time for Love’, ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?’, ‘Partner’, ‘God Tussi Great Ho’, ‘Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna’, and ‘Ready’. In this way, Sohail’s production career also continued steadily through Salman’s films.
Sohail also received Salman’s support in reality shows
Salman Khan has been associated with the popular reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ from the Banijay production house for a long time. When this same production house started the OTT game reality show ‘The Alliance’, Sohail got associated with the show thanks to Salman.
Although Sohail’s journey during the show was not particularly remarkable, Salman Khan arrived on the show during Family Week to support him. Salman encouraged Sohail just like any other contestant. His presence brought attention to Sohail’s journey and kept the show in the headlines.
Supported Arbaaz Khan in production and direction after his acting career
Arbaaz Khan made his acting debut in 1996 with the film ‘Daraar’. The film was successful, but Arbaaz could not get the recognition as a hero that was expected.
After this, Arbaaz worked in Salman Khan’s films ‘Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya’ and ‘Hello Brother’. Both films were among the notable films of Salman’s career.
Arbaaz also made a cameo in Salman’s film ‘Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge’. Apart from this, he also appeared in Salman’s films like ‘Garv’ and ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?’.
When Arbaaz’s films as a lead actor started flopping continuously, he moved beyond acting and stepped into production. In the year 2010, he started his second innings as a producer with Salman Khan’s film ‘Dabangg’ and launched Arbaaz Khan Productions.
Arbaaz also played the character of Makkhi in ‘Dabangg’. The film was a blockbuster. After this, Arbaaz worked as a producer as well as an actor in ‘Dabangg 2’.
Arbaaz got the opportunity instead of the director of ‘Dabangg’
After director Abhinav Kashyap left the film during the shooting of ‘Dabangg’, Arbaaz Khan took over the responsibility of directing the film. Following this, he directed ‘Dabangg 2’, which was successful at the box office.
A picture of Salman and Arbaaz from the sets of Dabangg 2.
In this way, with Salman’s support, Arbaaz made a name for himself in production and direction after acting.
Not just Arbaaz, but his ex-wife Malaika Arora also remained in the limelight through the songs of ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Dabangg 2’. ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’ from ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Pandey Ji Seeti’ from ‘Dabangg 2’ became quite popular.
Also supported Pulkit Samrat, the husband of his rakhi sister Shweta Rohira
Salman Khan’s rakhi sister Shweta Rohira married actor Pulkit Samrat in the year 2014. Pulkit made his Bollywood debut in 2012 with the film ‘Bittoo Boss’.
Due to his relationship with Shweta, Salman also supported Pulkit’s career. He participated in the promotions of Pulkit’s film Bittoo Boss. Apart from this, Pulkit also received an important role in ‘Jai Ho’, which was released in 2014.
However, Pulkit and Shweta’s relationship did not last long, and they got divorced in 2015. After this, Pulkit’s name was linked with Yami Gautam. Later, he married actress Kriti Kharbanda.
Launched niece Alizeh Agnihotri, produced the film himself
Salman Khan launched his niece Alizeh Agnihotri in Bollywood with the film ‘Farrey’, which was released in the year 2023. Alizeh is the daughter of Salman’s sister Alvira Agnihotri and filmmaker Atul Agnihotri.
Salman Khan produced the film Farrey under the banner of his production house, Salman Khan Films. However, the film could not perform well at the box office.
Alizeh’s mother, Alvira Agnihotri, has also been associated with production. She has been a producer for Salman’s films ‘Bodyguard’ and ‘Bharat’. Apart from this, she also started her career as a costume designer with ‘Ek Tha Tiger’. She was also associated as a costume designer in films like ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, ‘Tiger’, and ‘Sultan’.
Launched sister Arpita’s husband Aayush Sharma in Bollywood
Salman Khan launched his sister Arpita Khan Sharma’s husband, Aayush Sharma, in Bollywood in the year 2018 with the film ‘Loveyatri’. The film was produced under the banner of Salman Khan Films.
Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan also made cameos in the film. After this, Aayush Sharma appeared in a lead role alongside Salman Khan in the 2021 film ‘Antim: The Final Truth’.
However, both the films ‘Loveyatri’ and ‘Antim’ could not perform as expected at the box office.
Now, Salman Khan’s nephew Arhaan Khan is going to make his Bollywood debut as a hero. If Salman has a cameo in the film, it will once again show how Salman has consistently played the role of a support system in the careers of the Khan family members.
