Whi is salman khan? Only one of the world biggest star

(CNN)The easiest way to describe Salman Khan to American audiences: Think Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Charlie Sheen all rolled into one.

Like Cruise, Khan burst onto the movie scene in the 1980s with matinee idol good looks and went on to become a hunky major action star.

He has long been a bachelor, much like Clooney was before he married human rights attorney Amal Alamuddin in 2014, and has had a string of high profile, highly publicized relationships.

And like Sheen, he's had a reputation as a bad boy -- albeit a now reformed one -- accused of everything from temper tantrums to domestic violence.

But in sheer numbers, those three actors don't compare to the popularity of Khan who is considered one of Bollywood's most bankable actors and one of the world's biggest stars. While Hollywood struggles to get its numbers up at the box office these days, Bollywood enjoys success and popularity across Asia, Africa, Europe, the U.S. and Canada from millions of fans who flock to theaters and purchase DVDs of their favorite stars.