Aamir Khan

:This article discusses Aamir Khan, an actor. See also the disambiguation page for Amir Khan.

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. Aamir's brother Faisal Khan has also acted in films.

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Tahir Hussain - Nasir Hussain - Mansoor Khan - Faisal Khan

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Aamir began his career as a child-actor in the film Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), when he was eight years old. He acted and wrote the screenplay for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993). He has also done playback singing for himself in the successful film Ghulam (1998).

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Yaadon Ki Baraat - 1973 - Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke - 1993 - Ghulam - 1998

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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. His memorable characters include:

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Raja Hindustani - 1996

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• Amar, the inept schemer (Andaz Apna Apna)
• Aakash, the college Lothario (Dil Chahta Hai)
• Munna, the street tough (Rangeela)
• Bhuvan, the village idealist (Lagaan)
• ACP Rathod, a crusading police officer, Sarfarosh
• Raghu Jetly, an affable news reporter (Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin)

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. Detractors say that his penchant for perfection sometimes leads to clashes with directors who don't listen to his objections or let him re-shoot a scene he thinks sub-par.

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Aamir's reputed perfectionism seems to have paid off for Aamir's first foray into film-production, '. This film was a big box-office success in India and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001.

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Aamir's latest release is the movie "The Rising" which has been made both in English and in Hindi. He plays 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 to packed theatres all over India.

Related Topics:
The Rising - English - Hindi - Mangal Pandey - British East India Company - Indian rebellion of 1857 - August 12 - 2005 - India

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Apart from "Rang De Basanti" and "The Rising", he recently signed a movie Fanah with director Kunal Kohli opposite Kajol.

Related Topics:
Rang De Basanti - The Rising - Kunal Kohli - Kajol

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