D O B October 23,1968
Languages Hindi, Punjabi
Place of Birth Mumbai
Known For Actor, Singer, Director, Producer
Married N/A

Biography Aamir Khan born Aamir Hussain Khan on March is an Indian film actor director and producer Khan has worked in a number of critically and commercially successful films and has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema He is also the founder-owner of Aamir Khan Productions Starting his career as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat Khan began his professional career eleven years later with the film Holi He had his first commercial success with his cousin Mansoor Khan's film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak for which he won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award After seven previous nominations during the s and s Khan received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in the major grosser Raja Hindustani In he made his debut as a film producer with the Academy Award-nominated Lagaan Khan played the lead role in the film and earned his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance Following a four-year break from acting Khan made his comeback with Ketan Mehta's Mangal Pandey The Rising and later won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for his role in Rang De Basanti In he made More his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par Like Stars on Earth for which he received a Filmfare Best Director Award This was followed by Ghajini which became the highest grossing film of that year and Idiots which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time unadjusted for inflation In the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian Cinema Khan was born in Bandra's Holy Family Hospital Mumbai India to a Muslim Pathan family that has been actively involved in the Indian motion picture industry for several decades His father Tahir Hussain was a film producer while his uncle Nasir Hussain was a film producer as well as a director and a actor He is a descendant of the Muslim scholar and politician Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and a second cousin to former Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Dr Najma Heptullah Khan began his film career as a child actor in a home production made by Nasir Hussain titled Yaadon Ki Baraat and Madhosh Eleven years later he made his adult acting debut in a role that went quite unnoticed in Ketan Mehta's Holi Khan's first notable leading role came in in the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was directed by his cousin and Nasir Hussain's son Mansoor Khan This film was a breakthrough commercial success effectively launching Khan's career as a leading actor Having the typical 'chocolate hero' looks he was publicised as a teen idol He also starred in critically acclaimed film Raakh for which Khan got his first National Award for Special Jury Award After that he went on to appear in several other films in the late ' s and early ' s Dil which became the highest grossing film of the year Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke for which he also wrote the screenplay and Rangeela Most of these films were successful critically and commercially Other successes include Andaz Apna Apna co-starring Salman Khan At the time of its release the movie was reviewed unfavorably by critics but over the years has gained a cult status Khan continued to act in just one or two films a year an unusual trait for a mainstream Hindi cinema actor His only release in was the Dharmesh Darshan directed commercial blockbuster Raja Hindustani in which he was paired opposite Karisma Kapoor The film earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award after seven previous nominations and went on to become the biggest hit of the year as well as the third highest grossing Indian film of the s Khan's career had seemed to hit a plateau at this point of time and most of the films to follow for the next few years were only partially successful In he co-starred with Ajay Devgan and was paired opposite Juhi Chawla in the film Ishq which performed well at the box office In Khan appeared in the moderately successful Ghulam for which he also did playback singing John Mathew Matthan's Sarfarosh Khan's first release in was also moderately successful gaining an above average box office verdict The film was highly appreciated amongst the critics and Khan's role as a dedicated honest and uncorrupted cop engaged in fighting border terrorism was well received as was his role in Deepa Mehta's art house film Earth His first release for the new millennium Mela in which he acted alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan was both a box-office and critical bomb In he appeared in Lagaan The film was a major critical and commercial success and received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the th Academy Awards Additionally the film gathered critical acclaim at several international film festivals in addition to winning numerous Indian awards including the National Film Awards Khan himself won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award The film continues to be one of the most popular Hindi films in the west The success of Lagaan was followed by Dil Chahta Hai later that year in which Khan co-starred with Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan with Preity Zinta playing his love interest The film was written and directed by the then newcomer Farhan Akhtar According to critics the film broke new grounds by showing Indian urban youth as they really are today The characters depicted were modern suave and cosmopolitan The film did moderately well and was a success mostly in urban cities Khan then took a four year break citing personal problems and returned in with Ketan Mehta's Mangal Pandey The Rising playing the title role of a real-life sepoy and a martyr who helped spark the Indian Rebellion of or the 'First War of Indian Independence' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's award-winning Rang De Basanti was Khan's first release in His role was critically acclaimed earning him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and various nominations for Best Actor The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars Although the film was not shortlisted as a nominee it received a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the BAFTA Awards in England Khan's work in his next movie Fanaa was also appreciated and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing Indian films of His film Taare Zameen Par Like Stars on Earth was also produced by him and marked his directorial debut The film which was the second offering from Aamir Khan Productions starred Khan in a supporting role as a teacher who befriends and helps a dyslexic child It opened to excellent responses from critics and audiences alike Khan's performance was well-received although he was particularly applauded for his directing In Khan appeared in the movie Ghajini The film was a major commercial success and became the highest grossing Bollywood movie of that year For his performance in the film Khan received several Best Actor nominations at various award ceremonies as well as his fifteenth Filmfare Best Actor nomination In Khan appeared in the commercially and critically acclaimed film Idiots as Ranchodas Chanchad was well appreciated The film became one of Bollywood's highest grossing films and won multiple Filmfare awards including Best Picture was released in starring Khan as the lead actor The film was selected as India's official entry to the th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category It was eventually chosen and nominated in that category but lost to No Man's Land The film won numerous awards at several Indian award functions such as Filmfare and IIFA and won the National Film Award for Most Popular Film an award shared between Khan and the film's director Ashutosh Gowarikar Khan later commented on the loss of Lagaan at the Oscars Certainly we were disappointed But the thing that really kept us in our spirits was that the entire country was behind us In he produced the drama Taare Zameen Par Like Stars on Earth which marked his directorial debut Khan also played a supporting role in the film sharing the screen with the debut of child actor Darsheel Safary The film was initially conceived of and developed by the husband and wife team Amole Gupte and Deepa Bhatia It was a story of a young child who suffers in school until a teacher identifies him as dyslexic The movie was critically acclaimed as well as a box office success Taare Zameen Par won the Filmfare Best Movie Award as well as a number of other Filmfare and Star Screen Awards Khan's work won him two awards at the Filmfare the Best Movie and the Best Director awards which established his status as a competent filmmaker in Bollywood In Khan launched his nephew Imran Khan's debut in the film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na under his production house The film was a big hit in India and eventually earned Khan another nomination for Best Movie at the Filmfare During the years of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Khan married Reena Dutta They had two children a son named Junaid and a daughter Ira Reena was involved briefly in Khan's career when she worked as a producer for Lagaan In December Khan filed for divorce ending the -year marriage with Reena taking the custody of both their children On December he married Kiran Rao who had been an assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker during the filming of Lagaan Though nominated many times Khan does not attend any Indian film award ceremony as he feels Indian film awards lack credibility In Khan was invited to have a wax imitation of himself put on display at Madame Tussauds in London However Khan declined stating that It's not important to me people will see my films if they want to Also I cannot deal with so many things I have bandwidth only for that much In Khan lost a custody battle for his younger brother Faisal to their father Tahir Hussain His father passed away on February In a interview Khan states that he tends to take an independent approach to the world of filmmaking noting that he does not do different things I try to do it in a different manner I think every person should follow his her dream and try and make it possible to create an ability to achieve it backed by its practicality He has also indicated that he is more interested in the process of filmmaking than in the end result For me the process is more important more joyful I would like to have my entire concentration on the process right from the first step When asked about his role model he stated that Gandhiji is one person who inspires me