Shreevatsa Nevatia
Having played 'Prem' in all of 15 films, Salman owns the name more than any legit, living Prem ever could. It all started with Maine Pyar Kiya (1989).
If it weren't for Salman, we wouldn't know that love was all about letting go. In Saajan (1991), he taught us the first rule of the bro code—Baba comes before Bhai.
When Salman had just started out, his father Salim Khan had told him that the days of lanky romantic heroes are usually numbered.
Several Indian families and films have popularised the notion that a devar (brother-in-law) is essentially a little deewana (crazy).
Reema Lagoo was mother to much of Bollywood, but even she would have agreed that none of her sons were as doting as Salman.
His brothers, Arbaaz and Sohail, have each been filmy enough to say they'd give up their lives for Salman.
If Salman Khan is your BFF, he will not let you perish in obscurity. Bobby Deol once told him, "Let me climb on your back for support," and a year later, he was cast in Race 3 (2018).
Hrithik Roshan's physique before Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000) would not have made anyone drool. Salman Khan changed all that. Those biceps were all Bhai's doing.
Music directors like Himesh Reshammiya and Sajid-Wajid would have faded into oblivion if Salman would not have hoisted them on his films.