Introduction

Aamir Khan is one of the finest actors of the Indian film industry who has received wide acclaim and appreciation for his acting skills. He was born on 14 March 1965. Aamir has worked for a long time in the movies and he is known as a perfectionist who devotes himself fully to his work with zeal and enthusiasm. Due to this, he has earned the nickname of Mr. Perfect and Ace Khan. His real name is Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan. Aamir Khan has also displayed his talent as a director and filmmaker. His movies have been successful at the box office and enjoyed huge popularity among the public. Aamir Khan has also appeared in talk shows on the TV. He is loved and admired by people in India and other countries of the world. Thus, he is an actor who has fans in other countries too. 

Early Life

Aamir Khan belongs to a Muslim family and his birthplace is Bandra in Mumbai. His parents are Tahir Hussain and Zeenat Hussain. The family has a Bollywood connection, as his father was a film producer. Many other people in Aamir’s family worked in the film industry. The well-known producer Late Nasir Hussain was Aamir’s uncle from his father’s family side. Aamir Khan has three younger siblings. His younger brother is Faisal Khan who has acted in some movies. The younger sisters of Aamir Khan are Farhat and Nikhat. Imran Khan, a well-known actor of Hindi movies is Aamir’s nephew. 

Since the family of Aamir Khan has a film background, the seeds of acting were instilled in his mind when he was just a child. He started acting during his childhood days. When Aamir Khan was 8 years old, he acted in the movie Yaadon Ki Baraat, in which he played a role in a song. The movie was directed by Aamir’s uncle Nasir Hussain. At the age of 9, Aamir Khan played a role in the movie Madhosh, which was produced by his father. 

Aamir Khan studied at the St. Anne’s High School located in Mumbai in Bandra for education up to 8th class. He was sent by his parents to Bombay Scottish School situated in Mumbai in Mahim for 9th class and high school. Aamir took interest in sports in his school and participated in state-level games in tennis. Aamir Khan did his 12th class from Narsee Monjee College. His father faced failure in his career and the movies he produced did not do well. This led to financial problems in the family and it put an impact on Aamir Khan. Creditors demanded money and outstanding dues from his father and he could not pay the school fees of Aamir sometimes. Aamir Khan joined theatre when he was 16 and appeared in plays with stage performances. He quit studies soon and decided to assist Nasir Hussain in movies.   

Acting Career

Aamir Khan began his acting career as a child artiste in 1973 when he was 8. He worked in a large number of outstanding films and his roles in romantic movies were loved by fans a lot. In the 1990s, Aamir’s role in movies Dil and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke got him widespread fame and applaud. He has been successful in becoming one of the biggest superstars of Bollywood who has fans globally. Aamir Khan dedicates himself fully to the movie in which he has a role and transforms his body as per the needs of the role or character that he plays in the movie. Aamir Khan made dramatic changes in his body and physique for movies like Ghajini and 3 Idiots. The people of the film industry who work with Aamir Khan and the fans know his as a serious person who has the ability to adapt himself fully to the role he enacts. 

Filmography

Aamir Khan began his acting career in adulthood in the movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988. This movie became a big hit and launched Aamir in Bollywood as a romantic hero. His co-star in this movie was Juhi Chawla. Aamir Khan gave another hit in the movie Raja Hindustani in 1996. He started his own production company in 1999. The movie Lagaan under this production company got a national award. One of his movies Taare Zameen Par was made on the theme of dyslexia. The movie was successful commercially and people gave a positive response to it. Another movie of Aamir Khan-Secret Superstar was released in 2017 and was nominated for Filmfare awards.