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Aamir Khan
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| Aamir Khan आमिर हुसेन ख़ान |
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| Born | March 14, 1965 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Film Producer & Director |
| Years active | 1973-1974, 1984, 1988-2001, 2005 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Kiran Rao (2005 - present) Reena Dutta (1986 - 2002) |
| Children | Junaid Khan Aira Khan |
Aamir Hussain Khan (/ɑːmɪr xɑːn/; Hindi: आमिर हुसेन ख़ान, Pashto: عامر حسین خان) (born March 14, 1965) in Mumbai, India, is a highly acclaimed and a prominent National Film Award-winning Indian film actor, producer and director.[1][2]
Appearing as a child actor in Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Khan's career started eleven years later with the film, Holi (1984). He received his first commercial success with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance in the film. After eight previous nominations during the 1980s and 1990s, he received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Raja Hindustani (1996), his biggest commercial success so far. He won acclaim for his role in the Academy Award nominated Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) and received his second Best Actor award at the Filmfare ceremony as well as numerous other awards. Taking a four year break from acting, Aamir made his comeback with Ketan Mehta's The Rising (2005).
Being a part of several commercially successful movies and delivering highly acclaimed performances, he has established himself as one of the top and most successful leading actors of Hindi cinema.[3][4]
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Aamir Khan was born in Mumbai into a Muslim family that has been actively involved in the Indian film-industry. His roots are connected to the ethnic Pashtuns from Afghanistan due to him being a descendant of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.[5] His father Tahir Hussain is a producer; his uncle Nasir Hussain was a director. He has acted in a few films directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. His brother Faisal Khan is an actor, and they have co-starred in the 2000 film Mela. His cousin Tariq was an actor in the 1970s who notably appeared in Yaadon Ki Baraat and Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin.
Aamir began his career as a child actor in films like Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) and Madhosh (1974). After eleven years, he made his adult acting debut playing a supporting role in Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984).
In 1988 he got his first leading role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was a huge success and launched his career.[6] After that, he went on to appear in many other films in the early 1990s, which did poorly at the box office.[7] However he had success with Dil (1990), which became the highest grossing film of the year[8], Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) and Rangeela (1995), which entered in the top five highest grossing films.[9]. Aamir also co-wrote the screenplay for Mahesh Bhatt's Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993), in which he also acted.
Khan's first and only release in 1996 was Dharmesh Darshan's blockbuster Raja Hindustani opposite Karisma Kapoor. The film earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award after eight previous nominations during the 1980s and 1990s and went on to become one of the highest grossing films of its decade.[10]
This was followed by the semi-hit Ishq (1997), which became the fourth highest grossing film of that year[11] and the moderately successful Ghulam (1998), for which he also did playback singing. John Mathew Matthan's moderately successful Sarfarosh (1999)[12] was Khan's first release in 1999. His role as a dedicated cop fighting border terrorism won him critical acclaim. His negative role in Deepa Mehta's offbeat film Earth (1999) also won him acclaim. His first release for the new millennium was the box-office failure Mela where he acted alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan.
In 2001 he produced and starred in the Academy Award nominated Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. The film became the third highest grossing film of that year[13] and gave him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. His second release, the moderately successful Dil Chahta Hai (2001) also entered in the top five highest grossing films of 2001[14] and earned him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony.
For the next three years, Khan had no releases, as he put in a lot of time preparing for the role of the real-life martyr Mangal Pandey in his comeback film, The Rising (2005) Although the film was not as successful as Lagaan, it managed to do moderately well, becoming the third highest grossing film of that year.[15]
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's critically acclaimed Rang De Basanti was Aamir's first release in 2006. His role was well acclaimed,[16] earning him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and various nominations for Best Actor including the Filmfare Awards. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year[17] and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars Although the film was not shortlisted as a nominee, it won a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the BAFTA Awards in England. His performance in his next release, Fanaa (2006) was also acclaimed[18] and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of 2006.[19]
His upcoming film, Taare Zameen Par, which releases on December 21, 2007, is produced and directed by him.
Khan had received an offer from Madame Tussauds to have a wax statue of himself installed but he declined.[20] In an interview he said, "It's not important to me. I have been approached but I am not interested. People will see my films if they want to. Also, I can't deal with so many things, I have bandwidth only for that much. So things that don't interest me, I just let them pass. Each one has their own priorities on what interests them."[21]
He fell in love with Reena Dutta. As Muslims, his parents did not approve of her. As soon as he turned 21, he proposed to her. She accepted and their marriage stayed a secret for a while.
Reena Dutta made a brief appearance in a song sequence in Khan's first film, though not a professional actress and already married to him at that time. It was big news when the marriage was first revealed. Reena Dutta maintained a very low profile and continued her job working in a travel agency.
However, Aamir's popularity survived the revelation, and his marriage to Reena seemed to have survived too. They had two children (son Junaid and daughter Aira) and led a quiet, publicity-shunning family life. Reena was even involved, briefly, in Aamir's career when she worked as a producer for Lagaan. Then in December 2002, Aamir filed for divorce ending the tumultous 15-year marriage. Reena took custody of the children. On December 28, 2005, Aamir married again, to Kiran Rao, who had been an assistant to director Ashutosh Gowariker during the filming of Lagaan.[22] Recently, his brother Faisal publicly accused him of mistreating him and forcing him to take medication. Faisal has been said to be mentally unstable, however. On 31 October, 2007, courts granted temporary custody of Faisal to their father, Tahir Hussain. Aamir Khan's family came out in a public statement supporting him on all counts in this matter. The statement was also signed by his former wife and mother of his children, Reena Datta. [23]
Aamir rarely attends award functions as he does not believe in the authencity of the selection and winning process, he made an exception when he attended the Oscars when his film Lagaan was nominated.
| Year | Film | Song | Other notes |
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| 1995 | Akele Hum Akele Tum | Aisa Zakhm Diya Hai | Voice over |
| 1998 | Ghulam | Aati Kya Khandala | Singer |
| 1999 | Sarfarosh | Is Deewane Ladke Ko | Singer |
| Mann | Tumhare Bagair Jeena | Voice over | |
| 2000 | Mela | Dekho 2000 Zamana Aa Gaya | Singer |
| 2005 | The Rising | Holi Re | Singer |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | Lalkaar | Voice over |
| Fanaa | Mere Haath Mein | Voice over | |
| 2007 | Taare Zameen Par | Bum Bum Bole | Voice over |
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| Awards | ||
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| Filmfare Awards | ||
| Preceded by TBD |
Best Male Debut for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1989 |
Succeeded by Salman Khan for Maine Pyar Kiya |
| Preceded by Shahrukh Khan for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge |
Best Actor for Raja Hindustani 1997 |
Succeeded by Shahrukh Khan for Dil To Pagal Hai |
| Preceded by Hrithik Roshan for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2002 |
Succeeded by Shahrukh Khan for Devdas |
| Preceded by Amitabh Bachchan for Black |
Best Actor (Critics) for Rang De Basanti 2007 |
Succeeded by TBD |
| National Film Awards | ||
| Preceded by TBD |
Special Jury Award for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak & Raakh and Ashok Ahuja for Vasundhara 1989 |
Succeeded by Mohanlal for Kireedam and Anupam Kher for Daddy |