Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan (born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, director and producer. Through his career in bollywood, Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including four National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010.
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Background
Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). His first feature film role came with the experimental film Holi (1984), and he began a full-time acting career with a leading role in the tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). His performance in the film and in the thriller Raakh (1989) earned him a Special Mention at the National Film Award ceremony. He established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema in the 1990s by appearing in several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama Dil (1990), the romance Raja Hindustani (1996), for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and the drama Sarfarosh (1999). He was also noted for playing against type in the critically acclaimed Canadian-Indian film Earth (1998).
In 2001, Khan started a production company, whose first release, Lagaan, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and earned him a National Film Award for Best Popular Film and two more Filmfare Awards (Best Actor and Best Film). After a four-year absence from the screen, Khan continued to portray leading roles, most notably in the 2006 box-office hits Fanaa and Rang De Basanti. The following year, he made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par, a major success that garnered him the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Khan's greatest commercial successes came with the thriller Ghajini (2008), the comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009), the action film Dhoom 3 (2013), the satire PK (2014) and the sports biopic Dangal all of which held records for being the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. Khan won his third Best Actor award at Filmfare for Dangal (2016).
Movies
- Holi (1985) Also starring Ashutosh Gowarikar
- Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) Also starring Juhi Chawla
- Raakh (1989) Also starring Supriya Pathak
- Tum Mere Ho (1990) Also starring Juhi Chawla
- Jawani Zindabad (1990) Also starring Farha Naaz
- Dil (1990) Also starring Madhuri Dixit
- Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin (1990) Also starring Madhuri Dixit
- Awwal Number (1990) Also starring Dev Anand
- Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991) Also starring Pooja Bhatt
- Time Machine (1992) Also starring Rekha
- Sahebzaade (1992) Also starring Sanjay Dutt, Neelam Kothari
- Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) Also starring Ayesha Jhulka
- Isi Ka Naam Zindagi (1992) Also starring Farha Naaz
- Daulat Ki Jung (1992) Also starring Juhi Chawla
- Parampara (1993) Also starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna
- Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) Also starring Juhi Chawla
- Damini Lightning (1993) Also starring Rishi Kapoor
- Suhaag (1994) Also starring Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, Nagma
- Andaz Apna Apna (1994) Also starring Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor
- Rangeela (1995) Also starring Jackie Shroff, Urmila Matondkar
- Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995) Also starring Manisha Koirala
- Aatank Hi Aatank (1995) Also starring Rajnikanth, Juhi Chawla, Archana Joglekar
- Raja Hindustani (1996) Also starring Karisma Kapoor
- Rangeli (1997) Also starring Urmila Matondkar
- Ishq (1997) Also starring Ajay Devgan, Juhi Chawla, Kajol
- Ghulam (1998) Also starring Rani Mukherjee
- Sarfarosh (1999) Also starring Sonali Bendre
- Mann (1999) Also starring Manisha Koirala
- Earth (1999) Also starring Nandita Das, Maia Sethna, Rahul Khanna
- Mela (2000) Also starring Twinkle Khanna
- Lagaan (2001) Also starring Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
- Dil Chahta Hai (2001) Also starring Akshay Khanna, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, Dimple Kapadia
- The Rising - Mangal Pandey (2005) Also starring Amisha Patel, Rani Mukherjee
- Rang De Basanti (2006) Also starring Siddharth, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan
- Fanaa (2006) Also starring Kajol
- Taare Zameen Par (2007) Also starring Tanay Chheda
- Ghajini (2008) Also starring Asin
- 3 Idiots (2009) Also starring Kareena Kapoor
- Dhobi Ghat (2011) Also starring Prateik Babbar
- Talaash (2012) Also starring Rani Mukherjee
- Dhoom 3 (2013) Also starring Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff
- PK (2014) Also starring Anushka Sharma
- Dangal (2016) Also starring Sanya Malhotra
- Secret Superstar (2017) Also starring Zaira Wasim
