Aamir Bashir (Hindi: आमिर बशीर) is an Indian actor and film producer.
Early Life & Education
Bashir was born and raised in Kashmir, the son of the retired Chief Justice of Jammu High Court. He is a graduate of St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.[1]
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.[2] 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 Screen Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[3][4]
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.[5] He was eventually replaced by Jimmy Sheirgill as Khan's younger brother. [6]
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.[1][2][7] It won the National Award for the Best Urdu Feature Film at the 60th National Film Awards.[8]
He had a recurring role in Netflix's first Indian Original 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.[9] Later that year he joined the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy.[10]
Filmography
Actor
- Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (2020) - Amit
- Inside Edge Season 2 (2019) - Bhaisahab/Yashvardhan Patil
- Laal Kaptaan (2019) - Adham Khan
- Sacred Games (2018) - Majid Khan
- Gurgaon (2017) - Bhupi
- 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) - Commanding Officer
- Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006) - Kapil Sharma
- Rishtey (TV series) "Sirf Tum" Season 1
- Isse Kehte Hai Golmaal Ghar (TV Series) 2004
- 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 (2020) Netflix series
Director
- Harud (2010)
Awards
- 2012: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Urdu: Harud[11]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Life after ‘A Wednesday’ Template:Webarchive The Hindu, 6 September 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Alpaviram' fame Aamir Bashir to do film on Kashmir. MSN. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ↑ Awards IMDb.
- ↑ Meet the cop in A Wednesday Rediff.com, 2 September 2008.
- ↑ Aamir Bashir denied US visa. Mumbai Mirror(23 December 2008). Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ↑ Karan's bonding with SRK & Kajol. The Times of India(6 February 2009). Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ↑ Indian films crossover to Toronto Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Harud bags best Urdu film national award. kashmirdispatch.com(3 May 2013). Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ↑ Aamir Bashir on Inside Edge 2's Bhaisaab: Was excited to play an older character. Indian Express(11 December 2019). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ Aamir Bashir joins the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy. mid-day(2019-12-13). Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ↑ Template:Cite press release