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Aamir Khan |
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Aamir was born
into a film-industry clan and is descended from Maulana
Abdul Kalam Azad.[1] 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 actor Faisal Khan, with whom he acted in the 2000
film Mela. His cousin Tariq was an actor in the 1970s who
notably appeared in Yaadon Ki Baraat and Hum Kisi Se Kum
Nahin.
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Aamir Khan Biography |
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Aamir began
his career as a child actor in the films Yaadon Ki Baraat
(1973) and Madhosh (1974). He made his adult film debut in
Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984).
In 1988 he got his first leading role in Qayamat Se
Qayamat Tak which was a huge success and launched his
career.[1]. He went onto appear in many other films in the
1990s, which had mixed success at the box office. However
he has had many box office hits to his credit. His most
successful films in 1990s included Dil (1990), Jo Jeeta
Wohi Sikander (1992), Rangeela (1995) and Raja Hindustani
(1996). [2]He also acted as well as wrote the screenplay
for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993) and did
playback singing for himself in Ghulam (1998).
In 1998 he played a character with negative shades in
Deepa Mehta's offbeat film Earth (1998) which was however
a box office failure despite receiving acclaim from
critics. In 1999 he won acclaim for his role as a
dedicated cop fighting border terrorism in Sarfarosh
(1999). In 2000 he starred alongside his real-life brother
Faisal Khan in Mela which was a
box office
and critical failure.[3]
In 2001 he produced and starred in the period epic film
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. This film was one of
the biggest hits of 2001[4] and was nominated for many
awards including the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. His second film released in 2001 was Dil
Chahta Hai which was also a success at the box office.
He had no film releases for three years since he put in a
lot of time preparing for the role of the real-life martyr
Mangal Pandey in The Rising (2005) Although not as
successful as Lagaan it managed to do moderately well at
the box office. His next release Rang De Basanti (2006),
in which he played a university drop-out who along with
his friends fights against corrupt politics was one of the
highest grossing films of 2006[6] and was selected as
India's official entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign
Language Film category. The film was not shortlisted as a
nominee. It however won a nomination in Best Foreign
language film at BAFTA in England |
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Aamir Khan Filmography |
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Aamir Khan
Awards & Nomination |
Awards and Nominations
2002 - Nominated for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in
India at the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film.
National Film Awards
1989 - Winner National Film Award - Special Jury
Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for Qayamat
Se Qayamat Tak and Raakh
2002 - Winner National Film Award for Best Popular
Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Lagaan:
Once Upon a Time in India
won national award for best actor for lagaan and
known the real king khan Aamir Khan has been
nominated for
1988 - Winner Best Debut for Qayamat Se Qayamat
Tak
1988 - Nominated Best Actor for Qayamat Se Qayamat
Tak
1989 - Nominated Best Actor for Raakh
1990 - Nominated Best Actor for Dil
1991 - Nominated Best Actor for Dil Hai Ki Manta
Nahin
1992 - Nominated Best Actor for Jo Jeeta Wohi
Sikandar
1993 - Nominated Best Actor for Hum Hain Rahi
Pyaar Ke
1994 - Nominated Best Actor for Andaz Apna Apna
1995 - Nominated Best Actor for Rangeela
1996 - Winner Best Actor for Raja Hindustani
1998 - Nominated Best Actor for Ghulam
1998 - Nominated Best Male Playback Singer for the
song "Aati Kya Khandaala" in Ghulam
1999 - Nominated Best Actor for Sarfarosh
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2001
- Winner Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time
in India
2001 - Nominated Best Actor for Dil Chahta Hai
2005 - Nominated Best Actor for Mangal Pandey: The
Rising
2006 - Nominated Best Actor for Rang De Basanti
2006 - Winner Critics Award for Best Performance
for Rang De Basanti [10]
2002 - Winner Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a
Time in India
2002 - Nominated Best Actor for Dil Chahta Hai
2002 - Winner Best Movie for Lagaan: Once Upon a
Time in India, shared with Ashutosh Gowariker
2007 - Nominated Best Actor for Rang De Basanti
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1996 - Winner Best Actor for Raja Hindustani
2001 - Nominated Best Male Actor for Lagaan: Once
Upon a Time in India
2005 - Nominated Best Male Actor for Mangal
Pandey: The Rising
2006 - Nominated Best Male Actor for Rang De
Basanti
2006 - Nominated Best Villain for Fanaa
2000 - Winner Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for
Sarfarosh
2002 - Winner Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2002 - Nominated Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male
for Dil Chahta Hai
2007 - Nominated Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male
for Rang De Basanti
2002 - Winner Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor
for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2002 - Winner Bollywood Movie Award - Critics
Award Male for Dil Chahta Hai
2007 - Nominatied Best Actor for Rang De Basanti
[12]
In 2003, Aamir Khan was awarded the Padma Shri,
India's fourth highest civilian award from the
Government of India.
In August of 2003, Aamir Khan was voted 2nd in the
list of "the Greatest Actors" in the film
personalities category in the Best of India poll
conducted by Zee News. He settles for second place
just ahead of showman Raj Kapoor |
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