Aamir Khan

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Biography

Aamir was first introduced as a child artiste in the 1970's hit _Yaadon Ki Baaraat the previous year. Aamir is said to be the actor who first started the trend of actors working in one film at a time, when the others worked in four or five at the same time. He is also known to shun popular film trade magazine awards like Filmfare, Star Screen, etc. as he doesn't have trust in their credibility and transparency. Recently he was awarded the third highest civilian honor Padama Bhushan by the government of India. Aamir Khan's range of characterizations remains unparalleled and because of this diversity, and his ability to portray different characters believably on screen, today he is regarded as not only one of the biggest Superstars but also one of the finest actors of Indian Cinema.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·producer·soundtrack
  • Country
  • India
  • Nationality
  • Indian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 14 March 1965
  • Place of birth
  • Mumbai
  • Children
  • Ira Khan
  • Spouses
  • Kiran Rao
  • Education
  • Bombay Scottish School· Mahim
  • Knows language
  • Hindi·Urdu
  • Member of
  • Muttahida
  • Parents
  • Tahir Hussain

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Trivia

Was offered the role of Rahul Mehra in Darr .

Refuses to accept the usual awards from Indian trade magazines such as Filmfare.

Known as perfectionist who insists on getting a finished script before committing to a film and also refuses to work on more than one film at a time, both very unusual for Bollywood where actors usually work in several films at a time and script details are often improvised on the day of shooting.

One of the three Khans that ruled Bollywood in the 90s. The other two are Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.

Son of Tahir Hussain , brother of Faisal Khan , Farhat Khan and Nikhat Khan

Nephew of Nasir Hussain

Cousin of Mansoor Khan

Files for divorce from wife Reena on December 9, 2002.

Awarded Padma Shri Indias fourth highest Civil Honour in the year 2003 by the Government of India.

Uncle of Imran Khan.

Has 2 children with ex-wife Reena: a son, Junaid, and a daughter, Ira.

Mother is Zeenat Hussain. Sometimes she is referred to as Zeena Hussain.

After his first marriage he took another flat in the same building where he lived with his parents, and started living there.

Has been a big fan of Alfred Hitchkock stories.

Visited Pakistan for fund raising of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital on invitation by the cricketer Imran Khan.

Formed a popular on-screen pair with Juhi Chawla

The Press Trust of India reported Khan will marry girlfriend Kiran Rao in Panchgani, India on 1 January 2006. It later reported Khan and Rao married in a small ceremony at his home in Mumbai, India on 28 December 2005.

Highest paid actor in Bollywood.

Time magazine refers to him as the Indian Sean Penn.

Best friends with Juhi Chawla & Rani Mukherjee.

His ancestors hail from Afghanistan.

Has a reputation for shunning award ceremonies and avoiding the glare of the media.

Turned down Madame Tussauds offer to immortalize him in a wax statue.

Cites Daniel Day-Lewis and Dilip Kumar as his favorite actors.

Is a Tennis-enthusiast, and particularly admires Roger Federer.

He got awarded the Padma Bhushan Indias third highest Civil Honour in 2010 by the Government of India.

His salary is less for acting in certain movies because he becomes a stakeholder and shares a certain percentage of profits from the movie.

Is very good friends with superstar Salman Khan, with whom he worked with in the 1994 cult film Andaz Apna Apna. His other close friend is Rani Mukerji, with whom he was been friends with since her second film Ghulam in 1998.

Has the highest grossing Indian film of all time with PK.

Was the first Bollywood actor to cross the 100 crore mark with his 2008 film Ghajini, which became the highest grossing film of all time until his next release 3 Idiots.

His home production, Lagaan, in which he also starred in, was the third Indian film ever to be nominated for an Oscar.

Was credited as "Aamir Hussein" in his first film Holi.

(February 2006) Currently busy shooting for Kunal Kohlis Fanaah, opposite Kajol.

