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{{short description|Indian actor and film producer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_place = [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Kashmir, India]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
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'''Aamir Bashir''' ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]: आमिर बशीर) is an Indian actor and film producer.

==Early Life & Education==
Bashir was born and raised in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Kashmir]], the son of the retired Chief Justice of [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court|Jammu High Court]]. He is a graduate of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[University of Delhi]].<ref name="life" />

== Career ==
His acting career began with a small role in the ''Bhanwar'' TV series, and several TV advertisements, which led to his film debut, ''[[Split Wide Open]]'' (1999) and the telefilm, ''Doordarshan Srinagar''. He appeared in the 2003 film ''[[Armaan (2003 film)|Armaan]]''.<ref name="film">{{Cite web|title='Alpaviram' fame Aamir Bashir to do film on Kashmir|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1658354|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208220421/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1658354|archive-date=8 February 2009|access-date=10 January 2009|website=MSN}}</ref> Acclaim came his way in 2008, with the thriller, ''[[A Wednesday]]'', where he played the role of a police inspector; the film also won him a [[Star Screen Awards|Screen Awards]] nomination for [[Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2085856/awards Awards] [[IMDb]].</ref><ref>[http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/02bashir.htm Meet the cop in A Wednesday] [[Rediff.com]], 2 September 2008.</ref>

Bashir was set to play Shahrukh Khan's younger brother in the film ''[[My Name is Khan]]'', but was denied a visa to the United States in December 2008, where the film was being shot.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maniar|first=Parag|date=23 December 2008|title=Aamir Bashir denied US visa|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008122320081223022038533f1bbed4b|url-status=dead|access-date=21 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307174151/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008122320081223022038533f1bbed4b|archive-date=7 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was eventually replaced by [[Jimmy Sheirgill]] as Khan's younger brother.
<ref name=bonding>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-06/news-interviews/28021127_1_lip-sync-songs-music-shah-rukh-khan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811062703/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-06/news-interviews/28021127_1_lip-sync-songs-music-shah-rukh-khan |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=Karan's bonding with SRK & Kajol|last=Jha|first=Subhas K.|date=6 February 2009|access-date=21 August 2009|work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India}}</ref>

In 2010, Bashir's directorial debut ''Harud'' premiered at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]]. The film stars [[Reza Naji]] and Shahnawaz Bhat and takes place in [[Kashmir]].<ref name="life">[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/06/stories/2008090653980700.htm Life after ‘A Wednesday’] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208193416/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/06/stories/2008090653980700.htm|date=8 February 2009}} [[The Hindu]], 6 September 2008.</ref><ref name=film/><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Indian-films-crossover-to-Toronto/Article1-598182.aspx Indian films crossover to Toronto] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914204556/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Indian-films-crossover-to-Toronto/Article1-598182.aspx |date=14 September 2010 }}</ref> It won the National Award for the Best Urdu Feature Film at the [[60th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 May 2013|title=Harud bags best Urdu film national award|url=http://kashmirdispatch.com/2013/05/03/harud-bags-best-urdu-film-national-award/111647/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=kashmirdispatch.com}}</ref>

He had a recurring role in Netflix's first Indian Original series - [[Sacred Games (TV series)|''Sacred Games''.]] In 2019 he reprised his role in the second season of ''Sacred Games,'' and appeared in another Amazon Prime series, ''Inside Edge.''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Farzeen|first=Sana|date=11 December 2019|title=Aamir Bashir on Inside Edge 2's Bhaisaab: Was excited to play an older character|work=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/aamir-bashir-inside-edge-2-bhaisahab-character-digital-space-television-films-6161252/|access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> Later that year he joined the cast of Mira Nair's ''A Suitable Boy.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-13|title=Aamir Bashir joins the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/aamir-bashir-joins-the-cast-of-mira-nairs-a-suitable-boy/22255194|access-date=2020-08-13|website=mid-day|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Actor===
* ''[[Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare]]'' (2020) - Amit
*''[[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge Season 2]]'' (2019) - Bhaisahab/Yashvardhan Patil
*''[[Laal Kaptaan]]'' (2019) - Adham Khan
*''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' (2018) - Majid Khan
*''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]'' (2017) - Bhupi
*''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]'' (2014) - Liyaqat Lone
*''Future To Bright Hai Ji'' (2012) - Ajay Kumar
*''[[Peepli Live]]'' (2010) - Vivek
*''[[Raat Gayi Baat Gayi]]'' (2009) - Prasad
*''[[A Wednesday]]'' (2008) - Jai Pratap Singh - PI
*''[[The Great Indian Butterfly]]'' (2007) - Krish
*''[[Frozen (2007 film)|Frozen]]'' (2007) - Commanding Officer
*''[[Pyaar Ke Side Effects]]'' (2006) - Kapil Sharma
* ''[[Rishtey (TV series)|Rishtey]]'' (TV series) "[[List of Rishtey episodes (Season 1)|Sirf Tum" Season 1]]
* ''[[Isse Kehte Hai Golmaal Ghar]]'' (TV Series) 2004
*''[[Armaan (2003 film)|Armaan]]'' (2003) - Dr. Sanjay
* ''[[Sarhadein]]'' (TV series) (2002)
* ''Clever and Lonely'' (2002) - Aditya
*''[[Split Wide Open]]'' (1999) - The Husband
*''[[Alpviram]]'' (TV series) (1998)
*''[[Antaral]]'' (TV series) (2000)
*''[[A Suitable Boy (TV series)|A Suitable Boy]] (2020) Netflix series''

===Director===
*''[[Harud]]'' (2010)

==Awards==
* [[60th National Film Awards|2012]]: [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Urdu|Best Feature Film in Urdu]]: ''Harud''<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

==Notes==

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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Aamir Bashir}}
*{{IMDb name|2085856}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023005216/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-03/news-interviews/27943429_1_jackie-chan-aamir-bashir-naseeruddin-shah "Why Aamir Bashir was taken aback"] - ''[[The Times of India]]''

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