Aamir Khan is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality. Khan first appeared on screen at the age of eight in a minor role in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).[1] In 1983, he acted in and worked as an assistant director on Paranoia, a short film directed by Aditya Bhattacharya,[2] following which he assisted Hussain on two of his directorial venturesTemplate:MdashManzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985).[2][3] As an adult, Khan's first acting project was a brief role in the 1984 experimental social drama Holi.[4]
Khan's first leading role came opposite Juhi Chawla in the highly successful tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988).[5] His performance in the film and in the thriller Raakh (1989) earned him a National Film Award – Special Mention.[6] He went on to establish himself with roles in several lucrative films of the 1990s, including the romantic drama Dil (1990), the comedy-drama Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), and the romance Raja Hindustani (1996).[7][8] He also played against type in the Deepa Mehta-directed Canadian-Indian co-production Earth (1998).[9] In 1999, Khan launched a production company, Aamir Khan Productions,[10] whose first release Lagaan (2001) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[11] and earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film.[12][13] Also in 2001, he starred alongside Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna in the acclaimed coming-of-age drama Dil Chahta Hai.[14] Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai are cited in the media as defining films of Hindi cinema.[15][16] After a four-year hiatus, Khan portrayed the eponymous lead in Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), a period film that underperformed at the box office,[17] after which he played leading roles in two top-grossing films of 2006Template:MdashFanaa and Rang De Basanti.[18]
Khan made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par in 2007, a drama on dyslexia starring Darsheel Safary, in which Khan also played a supporting role.[19] The film proved to be a critical and commercial success,[10] winning him the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare.[20][21] Khan played a man with anterograde amnesia in the 2008 thriller Ghajini,[22][23] after which he portrayed an engineering student in the comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009),[24] and a reclusive artist in the drama Dhobi Ghat (2010), which he also produced.[25] Further success came when he played the antagonist of the adventure film Dhoom 3 (2013) and starred as the titular alien in the Template:INRConvert-grossing satire PK (2014).[26][27][28] In 2016, Khan played the father of two young female wrestlers in the sports biopic Dangal, which earned over Template:INRConvert worldwide.[29] Five of Khan's filmsTemplate:MdashGhajini, 3 Idiots, Dhoom 3, PK, and DangalTemplate:Mdash have held records for being the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.[30][29] In addition to acting in films, Khan has developed and featured as the host of the television talk show Satyamev Jayate (2012–14).[31]
Film
| Template:Dagger | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Creator(s) | Episode(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satyamev Jayate | 2012–14 | Host | Himself | Season 1, Season 2 & Season 3 | [31] | |
| C.I.D. | 2012 | Template:Sort | Template:Sort | "Red Suitcase Murders" | [99] | |
| Toofan Alaya | 2017– | Guest | Himself | Season 1, Season 2 | [100][101][102][103] | |
| Rubaru Roshni | 2019 | Narrator | Template:Sort | Documentary | Also Producer | [104] |
Music video appearances
| Title | Year | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Jab Bhi Chum Leta Hoon" | 2003 | Roop Kumar Rathod | Ashok Mehra | Pyar Ka Jashn | [105] |
| "Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" | 2010 | Various | Template:Mdash | Template:Mdash | [106] |
See also
Footnotes
Template:NoteThe exchange rate in 1996 was 35.49 Indian rupees (Template:INR) per 1 US dollar (US$).[107]
Template:NoteKhan played the younger version of Tariq Khan's character in the film.[32]
Template:NoteKhan played the younger version of Mahendra Sandhu's character in the film.[32]
Template:NoteKhan played a character who portrays Chandrashekar Azad in a documentary featured in the film.[108]
Template:NoteKhan played a character who impersonates another man in the film.[109]
Template:NoteKhan performed dual roles in the film.[110]
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