In 1991, Khan was portrayed as the first male actor of Rahul Rawail Bekhudi's romantic drama alongside debutante Kajol, but after completing the first filming of the film, he was considered unprofessional by Rawail and replaced by Kamal Sadanah .During the filming of Bekhudi, Khan met the actress Amrita Singh, whom he married in October 1991. Singh gave birth to her daughter and her son in 1993 and 2001 respectively, and the couple separated later in 2004.
In 1993, Khan made his acting debut with Parampara, a drama directed by Yash Chopra. The film, which tells the story of two separate brothers , failed to find a wide audience. He then appeared opposite Mamta Kulkarni and Shilpa Shirodkar in the box office Aashiq Awara and Pehchaan respectively , but Khan won the Filmfare award for best first male film for his performance in Aashiq Awara at the 39th Filmfare Awards.
In 2005, Rediff.com published that Khan had established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema with lead roles in the drama Parineeta and the comedy drama Salaam Namaste. An adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's new Bengali of 1914 of the same name, Parineeta was made by Pradeep Sarkar, and told the love story of an idealist Balanand a musician, the son of a capitalist businessman.
Although the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, considered Khan to be too inexperienced for the role, Sarkar persuaded him that Khan felt that Khan was perfect for the role.The film was critically acclaimed on its release and Khan's performance earned him his first nomination for Best Actor.
During his one-year absence on the screen, Khan actively sought to play different roles by saying, "These are smarter movies, the interaction with them is deeply rewarding ... I think I'm finally starting to understand my sense of style I develop my art, I understand what play and communication are all about. " He found the role in his second collaboration with director Vishal Bhardwaj, Rangoon , an epic romance during the Second World War.
Along with Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut, Khan was inspired by the manners of his grandfather and the character of Darth Vader to represent the filmmaker Rustom "Rusi" Billimoria. Rajeev Masand described the film as "too long, indulgent to the point of exhaustion," but praised Khan for "imbu Russi with the braggart and arrogance of a 1940s aristocrat." ".
He then played the role of protagonist in the comedy drama Chef , an official adaptation of the film of the same name 2014, director Raja Krishna Menon.Khan was happy to work with Menon and identified with the film because of his "modern, slightly unorthodox relationship". |