Shah Rukh Khan
Two days after bail, Shah Rukh Khan's son walks out of jail
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan walked out of Mumbai's high-security Arthur Road prison to a rapturous welcome on Saturday morning, more than three weeks after his arrest in a cruise-on-drugs case.
Aryan was received outside the jail gate by none other than his father, and greeted by thousands of Shah Rukh's fans. He had been in judicial custody since October 8.
The 23-year-old and his two friends -- Arbaz Merchant and Mummun Dhamecha -- were granted bail by the High Court in Mumbai on Thursday, as Shah Rukh roped in some of India's top legal minds to argue for bail for Aryan in the drugs case.
On Friday afternoon, Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh's close friend and co-star in many movies, went to the sessions court in Mumbai and signed Aryan's bail bond of Indian rupees one lakh.
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Among the 14 bail conditions listed by the Mumbai High Court are that Aryan, Arbaz and Mummun can't leave the country and make any attempt to influence any witness in the drugs case. They were also asked to submit their passports to the court.
Aryan, particularly, has been asked to visit the federal anti-narcotics agency's Mumbai office every Friday and join investigations whenever required. If any of the conditions is violated, his bail could be cancelled.
Aryan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 3 after hours of grilling in connection with a rave party the federal agency busted on board a cruise ship off Mumbai coast a day before.
During arguments in the High Court, the federal prosecutors told judges that this was not a case of drugs consumption only, "but that of conspiracy too", and that Aryan had tried to sell narcotics in commercial quantity after procuring the same.
On Tuesday, India's former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who was roped in by Shah Rukh, argued in the court that Aryan was a "young man who should be sent to a rehab centre rather than jail". He also crushes the federal prosecutors' theory of conspiracy.
On the evening of October 2 evening, some 30 NCB sleuths, disguised as passengers, boarded luxury cruise liner 'Empress' which departed Mumbai port for the neighbouring state of Goa.
The cruise ship was carrying mostly celebrities from Bollywood and the fashion industry. As soon as the rave party began, the NCB sleuths swung into action and claimed to have caught red-handed those having drugs.
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Aryan, his close friend Arbaaz, and eight others were soon detained. While two of the detainees had been freed after questioning, Aryan and seven others were subsequently arrested by the NCB.
Aryan's father Shah Rukh is considered the most talented Bollywood star. Popularly called the "King Khan", he has acted in over 80 films in a career spanning over 25 years.
Shah Rukh, in fact, rose to prominence after starring in 1995 romantic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
Some of his other blockbusters include 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997) and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his superb performance in 2002 film 'Devdas', where he played an alcoholic.
The 55-year-old has also anchored many TV shows, and owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shah Rukh has a net worth of USD 700 million. The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. Apart from Suhana, they have two sons.
Shah Rukh Khan's son gets bail in drugs-on-cruise case
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan was on Thursday granted bail by the High Court in Mumbai, more than three weeks after the 23-year-old was arrested by the federal anti-narcotics agency in a drugs-on-cruise case.
Apart from Aryan, his two friends -- Arbaz Merchant and Mummun Dhamecha -- were also granted bail in the case. But the court added a rider to the bail -- the trio can't leave the country without its permission.
However, the three are unlikely to walk out of jail by Thursday night, as the High Court's detailed order will be issued Friday only.
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During arguments, the federal prosecutors told the court that this was not a case of drugs consumption only, 'but that of conspiracy too", and that Aryan attempted to sell narcotics in commercial quantity.
On Tuesday, Aryan's lawyer Mukul Rohatgi argued in the court that the 23-year-old was a "young man who should be sent to a rehabilatation centre rather than jail".
Aryan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 3 after hours of grilling in connection with a rave party the federal agency busted on board a cruise ship off Mumbai coast a day before. He has been in judicial custody since October 8.
Acting on a tip-off, some 30 NCB sleuths, disguised as passengers, boarded luxury cruise liner 'Empress' on October 2 evening, which departed the Mumbai port for the neighbouring state of Goa.
The cruise ship was carrying mostly celebrities from Bollywood and the fashion industry. As soon as the rave party began, the NCB sleuths swung into action and claimed to have caught red-handed those having drugs.
Also read: Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan arrested after rave party raid
Aryan, his close friend Arbaaz, and eight others were soon detained. While two of the detainees had been freed after questioning, Aryan and seven others were subsequently arrested by the NCB.
Aryan's father Shah Rukh is considered the most talented Bollywood star. Popularly called the "King Khan", he has acted in over 80 films in a career spanning over 25 years.
Shah Rukh, in fact, rose to prominence after starring in 1995 romantic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
Some of his other blockbusters include 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997) and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his superb performance in 2002 film 'Devdas', where he played an alcoholic.
