The Bollywood film industry has been ruled by the three Khans for decades. Starting as debutants in the early 90s, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan’s career trajectories ran parallel. However, their family backgrounds and their first step into Bollywood have been very different. Salman and Aamir are both star-kids, while Shah Rukh stepped into the industry with no personal connections. At an event, Salman talked about this fact, but Shah Rukh made a small correction.
Salman Khan talked about his and Aamir Khan’s background as starkids, referring to Shah Rukh Khan’s struggle
The three Khans shared the stage at the Joy Forum in Riyadh. While talking about the Indian film industry, Salman said that both he and Aamir come from film backgrounds. For the unversed, the Ek Tha Tiger actor is the son of Salim Khan, veteran screenwriter who is known to be the brain behind cult-classics such as Sholay, Deewaar, and more. Meanwhile, Aamir Khan’s father and uncle, Tahir Hussain and Nasir Hussain, were both film producers and directors. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan’s father was a freedom fighter turned businessman and had no ties to the film industry.
