Amir Khans full name is Amir Hussain Khan who was born March 14,1965. Aamir Khan’s father, Tahir Hussain was a producer of Hindi films and Nasir Hussain, his uncle, was a renowned film producer, actor, and director. Amir's family came from Herat in Afghanistan.
Mr. Khan is a second cousin to Dr Najma Heptulla, previous Chairperson of Rajya Sabha. He is also an inheritor of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the well-known academic and freedom fighter.
Aamir Khan has been married two times. He first married Reena Dutta who played a small role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1986. He has two kids from his first marriage, a daughter, Ira and a son, Junaid. The couple divorced in the end of 2002. In 2005, he tied the knot with Kiran Rao who was the assistant director of the film Lagaan.
Aamir Khan Star Carrier as an actor when he was a child and acted in the film Yaadon Ki Baaraat in 1973. The film was directed and produced by his uncle Nasir Hussain and is one of the most popular films of the 1970s. in 1974, he also acted in Madhosh. After a period of 10 years, Aamir made his debut as a professional actor in the film Holi directed by Ketan Mehta. The film released in 1984. However, the character of Aamir Khan in this film not get that much popularity.
Aamir experienced his first success when he acted in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988. The director of this film was Mansoor Khan, who is his cousin and son of Nasir Hussain. He played the male lead role in this film which won him the first National Film Award (Special Jury Award). Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was a blockbuster during that time which helped Aamir start his career as a promising actor in Hindi films. After that Raakh was released which also had Aamir in the lead role. This film also became popular but not like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. Aamir won the National Film Award (Special Jury Award) for his admirable performance in this film. For his appearance, he is often dubbed as the “Chocolate Hero” of Indian cinema.
His other achievements include Andaz Apna Apna in which he acted with Salman Khan, another superstar of Bollywood. When the film released, the critics didn't give it a positive review. However, with the passage of time, the movie has achieved the position of a cult movie.
Aamir Khan took a four-year gap from acting after Lagaan in 2001. He acted in Rang De Basanti (2006) for which he received a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
In 2007, Amir directed his first film Taare Zameen Par and this film won him the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Next year, Ghajini was released and it was the top grosser in 2008. The comedy film 3 Idiots in 2009 was a very successful film in his career, which was the top revenue earning Hindi film in history. Other Popular films are Ishq (1997) with Ajay Devgan, Juhi Chawla, and Kajol, Ghulam (1998), in which film he sung as a playback singer, Sarfarosh (1999), Dil Chahta Hai (2000) with Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, and Preity Zinta, and Fanaa (2006) with Kajol.
Aamir Khan as a producer
Aamir Khan produced the following films:
- Lagaan in 2001
- Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na in 2008
- Taare Zameen Par in 2007
- Dhobi Ghat in 2011
- Peepli Live in 2010
- Delhi Belly in 2011
- Talaash in 2012
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