Filmography of Aamir Khan
Khan in 2017
Indian actor
Aamir 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).
[1] In 1983, he acted in and worked as an assistant director on Paranoia , a short film directed by
Aditya Bhattacharya ,
[2] following which he assisted Hussain on two of his directorial ventures—
Manzil Manzil (1984) and
Zabardast (1985).
[2]
[3] As an adult, Khan's first acting project was a brief role in the 1984
experimental social drama
Holi .
[4]
Khan's first leading role came opposite
Juhi Chawla in the highly successful tragic romance
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988).
[5] His performance in the film and in the thriller
Raakh (1989) earned him a
National Film Award – Special Mention .
[6] 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 romance
Raja Hindustani (1996).
[7]
[8] He also played against
type in the
Deepa Mehta -directed
Canadian -Indian co-production
Earth (1998).
[9] In 1999, Khan launched a production company, Aamir Khan Productions,
[10] whose first release
Lagaan (2001) was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ,
[11] and earned him the
National Film Award for Best Popular Film .
[12]
[13] Also in 2001, he starred alongside
Saif Ali Khan and
Akshaye Khanna in the acclaimed coming-of-age drama
Dil Chahta Hai .
[14] Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai are cited in the media as defining films of Hindi cinema.
[15]
[16] After a three-year hiatus, Khan portrayed the
eponymous lead in
Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), a period film that underperformed at the box office,
[17] after which he played leading roles in two top-grossing films of 2006—
Fanaa and
Rang De Basanti .
[18]
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.
[19] The film proved to be a critical and commercial success,
[10] winning him the
National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare .
[20]
[21] Khan played a man with
anterograde amnesia in the 2008 thriller
Ghajini ,
[22]
[23] after which he portrayed an engineering student in the comedy-drama
3 Idiots (2009),
[24] and a reclusive artist in the drama
Dhobi Ghat (2010), which he also produced.
[25] 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$89 million)-grossing satire
PK (2014).
[26]
[27]
[28] In 2016, Khan played the father of two young female wrestlers in the sports biopic
Dangal , which earned over ₹ 20 billion (US$240 million) worldwide.
[29] Five of Khan's films—Ghajini , 3 Idiots , Dhoom 3 , PK , and Dangal — have held records for being the
highest-grossing Indian film of all time .
[30]
[29] In addition to acting in films, Khan has developed and featured as the host of the television talk show
Satyamev Jayate (2012–14).
[31]
Film
Key
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Denotes films that have not yet been released
Television
Music video appearances
See also
^[I] The exchange rate in 1996 was 35.49 Indian rupees (₹ ) per 1 US dollar (US$).
[108]
^[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.
[109]
^[V] Khan played a character who impersonates another man in the film.
[110]
^[VI] Khan performed dual roles in the film.
[111]
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