Aamir Khan

Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Hindi films.

Referred to in the media as "Mr. Perfectionist", through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian cinema.

Khan is the recipient of numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award, with one of his film productions also receiving an Academy Award nomination.

Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan was born on 14 March 1965 in Bombay to Tahir Hussain, a film producer, and Zeenat Hussain.

He is the eldest of four siblings; he has a brother—Faisal Khan—and two sisters, Farhat and Nikhat Khan.

His family have roots from Herat in Afghanistan; Khan is a descendant of independence activist Maulana Azad and the former president of India, Zakir Husain.

Several of his relatives were members of the Hindi film industry, including his late paternal uncle, producer-director Nasir Hussain.

Outside the movie industry, he is also related to Abul Kalam Azad through his grandmother.

His nephew, Imran Khan, is a contemporary Hindi film actor.

Aamir Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).

At the age of eight, he appeared in Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), which was the first masala film in Bollywood.

The following year, he portrayed the younger version of Mahendra Sandhu's character in Madhosh.

Khan attended J.B. Petit School for his pre-primary education, later switching to St. Anne's High School, Bandra, until the eighth grade, and completed his ninth and tenth grades at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim.

He played tennis in state level championships and became a state-level champion.

He professed he was "much more into sports than studies".

He completed his twelfth grade at Mumbai's Narsee Monjee College, and described his childhood as "tough" due to the financial problems his father had, as his film productions were mostly unsuccessful.

He said, "There would be at least 30 calls a day from creditors calling for their money," and that he was always at risk of being expelled from school for non-payment of fees.

At the age of sixteen, Khan got involved in the experimental process of making a 40-minute silent film, Paranoia, which was directed by his school friend Aditya Bhattacharya.

The film was funded by filmmaker Shriram Lagoo, an acquaintance of Bhattacharya, who provided them with a few thousand rupees.

His parents did not want him to make films and wished that he would instead pursue a "steady" career as an engineer or doctor; for that reason, the shooting schedule of Paranoia was kept secret.

In the film, he played the lead role alongside actors Neena Gupta and Victor Banerjee while simultaneously assisting Bhattacharya.

He said that the experience of working on it encouraged him to pursue a career in film.

Khan subsequently joined a theatre group called Avantar, where he worked backstage for over a year.

As an adult, his first feature film role was in Holi (1984).

He began a full-time acting career with a leading role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988).

His performance in Raakh (1989) earned him a National Film Award in the Special Mention category.

He established himself as a leading actor in the 1990s by appearing in a number of commercially successful films, including Dil (1990), Rangeela (1995), Raja Hindustani (1996) for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and Sarfarosh (1999).

In 1999, he founded Aamir Khan Productions, whose first film, Lagaan (2001), was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and earned him a National Film Award for Best Popular Film and two more Filmfare Awards (Best Actor and Best Film).

His performance in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) also received appreciation.

He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010, and received an honorary title from the Government of China in 2017.

After a four-year hiatus, Khan returned to appear in leading roles, notably in Fanaa (2006) and Rang De Basanti (2006).

He made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par (2007), which won him the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director.

Khan's biggest commercial successes came with Ghajini (2008), 3 Idiots (2009), Dhoom 3 (2013), PK (2014), and Dangal (2016), each having held the record for being the highest-grossing Indian film.

Khan won his third Best Actor award at Filmfare for Dangal.

He has a large following, especially in India and China, and has been described by Newsweek as "the biggest movie star in the world".

He has been regularly listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.

He also created and hosted the television talk show Satyamev Jayate.

His work as a social reformer earned him an appearance on the Time 100 list of most influential people in the world in 2013.

Khan is also the second cousin of Najma Heptulla, the 16th Governor of Manipur and the grand-niece of Abul Kalam Azad.

As a child actor, he appeared on screen in two minor roles.