Salman Yusuff Khan
Salman Yusuff Khan (born 12 June 1985) is an Indian dancer, actor, choreographer and television judge. He participated in and emerged as winner of Dance India Dance 1. He also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9.
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| Born | 12 June 1985 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
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| Years active | 2009–2022 |
| Spouse | Faiza Haramain (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Career edit
Khan started his career with the dance reality show Dance India Dance in its (first season). After winning the show, Khan appeared in the title song of Wanted. He then did the music video "Dance Of Death" for the movie Rakta Charitra and in the video Alive (2011).He appeared in the film Sukoon - Vaishali Made.
In 2013, he debuted as an actor in the 3D dance-based film ABCD: Anybody Can Dance, which was released on 8 February 2013, directed by Remo D'Souza co-starring Prabhu Deva, Dharmesh Yelande, Lauren Gottlieb and Punit Pathak.
He later participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa first as a choreographer opposite Yana Gupta (Season 4), Isha Sharvani (Season 5) and became the winner with Drashti Dhami (Season 6) in 2013. In 2014, he was a participant of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5. He was also choreographer in Creature 3D, Zid. Salman was a judge in the dance reality show Dance Dance Juniors.
In 2018, he starred in the Tamil dance film Lakshmi, which was released on 24 August 2018, directed by A. L. Vijay co-starring Prabhu Deva, Ditya Bhande, and Aishwarya Rajesh. Later, he is the judge of dance reality show HIGH FEVER, and he also was a Choreographer in Welcome to New York.
In 2020, he appeared in the dance film Street Dancer 3D which was released on 24 January 2020, directed by Remo D'Souza co-starring Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhu Deva, Raghav Juyal, and Nora Fatehi.[1]
In 2023, he started in a promotional short film for Apple Inc., titled Fursat, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj on an iPhone 14 Pro.[2]
Personal life edit
Salman Yusuff Khan married his longtime girlfriend, an air hostess, Faiza Haramain in 2013.[3]
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2009 | Wanted | Himself in the song "Most Wanted Track" |
| 2011 | Rakta Charitra | Himself in the title song "Mila Toh Marega" |
| 2013 | ABCD: Anybody Can Dance | Rocky |
| 2014 | Darling (Kannada) | Choreographer |
| Zid | ||
| Creature 3D | ||
| 2016 | G Kutta Se | |
| 2017 | Love You Family | Raj |
| Heartbeats (English) | Pallav | |
| 2018 | Dil Juunglee | Choreographer |
| Welcome to New York | ||
| Lakshmi (Tamil) | Yusuff Khan | |
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | Zain |
| 2023 | Fursat | Chief Gangster |
Television edit
| Year | Show | Channel | Role |
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| 2009 | Dance India Dance 1 | Zee TV | Contestant (Winner) |
| 2011 | Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 4 | Sony Entertainment Television | Choreographer |
| 2012 | Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 5 | Colors TV | |
| 2013 | Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 6 | ||
| 2014 | Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 7 | Guest | |
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 | Contestant (Finalist) | ||
| 2015 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 | Guest | |
| Nach Baliye 7 | Star Plus | ||
| Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 | Colors TV | ||
| 2016 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 | Contestant (Runner-up) | |
| Comedy Nights Bachao | Guest | ||
| 2017 | Dance Dance Juniors | Star Suvarna | Judge |
| 2018 | High Fever.. Dance Ka Naya Tevar | &TV | |
| 2020 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 | Colors TV | Guest |
| India's Best Dancer | Sony Entertainment Television | ||
| The Kapil Sharma Show | |||
| Bigg Boss 14 | Colors TV | ||
| 2021 | The War Of Talent | MX Player | Judge |
| Dance Plus 6 | Star Plus | Captain |
References edit
- ^ "Kandhe Ka Woh Til, Featuring Salman Yusuff Khan And Zaara Yesmin, Is Out Now". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Vishal Bhardwaj on shooting Fursat on iPhone: 'I've been wanting to do a film like this and was looking forward to it' - EasternEye". 3 February 2023.
- ^ Neha Maheshwri (28 December 2013). "Choreographer-turned-actor Salman ties the knot". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 15 July 2018.