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Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan , born
March 14, 1965, in Mumbai, India, is a prominent Bollywood film actor. He rose
to stardom with the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988).
Career
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 Barat
and Hum Kisise Kum Nahin fame.
Aamir began his career as a child actor in the film Yaadon Ki Baraat
(1973), when he was eight years old. He then appeared in small roles in 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).
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.
Aamir is also known for working on only one film at a time, unusual in
the Bollywood film industry, because he wants to give his best to each film.
In 2001 he turned to producing and his first production was Lagaan: Once Upon a
Time in India which he also starred in. 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.
Aamir's latest movies
Aamir Khan in Mangal Pandey - Mangal Pandey: The Rising(2005)Aamir
first release after a three-year gap was the 2005 historical film The Rising
which was to be made in both, English and Hindi, but was later completed only in
Hindi. He played the role of Mangal Pandey, a sepoy in the army of the British
East India Company and a leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (which the
British called the Indian Mutiny). The movie released on August 12, 2005. The
film did fairly well at the box office, but did not match the success of Lagaan.
Rang De Basanti, released in January 2006, a contemporary patriotic tale. The
movie has broken box office records in many cities in India and has done well
outside India. It has also been nominated in foreign film category for the
Golden Globe Awards. It is one of few Indian films which reflects the core
problems of Indian society and show the way to liberation for new Indian
generations. The film's message is for the new generation to fight for their
rights and to fight corruption.
His latest movie, released on May 26, 2006, was Fanaa, co-starring Kajol, who is
breaking a 5 year self-imposed sabbatical from the movies. Despite bans by
Gujarat on Fanaa due to controversy (see below), the film was superhit-blockbuster
which broke all earlier box office records and gained an all time high of 47
crore rupees worldwide (32 crore in India alone) in the first week alone.
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. It was a big surprise to the film-going public when Aamir Khan
divorced Reena in 2003. Aamir was linked romantically to Kiran
Rao, an assistant to director Ashutosh Gowariker for the film Lagaan. The two
wed on December 28, 2005.
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
Was offered Sanjay Dutt's role in Saajan but turned it down.
Was offered Shahrukh Khan's role in Darr but turned it down.
Accepts only National Film Awards; refuses to show up at any other of the many
movie award ceremonies.
He is one of the two actors who were asked to portray the lead in Baazigar
(1993) which was taken by Shahrukh Khan. The actor who was asked before these
two was Akshay Kumar who turned it down.
Reluctant to do the role of DJ in Rang De Basanti. He felt nervous about the
Punjabi accent and the age of the character. In the end, the accent coach who
worked on Alice Patton's Hindi worked with Aamir Khan on his
Punjabi.
Academy Award
2002: nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001.
IIFA Awards
2002: Popular Award, Best Actor win for the role of Bhuvan in Lagaan: Once Upon
a Time in India and Popular Award, Best Actor nomination for the role of Akash
Malhotra in Dil Chahta Hai
Filmfare Awards
1988: Best Debut win for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1988: Best Actor nomination for the role of Raja in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1989: Best Actor nomination for the role of Amir Hussein in Raakh
1990: Best Actor nomination for the role of Raja in Dil
1991: Best Actor nomination for the role of Raghu Jaitley in Dil Hai Kai Manta
Nahin
1992: Best Actor nomination for the role of Sanjay Lal Verma a.k.a Sanju in Jo
Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
1993: Best Actor nomination for the role of Rahul Malhotra in Hum Hain Rahi
Pyaar Ke
1994: Best Actor nomination for the role of Amar in Andaz Apna Apna
1995: Best Actor nomination for the role of Rohit Kumar in Akele Hum Akele Tum
1996: Best Actor win for the role of Raja Hindustani in Raja Hindustani
1998: Best Actor nomination for the role of Sidharth in Ghulam
1998: Best Male Playback Singer nomination for the song "Aati kya khandala... "
in Ghulam
1999: Best Actor nomination for the role of ACP Ajay Singh Rathod in Sarfarosh
2001: Best Actor win for the role of Bhuvan in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2001: Best Actor nomination for the role of Akash Malhotra in Dil Chahta Hai
2002: "Win Best Star of the year Award"
2005: Best Actor nomination for the role of Mangal Pandey in 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: "Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment" win for Lagaan: Once
Upon a Time in India shared with Ashutosh Gowariker
1997: "Best Actor Award" win Raja Hindustani for Raja Hindustani
2000; "Best Actor Popular Award" win ACP Ajay Singh Rathoud for Sarfarosh
Star Screen Awards
1997: Best Actor win for the role of Raja Hindustani in Raja Hindustani
2002: Best Actor nomination for the role of Bhuvan in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time
in India and Best Actor nomination for the role of Akash Malhotra in Dil Chahta
Hai
Zee Cine Awards
2000: Popular Award, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male win for the role of ACP
Ajay Singh Rathod in Sarfarosh
2002: Popular Award, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male win for the role of Bhuvan
in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India and Popular Award, Best Actor nomination
for the role of Akash Malhotra in Dil Chahta Hai
***Amir Khan****
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