The 55-year-old has also anchored many TV shows, and owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shah Rukh has a net worth of USD 700 million. The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. Apart from Suhana, they have two sons.
No bail for Shah Rukh Khan's son as HC adjourns hearing in cruise drugs case
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan on Tuesday failed to get bail in a cruise drugs case, with the High Court in Mumbai city adjourning the hearing till Wednesday.
During the arguments, Aryan's lawyer Mukul Rohatgi argued in the court that the 23-year-old was a "young man who should be sent to rehabilation centre rather than jail".
Aryan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 3 after hours of grilling in connection with a rave party the federal agency busted on board a cruise ship off Mumbai coast a day before. He has been in judicial custody since October 8.
Acting on a tip-off, some 30 NCB sleuths, disguised as passengers, boarded luxury cruise liner 'Empress' on October 2 evening, which departed the Mumbai port for the neighbouring state of Goa.
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The cruise ship was carrying mostly celebrities from Bollywood and the fashion industry. As soon as the rave party began, the NCB sleuths swung into action and claimed to have caught red-handed those having drugs.
Aryan, his close friend Arbaaz, and eight others were soon detained. While two of the detainees had been freed after questioning, Aryan and seven others were subsequently arrested by the NCB.
Aryan's father Shah Rukh is considered the most talented Bollywood star. Popularly called the "King Khan", he has acted in over 80 films in a career spanning over 25 years.
Shah Rukh, in fact, rose to prominence after starring in 1995 romantic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
Read: Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan arrested after rave party raid
Some of his other blockbusters include 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997) and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his superb performance in 2002 film 'Devdas', where he played an alcoholic.
The 55-year-old has also anchored many TV shows, and owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shah Rukh has a net worth of USD 700 million. The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. Apart from Suhana, they have two sons.
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan arrested after rave party raid
India's narcotics police Sunday arrested Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan after hours of grilling in connection with a rave party it busted on board a cruise ship near Mumbai.
Acting on a tip-off, some 30 sleuths of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), disguised as passengers, boarded 'Empress' Saturday evening, which departed Mumbai for the neighbouring state of Goa late at night.
The ship was carrying mostly celebrities from Bollywood and the fashion industry. As soon as the rave party began, the NCB sleuths swung into action and caught red-handed those consuming drugs.
Also read: Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan detained after rave party raid
"Aryan, his close friend Arbaaz, and eight others were soon detained with drugs. The cruise ship was forced to return to the port of Mumbai. While two of the detainees were freed after questioning, Aryan and seven others have been arrested," an official said.
Aryan's father Shah Rukh is considered the most talented Bollywood star. Popularly called the "King Khan", he has acted in over 80 films in a career spanning over 25 years.
Shah Rukh, in fact, rose to prominence after starring in 1995 romantic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
Some of his other blockbusters include 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997) and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his superb performance in 2002 film 'Devdas', where he played an alcoholic.
Also read: Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana to make Bollywood debut soon?
The 55-year-old has also anchored many TV shows, and owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shah Rukh has a net worth of USD 700 million. The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. Apart from Suhana, they have two sons.
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan detained after rave party raid
India's narcotics control authority has detained Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan in connection with a high-profile rave party that it busted on Saturday night on board a cruise ship in the Arabian Sea off the coast of the city of Mumbai.
"Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is questioning Aryan Khan in connection with the rave party. Aryan Khan has not been booked on any charges, neither has he been arrested so far," Sameer Wankhede, NCB zonal head, told the media.
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The drug bust came on a tip-off. NCB sleuths boarded 'Empress' that departed Mumbai for the state of Goa. The ship was carrying celebrities from Bollywood and the fashion industry. As soon as the rave party began, the sleuths swing into action and forced the ship to return.
"Not only Aryan (23), many others have been detained in connection with the rave party. Drugs and banned substances have been seized from their possession," another NCB official said.
Aryan's father Shah Rukh is considered the most talented Bollywood star. Popularly called the "King Khan", he has acted in over 80 films in a career spanning over 25 years.
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Shah Rukh, in fact, rose to prominence after starring in 1995 romantic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
Some of his other blockbusters include 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997) and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his superb performance in 2002 film 'Devdas', where he played an alcoholic.
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The 55-year-old has also anchored many TV shows, and owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shah Rukh has a net worth of USD 700 million. The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. Apart from Suhana, they have two sons.
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Grapevine is abuzz that superstar Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana is all set to make her debut in Bollywood this year.
Director Zoya Akhtar will cast Suhana in her upcoming romantic comedy 'Archie', an Indian version of the international comic book of the same name, if rumours are true.
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Suhana is, however, not new to acting. She had earlier worked in the popular 'Romeo and Juliet' play in London and also acted in a 10-minute film, 'The Grey Part of Blue'.
