Aamir Khan is an Indian actor, producer, director and television personality. Khan first appeared on screen at the age of eight in a minor role in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).[2] In 1983, he acted in and worked as an assistant director on Paranoia, a short film directed by Aditya Bhattacharya,[3] following which he assisted Hussain on two of his directorial ventures—Manzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985).[3][4] As an adult, Khan's first acting project was a brief role in the 1984 experimental social drama Holi.[5]
Khan's first leading role came opposite Juhi Chawla in the highly successful tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988).[6] His performance in the film and in the thriller Raakh (1989) earned him a National Film Award – Special Mention.[7] He went on to establish himself with roles in several lucrative films of the 1990s, including the romantic drama Dil (1990), the comedy-drama Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), and the ₹871 million (about US$24.5 million in 1996)[I]-grossing romance Raja Hindustani (1996).[8][9] He also played against type in the Deepa Mehta-directed Canadian-Indian co-production Earth (1998).[10] In 1999, Khan launched a production company, Aamir Khan Productions,[11] whose first release Lagaan (2001) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[12] and earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film.[13][14] Also in 2001, he starred alongside Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna in the acclaimed drama Dil Chahta Hai.[15] Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai are cited in the media as defining films of Hindi cinema.[16][17] After a four-year hiatus, Khan portrayed the eponymous lead in Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), a period film that underperformed at the box office,[18] after which he played leading roles in two top-grossing films of 2006—Fanaa and Rang De Basanti.[19]
Khan made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par in 2007, a drama on dyslexia starring Darsheel Safary, in which Khan also played a supporting role.[20] The film proved to be a critical and commercial success,[11] winning him the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare.[21][22] Khan played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2008 thriller Ghajini,[23][24] after which he portrayed an engineering student in the comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009),[25] and a reclusive artist in the drama Dhobi Ghat (2010), which he also produced.[26] Further success came when he played the antagonist of the adventure film Dhoom 3 (2013) and starred as the titular alien in the ₹7.4 billion (US$100 million)-grossing satire PK (2014).[27][28][29] In 2016, Khan played the father of two young female wrestlers in the sports biopic Dangal, which earned over ₹20 billion (US$280 million) worldwide.[30] Five of Khan's films—Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Dhoom 3, PK, and Dangal— have held records for being the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.[1][30] In addition to acting in films, Khan has developed and featured as the host of the television talk show Satyamev Jayate (2012–14).[31]
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Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Actor | Producer | Other | Role | Director | ||||
Yaadon Ki Baaraat | 1973 | Yes | Young Ratan[II] | Nasir Hussain | Minor role | [32] | ||
Madhosh | 1974 | Yes | Young Raj[III] | Desh Gautam | Minor role | [32] | ||
Paranoia | 1983 | Yes | Assistant director | Unknown | Aditya Bhattacharya | Short film | [33] [34] | |
Manzil Manzil | 1984 | Assistant director | Nasir Hussain | [4] | ||||
Holi | 1984 | Yes | Madan Sharma | Ketan Mehta | [33] | |||
Zabardast | 1985 | Assistant director | Nasir Hussain | [4] | ||||
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | 1988 | Yes | Assistant writer | Raj | Mansoor Khan | National Film Award – Special Mention (also for Raakh) Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
[35] [36] [37] | |
Raakh | 1989 | Yes | Amir Hussein | Aditya Bhattacharya | National Film Award – Special Mention (also for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak) Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
[36] [38] | ||
Love Love Love | 1989 | Yes | Amit | Babbar Subash | [39] | |||
Awwal Number | 1990 | Yes | Sunny | Dev Anand | [39] | |||
Tum Mere Ho | 1990 | Yes | Shiva | Tahir Hussain | [39] | |||
Dil | 1990 | Yes | Raja | Indra Kumar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36] [40] [41] | ||
Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin | 1990 | Yes | Ajay Sharma | Y. Nageshwar Rao | [39] | |||
Jawani Zindabad | 1990 | Yes | Shashi Sharma | Arun Bhatt | [39] | |||
Afsana Pyaar Ka | 1991 | Yes | Raj | M. R. Shahjahan | [42] | |||
Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | 1991 | Yes | Raghu Jetley | Mahesh Bhatt | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36] [43] | ||
Isi Ka Naam Zindagi | 1992 | Yes | Chotu | Kalidas | [44] | |||
Daulat Ki Jung | 1992 | Yes | Rajesh Chaudhry | S. A. Kader | [45] | |||
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | 1992 | Yes | Sanjaylal Sharma | Mansoor Khan | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36] [46] | ||
Pehla Nasha | 1993 | Yes | Himself | Ashutosh Gowariker | Cameo appearance | [47] | ||
Parampara | 1993 | Yes | Ranbir Prithvi Singh | Yash Chopra | [48] | |||
Damini | 1993 | Yes | Himself | Rajkumar Santoshi | Cameo appearance | [49] | ||
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | 1993 | Yes | Screenwriter | Rahul Malhotra | Mahesh Bhatt | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [50] [36] | |
Andaz Apna Apna | 1994 | Yes | Amar Manohar | Rajkumar Santoshi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [51] [52] | ||
