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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

Key
Template:Dagger Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Template:Tooltip
1973 Yaadon Ki Baaraat Young RatanTemplate:Ref Minor role [32]
1974 Madhosh Young RajTemplate:Ref Minor role [32]
1983 Paranoia Template:N/a Assistant director only; short film [33][34]
1984 Manzil Manzil Template:N/a Assistant director only [3]
Holi Template:Sort [33]
1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Raj Also assistant writer [35][36][37]
1989 Raakh Aamir [6][36][38]
Love Love Love Amit [39]
1990 Awwal Number Sunny [39]
Tum Mere Ho Shiva [39]
Dil Raja [36][40][41]
Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin Template:Sort [39]
Jawani Zindabad Template:Sort [39]
1991 Afsana Pyaar Ka Raj [42]
Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin Template:Sort [36][43]
1992 Isi Ka Naam Zindagi Chotu [44]
Daulat Ki Jung Template:Sort [45]
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Template:Sort [36][46]
1993 Pehla Nasha Himself Cameo appearance [47]
Parampara Template:Sort [48]
Damini Himself Cameo appearance [49]
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke Template:Sort Also screenwriter [50][36]
1994 Andaz Apna Apna Template:Sort [51][52]
1995 Baazi Template:Sort [53]
Aatank Hi Aatank Rohan [54]
Rangeela Munna [55]
Akele Hum Akele Tum Template:Sort [36]
1996 Raja Hindustani Template:Sort [8][36]
1997 Ishq Template:Sort [56]
1998 Ghulam Template:Sort [36][57]
1999 Sarfarosh Template:Sort [36][58]
Earth Template:Sort Canadian–Indian film [59]
Mann Template:Sort [60]
2000 Mela Template:Sort [61]
2001 Lagaan Bhuvan Also producer [12][11][36]
Dil Chahta Hai Template:Sort [36][62]
2004 Madness in the Desert Himself Documentary [63][64]
2005 Mangal Pandey: The Rising Template:Sort [36][65]
2006 Rang De Basanti Template:Sort / Chandra Shekhar AzadTemplate:Ref [36][66]
Fanaa Template:Sort [67]
2007 Taare Zameen Par Template:Sort Also director and producer [20][36][68][69]
2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Template:N/A Producer only [70][71]
Ghajini Template:Sort Also screenwriter [36][72][73]
2009 Luck by Chance Himself Cameo appearance [74]
3 Idiots Template:Sort / Phunsukh WangduTemplate:Ref [75][76]
2010 Peepli Live Template:N/A Producer only [77][78]
Dhobi Ghat Arun Also producer [79]
2011 Big in Bollywood Himself Documentary [80]
Delhi Belly Disco Fighter Special appearance in song "I Hate You (Like I Love You)" [81][82]
2012 Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Template:Sort Also producer [83]
2013 Bombay Talkies Himself Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies" [84]
Rubaru Roshni Himself Documentary [85]
Dhoom 3 Template:Sort / Samar KhanTemplate:Ref [86]
2014 PK PK [87][88]
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Pluto Mehra Voice [89]
2016 Dangal Mahavir Singh Phogat Also producer [90][91]
2017 Secret Superstar Template:Sort Also producer [92][93]
2018 Thugs of Hindostan Firangi Mallah [94]
2021 Koi Jaane Na Himself Special appearance in song "Har Funn Maula" [95]
2022 Laal Singh Chaddha Laal Singh Chaddha Also producer [96][97]
Salaam Venky Himself Cameo appearance [98]

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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