Salim Khan married twice: Salim Khan was admitted to Lilavati Hospital under Dr Jalil Parkar at 8:30 am on Tuesday after being brought by his family doctor. He was later moved to the ICU for close monitoring.
A team of specialists including Dr Vinay Chavan (Neurologist), Dr Ajit Menon (Cardiologist), Dr Nitin Dange (Neurosurgeon) and Dr Bineet Ahluwalia looked after him. A press conference is to be held on February 18 on his condition pending the family’s consent. Salman Khan was seen leaving the hospital amid heavy security but did not address the media.
Both of Salim Khan’s wives, Salma Khan and Helen, visited him during his hospital stay.
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Marriage and family life
life with salma khan
During his early days of struggle in Mumbai, Salim Khan married Salma Khan in 1964. She supported him during financial difficulties and career uncertainty, helping him focus on his writing. Together, they raised four children: Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan and Alvira Khan Agnihotri.
As the family rose to fame in the 1970s, Salma preferred a low-profile role, focusing on raising children and maintaining a grounded home.
Relationship with Helen
While working in films in the late 1970s, Salim met the famous dancer-actress Helen. Their friendship grew into a romantic relationship, and they married around 1981. Although their marriage was socially controversial at the time, Helen became a nurturing figure in the family and later helped raise their adopted daughter, Arpita Khan Sharma.
In an interview with Zoom, Salim Khan revealed how he broke the news of his relationship with Helen to Salma Khan and her children. He recalled, “I was the first person who told Salma about the relationship, before she found out about it from any media publication. When I told her, she shook my hand and said what a wonderful job I was doing. Of course, we had problems, but very short-lived. After that, everything was accepted.”
children’s perspective
Speaking about his children’s reaction, Salim said, “I told them, ‘I’ve got another person in my life. I’m married to her. I don’t expect anything from you. I don’t expect you to love her as much as you love your mother, but I want you to respect her the same.'”
In the Netflix docu-series Angry Young Men (2025), Arbaaz Khan reflected on his mother’s role, saying, “My mother never influenced us to think or say anything against our father. She had her own problems, but she never influenced us to think, ‘Your father is like this,’ or, ‘This is what he’s doing.’ Never.”