Baazi | 1995 | Yes | Amar Damjee | Ashutosh Gowariker | [53] | |||
Aatank Hi Aatank | 1995 | Yes | Rohan | Dilip Shankar | [54] | |||
Rangeela | 1995 | Yes | Munna | Ram Gopal Varma | Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [55] | ||
Akele Hum Akele Tum | 1995 | Yes | Rohit Kumar | Mansoor Khan | [36] | |||
Raja Hindustani | 1996 | Yes | Raja Hindustani | Dharmesh Darshan | Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [9] [36] | ||
Ishq | 1997 | Yes | Raja Ahlawat | Indra Kumar | [56] | |||
Ghulam | 1998 | Yes | Playback singer | Siddharth Marathe | Vikram Bhatt | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer |
[36] [57] | |
Earth | 1998 | Yes | Dil Navaz | Deepa Mehta | Canadian-Indian film Released in India as 1947: Earth |
[58] | ||
Sarfarosh | 1999 | Yes | Ajay Singh Rathod | John Matthew Matthan | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36] [59] | ||
Mann | 1999 | Yes | Dev Karan Singh | Indra Kumar | [60] | |||
Mela | 2000 | Yes | Playback singer | Kishan Pyare | Dharmesh Darshan | [61] | ||
Lagaan | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Bhuvan | Ashutosh Gowariker | National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Filmfare Award for Best Film Filmfare Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
[13] [12] [36] | |
Dil Chahta Hai | 2001 | Yes | Akash Malhotra | Farhan Akhtar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36] [62] | ||
Madness in the Desert | 2004 | Yes | Yes | Himself | Satyajit Bhatkal | Documentary film Also known as Chale Chalo: The Lunacy of Film Making National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film |
[63] [64] | |
Mangal Pandey: The Rising | 2005 | Yes | Playback singer | Mangal Pandey | Ketan Mehta | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36] [65] | |
Rang De Basanti | 2006 | Yes | Playback singer | Daljit "DJ" Singh/ Chandrashekhar Azad[IV] |
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
[36] [66] | |
Fanaa | 2006 | Yes | Rehan Quadri | Kunal Kohli | [67] | |||
Taare Zameen Par | 2007 | Yes | Yes | Director Playback singer |
Ram Shankar Nikumbh | Himself | National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare Filmfare Award for Best Film Filmfare Award for Best Director Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
[21] [36] [68] [69] |
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | 2008 | Yes | Abbas Tyrewala | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film | [70] [71] | |||
Ghajini | 2008 | Yes | Co-writer | Sanjay Singhania | A.R. Murugadoss | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36][72] [73] | |
Luck by Chance | 2009 | Yes | Himself | Zoya Akhtar | Cameo appearance | [74] | ||
3 Idiots | 2009 | Yes | Ranchhoddas "Rancho" Shamaldas Chanchad/ Phunsukh Wangdu[V] |
Rajkumar Hirani | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [75] [76] | ||
Peepli Live | 2010 | Yes | Anusha Rizvi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film | [77] [78] | |||
Dhobi Ghat | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Arun | Kiran Rao | [79] | ||
Big in Bollywood | 2011 | Yes | Himself | Unknown | Documentary film | [80] | ||
Delhi Belly | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Disco Fighter | Abhinay Deo | Special appearance in song "I Hate You (Like I Love You)" Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film |
[81] [82] | |
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | 2012 | Yes | Yes | Surjan Singh Shekhawat | Reema Kagti | [83] | ||
Bombay Talkies | 2013 | Yes | Himself | Multiple | Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies" | [84] | ||
Ru-Ba-Ru | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Himself | P. S. Bharathi | Documentary film | [85] | |
Dhoom 3 | 2013 | Yes | Sahir Khan/Samar Khan[VI] | Vijay Krishna Acharya | [86] | |||
PK | 2014 | Yes | PK | Rajkumar Hirani | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [87] [88] | ||
Dil Dhadakne Do | 2015 | Yes | Pluto Mehra | Zoya Akhtar | Voice role | [89] | ||
Dangal | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Playback singer | Mahavir Singh Phogat | Nitesh Tiwari | Filmfare Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Film |
[90] [91] |
Secret Superstar | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Shakti Kumar | Advait Chandan | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film |
[92] [93] | |
Thugs of Hindostan | 2018 | Yes | Firangi Mallah | Vijay Krishna Acharya | [94] | |||
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2020 | Yes | Yes | Laal Singh Chaddha | Advait Chandan | [95] [96] |
Title | Year | Role | Creator(s) | Episode(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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Satyamev Jayate | 2012–14 | Host | Himself | Season 1, Season 2 & Season 3 | [31] | |
C.I.D. | 2012 | Surjan Singh Shekhawat | B. P. Singh | "Red Suitcase Murders" | [97] | |
Toofan Alaya | 2017– | Guest | Himself | Season 1, Season 2 | [98][99][100][101] | |
Rubaru Roshni | 2019 | Narrator | Svati Chakravarty | Documentary | Also Producer | [102] |
Title | Year | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Ref. |
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"Jab Bhi Chum Leta Hoon" | 2003 | Roop Kumar Rathod | Ashok Mehra | Pyar Ka Jashn | [103] |
^[I] The exchange rate in 1996 was 35.49 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$).[104]
^[II] Khan played the younger version of Tariq Khan's character in the film.[32]
^[III] Khan played the younger version of Mahendra Sandhu's character in the film.[32]
^[IV] Khan played a character who portrays Chandrashekar Azad in a documentary featured in the film.[105]
^[V] Khan played a character who impersonates another man in the film.[106]
^[VI] Khan performed dual roles in the film.[107]