Aamir Hussain Khan (/ ɑːmir xɑːn /; Devanagari: आमिर ख़ान, Urdu alphabet: عامر حسین خان), born March 14, 1965, in Mumbai, India, is a prominent Bollywood film actor.

Family Background

Aamir was born into a film-industry clan. 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. He is the brother of Faisal Khan, with whom he acted in the 2000 film Mela. He is the cousin of Tariq of the Yaadon Ki Baraat and Hum Kisise Kum Nahin fame.

Career

Aamir began his career as a child actor in the films Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), Madhosh (1974) and Holi (1984).

In 1988 he gained stardom in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was his first leading role. He followed this with many other films in the 1990s which either did well at the box office or flopped. After his debut his most successful films included Dil (1990), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992), Rangeela (1995) and Raja Hindustani (1996).

He acted as well as wrote the screenplay for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993). He has also done playback singing for himself in Ghulam (1998). He appeared in Deepa Mehta's film Earth as the "Ice Candy Man".

Aamir is known for his efforts to create believable characters, rather than just playing himself in film after film. He will go to great lengths to give a convincing portrayal -- including, it is said, drinking heavily in order to play a drunken scene in Raja Hindustani (1996), even though he doesn't drink in real life.

In 2001 he turned to producing and his first production was the period epic Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India in which he also starred. This film was one of the biggest hits of 2001 and was nominated for many awards including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

After a 3-year hiatus he returned in another historical epic Mangal Pandey: The Rising which also did well but was not as successful as Lagaan.

His next release Rang De Basanti (2006) was one of the highest grossing films of 2006 and has also been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

Family life

Aamir went directly into films from college and made his first big hit film, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak playing a college boy. Publicists tried to position him as a teen idol, every college girl's dream. In order to do so, they buried all evidence of his 1988 marriage to Reena Dutta, who (though not a professional actress and already married to him at that time) made a brief appearance in a song sequence in his first film. It was big news when the marriage was first revealed.

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 Aaira) 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. They divorced in 2002.

On December 28, 2005, Aamir married again, to Kiran Rao, who had been an assistant to director Ashutosh Gowariker during the filming of Lagaan. [1]

Aamir Khan is being touted to play the good cop in Dhoom 3. [2]

Activism

Aamir has publicly expressed support for two major people's struggles in the country: the Narmada Bachao Andolan and the struggle for justice in Bhopal. He interacted with protestors at a dharna in Delhi, and appealed to the Government of India to give justice to the people. Aamir's support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan led the BJP,and the state unit of Indian National Congress, two political parties of the state of Gujarat, to prevent his film Fanaa from being screened in Gujarat.

He has also been under fire from social and environmental activists because of his endorsement of Coca-Cola, known for depleting and polluting water-sources around its bottling plants in India. Particularly, Youth for Social Change, comprising of college students in Chennai, has appealed to him to stop endorsing Coca-Cola. Aamir has refused to terminate his contract with Coke but promised to take up the issue with the cola giant.

Trivia

• Aamir is also known for working on only one film at a time, unusual in the Bollywood film industry.

• He accepts only National Film Awards and refuses to show up at any other of the many movie award ceremonies.
• He wants to see a finished script before he signs on any film.
• He was initially reluctant to do the role of DJ in Rang De Basanti. He was afraid that he would not be able to speak with a convincing Punjabi accent; he also worried that he was older than character he was supposed to play. The accent coach who worked on Alice Patten's Hindi worked with Khan on his Punjabi.

Awards and nominations

Academy Award

2002: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001.

IIFA Awards

2002: Popular Award, Best Actor win for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India and Best Actor nomination for Dil Chahta Hai

Filmfare Awards

1988: Best Debut win for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

1988: Best Actor nomination for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

1989: Best Actor nomination for Raakh

1990: Best Actor nomination for Dil

1991: Best Actor nomination for Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

1992: Best Actor nomination for Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

1993: Best Actor nomination for Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke >

1994: Best Actor nomination for Andaz Apna Apna

1995: Best Actor nomination for Akele Hum Akele Tum

1996: Best Actor win for Raja Hindustani

1998: Best Actor nomination for Ghulam

1998: Best Male Playback Singer nomination for the song "Aati Kya Khandaala" in Ghulam

1999: Best Actor nomination for Sarfarosh

2001: Best Actor win for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001: Best Actor nomination for Dil Chahta Hai

2005: Best Actor nomination for Mangal Pandey: The Rising

Aamir Khan has been nominated for 14 Best Actor awards for his starring roles in 29 films (excluding 2006).

National Film Awards

2002: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment win for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, shared with Ashutosh Gowariker

Star Screen Awards

1997: Best Actor win for Raja Hindustani

2002: Best Actor win for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India]

2005: Best Actor nomination for Mangal Pandey: The Rising

Zee Cine Awards

2000: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male win for Sarfarosh

2002: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male win for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India and Best Actor nomination for Dil Chahta Hai

Filmography

External links

• Aamir Khan at the Internet Movie Database
• Aamir Khan Profile, Filmography, Picture Gallery and more on MovieTalkies.comde:Aamir Khan

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