Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, director, filmmaker and television talk-show host. He has a large global following, especially in India and China, and has been described by Newsweek as “the biggest movie star in the world” Khan is the recipient of numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award. His films are known for dealing with social issues in Indian society.
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Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, director, filmmaker and television talk-show host. He has a large global following, especially in India and China, and has been described by Newsweek as “the biggest movie star in the world” Khan is the recipient of numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award. His films are known for dealing with social issues in Indian society, and they often combine the entertainment and production values of commercial masala films with the believable narratives and strong messages of parallel cinema. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and thePadma Bhushan in 2010, and received an honorary title from the government of China in 2017. Khan is an activist and humanitarian. His work as a social reformer, tackling issues ranging from poverty and education to abuse and discrimination, earned him an appearance on the Time 100 list of most influential people in the World. Khan was married to his first wife, Reena Dutta, for fifteen years, after which he married the film director Kiran Rao. He is the eldest of four siblings; he has a brother, Faisal Khan, and two sisters, Farhat and Nikhat Khan. His nephew, Imran Khan, is a contemporary Hindi film actor. Khan’s greatest global success came with the thriller Ghajini, the comedy-drama 3 Idiots, the action film Dhoom 3, the satire PK, and the sports biopic Dangal, each having held the record for being the highest-grossing Indian film, while Secret Superstar held therecord for being highest- grossing Indian movie featuring a female protagonist.
Khan attended the Petit Petit School for pre-primary education, later switching to St Anne’s High School for eighth grade, and completed his ninth grade and tenth grade at the Scottish Mahim School of Music and Drama. He appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain’s film Yaadon Ki Baaraat, which was the first Bollywood masala film to be released in India. As an adult, his first feature film role was in the experimental film Holi, and he began a full-time acting career with a leading role in the tragic romance Qayamat Se QayAmat Tak. In 1999 he founded AamIR Khan Productions, whose first film, Lagaan, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and earned him a National Film Award for best Popular Film. After a four-year absence from the screen, Khan returned to portray leading roles, notably in the 2006 box-office hits Fanaa and Rang De Basanti. He made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par, a major success that garnered him the Filmfare awards for Best Film and Best Director. Khan has three children—two with Dutna, and one with Rao through surrogacy.
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