(February 2006) Shooting for Fanaah

(October 2008) Busy shooting for Three Idiots in Ladakh, India

(July 2007) In Chennai, shooting for the remake of Ghajini

Busy shooting for Rakyesh Om Prakashs Rang De Basanti

(March 2013) New Zealand, Busy Shooting climax of Dhoom:3 Back In Action.

In 2013, received Honorary Doctorate by Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for his distinguished contribution to the Indian cinema and entertainment industry.

Has a half brother from his fathers second marriage. His brothers name is Hyder Khan.

He was originally signed for Sahebzaade with Chunky Pandey but later opted out.

Former brother in law of actress Eva (Kareena) Grover. Eva was married to Aamirs youngest brother Hyder Ali Khan.

Youngest brother Hyder Ali Khan is also a actor. He acted in the film "Trump Card" in 2010. Hyder was born from Tahir Hussains second marriage to Shanaz.

Actor Ali Zafar is also related through marriage to Indian Bollywood superstar, Aamir Khan. Ali Zafars wife, Ayeshas father has a cousin whose mother is the cousin of Aamir Khans mother, Zeenat Hussain! Apparently, Aamir Khan was quite taken aback when Ali Zafar pointed out their relationship to him as it was news to him.

Was offered Vicky Aroras role in Yalgaar.

Sister Nikhat is married to Santosh Hedge. They have two children Seher and Shravan.

Went for a world tour concert with Dharmendra, Salman Khan, Vivek Mushran, Pooja Bhatt in September 1993. They visited cities in the countries of Canada, America and England.

Went for a world tour concert with Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee, Sushmita Sen, Twinkle Khanna. This was in September 1999. They went to cities in the countries of Canada, America and England.

Aamir Khan is the founder of the 100 Cr INR, 150 Cr INR, 200 Cr INR, 250 Cr INR & 300 Cr INR club in Indian cinema history. His films were the highest grossers ever in India cinema and their records were broken by his own films. In order - Ghajini - 3 Idiots - Dhoom:3 & P.K.

Youngest brother Hyder Khan (From father Tahirs second marriage) starred in the completed shelved movie Palm Tree Productions "Aaj Bbhi". Starring Haider Khan, Suzzane Mohan, Anant Jog, Vaishnavi Macdonald,Deep Rana,Ehsaan Khan,Kamlesh Sawant, Tej Sapru,Raza Murad,Music by Rohit Sinha, Produced by P. D. Garg, Directed by Piyush Chakraborty.

Youngest brother Hyder Khan (From father Taahirs second marriage) starred in the shelved film "Deepa Ki Taranuum". The producer of Deepa Ki Tarannum, a film said to be based on bar dancer Tarannums life, approached a civil court asking for the stay on the film to be vacated.Shooting of the film had been stayed after Tarannum said that the producer had not sought her permission to make the film.Producer Ranjit Sharma said the film was not based on Tarannums life and that she needed to prove this in court. He also pleaded he was incurring heavy financial losses since the shooting had been stopped by the court.The film stars actor Preetii Jaiin in the title role as Tarannum and Aamir Khans youngest brother Hyder Khan.

Abstains from smoking and drinking and only does so if it is required by a film role.

Him and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan are arch-rivals. They have never done a film together even though they both have been offered many opportunities to do so. In 2007, Shah Rukh Khan mocked Aamir for his choosiness in films and not attending the Filmfare Awards, and after that, Aamir went on to say that Shah Rukh is "the name of my dog who licks my feet". This caused them to avoid each other for bit, but they patched up in 2013. However, they have been competing and taking digs at each other since 1995, when Aamir stopped attending Filmfare Awards.

In 1995, Aamir stopped attending the Filmfare Awards. Many think he gave up since he had been nominated numerous times from 1988-95 and never won once, but it was really because Aamir began to think Filmfare was biased and rigged. He felt that they were toying with him by purposely not winning him any awards, and that they were biased against him in favor of actors like Shah Rukh Khan, who was sweeping awards back then even though he was a newcomer. He felt he should have won the Best Actor award for his films Rangeela , Akele Hum Akele Tum , Andaz Apna Apna , and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. He also thought Filmfare was rude by not even nominating him for his other acclaimed works Dil , Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar , Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke. So, in the end, he just gave up.

