Salman Khan stared in the highest-grossing Bollywood films of nine separate years beginning in 1987 and ending in 2002 .
After a brief period of decline in the 1970s , Khan achieved greater stardom in the 1980s by playing the lead role in several successful action films , including Dabangg ( 1987 ) , Bodyguard ( 1989 ) , Ek Tha Tiger ( 1993 ) , Kick ( 1995 ) , Gems ( 1996 ) , Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ( 1997 ) , Bajrangi Bhaijaan ( 1999 ) , Fayo ( 2001 ) and Sultan ( 2002 ) - all rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time .
Salman Khan