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Suhana's father Shah Rukh is considered the most talented Bollywood star. Popularly called the "King Khan", he has acted in over 80 films in a career spanning over 25 years.
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Shah Rukh, in fact, rose to prominence after starring in 1995 romantic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
Some of his other blockbusters include 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997) and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his superb performance in 2002 film 'Devdas', where he played an alcoholic.
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The 55-year-old has also anchored many TV shows, and owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shah Rukh has a net worth of USD 700 million. The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. Apart from Suhana, they have two sons.
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The three Khans who still rule Bollywood
All the three Khans of Bollywood are now in their mid-50s. But even after two and a half decades in the film industry, Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir still dominate Bollywood and figure in the list of top five richest actors in India.
Shah Rukh Khan
On top of the list is Shah Rukh Khan, who is a brand in himself. Considered the most talented star, the 'King Khan' has an astounding net worth of USD 700 million. In a career spanning over 25 years and with 80 films in genres, including romance, action, and comedy, under his belt, the 55-year-old is one of the most successful film stars in the world.
Born and brought up in Delhi, Shah Rukh began his career in acting with appearances in a number of TV series in the late 1980s. Fauji (soldier), a television series that portrayed the training of Indian Army cadets, actually marked his TV debut.
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However, after his mother's death, Shah Rukh relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood. And in 1992, the economics graduate from Delhi University made his Bollywood debut with Deewana, a blockbuster action-romantic flick that went on to net a whopping Rs 162 million that year only. In the film, he starred as the second male lead after Rishi Kapoor.
Between 1992 and 1994, he earned accolades for villainous roles in two commercial hits -- playing a serial killer in Baazigar and an obsessive lover in Darr. But Shah Rukh rose to prominence after starring in the 1995 romantic film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
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Some of his other blockbusters include Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his award-winning performances in the 2002 film Devdas, where he played an alcoholic.
The superstar also earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of a NASA scientist in Swades (2004) and a hockey coach in Chak De! India (2007) and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan (2010). His highest-grossing films include the comedies Chennai Express (2013), Happy New Year (2014), Dilwale (2015), and the crime film Raees (2017).
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Shah Rukh, who has anchored many TV shows, also owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. The couple has two sons and a daughter Suhana (born 2000). Their third child, a son named AbRam, was born through a surrogate mother. They live in Mumbai.
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Salman Khan
The third-richest Bollywood actor, Salman Khan's net worth is estimated to be USD 360 million. Born as Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan in December of 1965, the superstar has appeared in over 80 films in his nearly three-decade-long career. Apart from playing a range of popular roles from a romantic hero to a flashy action star, Salman is also a film producer.
Salman began his career in Bollywood in 1988, with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi. But his real success came exactly a year later after his award-winning performance in the romantic blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya. Action thriller Karan Arjun (1995), comedy film Biwi No 1 (1999), and the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999) were his other commercial hits.
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After a brief decline in his career graph in the 2000s, Salman achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by playing the lead role in a number of successful action films -- Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Kick (2014), Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai in 2017.
The 55-year-old is also a television presenter and runs a charity, Being Human Foundation. But the bachelor has a dark side too -- one of his former girlfriends accused him of abusing her, and he was sentenced to five years imprisonment in 2018 for killing two blackbucks, a protected antelope species, on a hunting trip. He is currently out on bail, pending appeal.
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Aamir Khan
Known as "Mr. Perfectionist" in Bollywood, Aamir has established himself as one of the most influential actors of Indian cinema through his 30-year career in Hindi films. The 56-year-old, who has a huge fan following in Bangladesh and China, is the fourth richest actor with a net worth of USD 180 million. He is also an accomplished filmmaker.
Aamir made his debut as a child artiste in his uncle Nasir Hussain's blockbuster film Yaadon Ki Baaraat in 1973. His adult debut was with the film Holi in 1984. But he shot to the limelight for his brilliant performance in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak four years later. In 1999, he founded Aamir Khan Productions, whose first film, Lagaan (2001), got him a National Film Award.
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After a four-year gap, Aamir made a comeback with back-to-back blockbusters like Fanaa and Rang De Basanti. He made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par (2007), which also won him the awards for Best Film and Best Director. His greatest global success came with Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Dhoom 3, PK, and Dangal.
Apart from receiving a number of awards, including four National Film Awards and the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan, Aamir was conferred with an honorary title by the Chinese government in 2017. The superstar's first marriage with Reena Dutta ended in divorce in 2002, and he is currently married to his second wife Kiran Rao.
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Others on the top 5 list
The second-richest actor in Bollywood is the Big B, Amitabh Bachchan. One of the most influential and respected actors of all time in the history of Indian cinema, Amitabh has an estimated net worth of USD 400 million. Saif Ali Khan, son of yesteryear Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore, is the fifth-richest actor with a net worth of USD 140 million.
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