Is a big fan of the Star Wars saga.

Actress Aditi Rao is maternal first cousins with Kiran Rao.

Niece is Zayn Khan. She is a upcoming actress and Assistant director. She is the daughter of director Mansoor Khan.

Wanted to very badly assist Shekhar Kapur during Mr India. Satish Kaushik rejected the idea because he thought Aamir was too sophisticated and rich and would arrive on the sets everyday with large expensive cars. This was far from the truth.

Actor Tariq is his dads (Tahir Hussain ) sisters son. (Maternal cousin).

Went to college with former Miss India 1982 and controversial model Pamela Bordes (Pamela Singh).

In 1989 Mahesh Bhatt was to direct a mother/son relationship film with Mumtaz and Aamir Khan.He shelved it after Andhiyaan flopped.

Was to star in Padmalayas film "Naya Sawan". Starring Jackie Shroff, Aamir Khan, Bhagyashree. Then for undisclosed reasons the cast was changed and Sahila Chadda, Asif Sheikh, Javed Jaffery, Ashwini Bhave were signed. The film lays completed and unreleased due to financial reasons.

Chetan Anand had signed Raaj Kumar, Aamir Khan,Madhuri Dixit, Ved Thappar for the film Takht O Taj.Chetan first wantedto make the film with Amitabh and Hema in 1975. He had also recorded the songs with Madan Mohan. But he shelved the film when he realized the budget would be too much. He revived the film as Takht O Taj in 1991. Ved Thappar was originally going to play Raaj Kumars son due to his resemblance to the actor. But due to commercial reasons, Aamir Khan was signed for the role and Thappar was signed for the role of Durjan Singh, originally played by Ajit in Mughal E Azam.The film was later titled Mallika-e-Hind. The film was eventually shelved due to Chetans bad health. There were stories going around in 1993 that Chetan wanted to make the film with Shahrukh and Madhuri. But the plans never materialised.

Signed for the film "Saahebzaade" with Chunky Pandey. Aamir Khan opted out when he realized that Chunky Pandey had the better role. Chunky was next to exit the for undisclosed reasons. They were replaced by Sanjay Dutt (Chunkys role) and Aditya Pancholi (Aamir Khans role).

In 2017, he publicly supported actress Asha Parekh when her memoir "The Hit Girl" was published. He knew her since he was a baby, because she had been launched as a heroine by his uncle, filmmaker Nasir Hussain in seven films, including Caravan , which was produced by Aamirs father Tahir Hussain. He also worked with her on Nasirs Manzil Manzil , in which she acted, while he worked behind the scenes as an assistant director. In her memoir, she wrote about a long romantic relationship with Nasir, but he was already married to Ayesha Khan with whom he has two children. It would have wrecked havoc on both their families if divorce or bigamy happened. So she remained unmarried. Aamir and the rest of Hussains family realized that she made a huge sacrifice and have continued to stay in touch with her, even though Ayesha and Nasir died in 2001 and 2002, respectively.

Quotes

Every film I do means a lot to me. The failure of Mela, definitely made,a difference to me. I am not comfortable with the idea of my films not,releasing to their full potential.

I found that what happened 150 years ago was happening again with,Americans entering other countries and exploiting them but pretending,they were doing a favor. It was this contemporary feel that attracted,me.

My son is a harsh critic.

I enjoy the love I receive from my fans and my audience. But I think I,know what is real for me and what is not.

A star needs to have style. Unfortunately I have very little. But Salman,[Khan] has it all.

If a star comes close to holding the sway that Madhuri Dixit or Kajol,did, it is Rani Mukerji. She pays attention to her work, has matured,and become experienced with time.

Rani is one of my closest friends, we can talk about anything.

Rani [Mukerji] is a close friend. She is someone I am extremely fond of.

We share a very good relationship. We can depend on each other.

When you need something with intensity, the mind kicks in and makes it,possible.

The journey that I have undertaken, meeting people from all walks of life and learning from them, has been my biggest achievement. .

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