He's Bollywood's original brat. The media hates him; but crowds go wild at the very mention of his name. Girls swoon each time he flashes his bare torso on screen (which is quite often). Gossip rags work overtime fishing out juicy tidbits from his personal life: a brawl here, an alleged affair there.... And Salman Khan keeps mum through it all. The eldest son of writer Salim Khan claims he isn't here to please anyone, …showed first 75 words of 602 total…

…showed last 75 words of 602 total…spending a few days in a local prison, he was released, much to the industry's relief. For, at that time, the total value of his films under production was in the region of Rs. 100 crore! Through it all, Salman kept his mouth shut and came back with a vengeance scoring one hit after another. Neither his somewhat tarnished reputation, nor the bald patch at the back of his head made a dent in Salman's popularity.