Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (pronounced [ˈaːmɪr xaːn]; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, singer, director, filmmaker, and television talk show host. Through his career spanning over 30 years in Hindi films, Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema. 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. 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. For years, he has been regularly listed one among The 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (pronounced [ˈaːmɪr xaːn]; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, singer, director, filmmaker, and television chat show host. Through his career spanning higher than 30 years in Hindi films, Khan has standard himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema. 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. He was honoured by the Government of India once the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010, and conventional an honorary title from the Government of China in 2017. For years, he has been regularly listed one among The 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.
Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain’s film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). As an adult, his first feature film role was in the experimental film Holi (1984). He began a full-time acting career following a leading role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). His take action in Raakh earned him a National Film Award in the Special Mention category. He time-honored himself as a leading actor in Hindi cinema in the 1990s by appearing in a number of commercially affluent films, including Dil, Raja Hindustani—for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor—and Sarfarosh. He along with played against type in 1947: Earth.
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). After a four-year non-attendance from the screen, Khan returned to perform leading roles, notably in Fanaa and Rang De Basanti. He made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par (2007), which won him the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Khan’s greatest global expertise came with Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Dhoom 3, PK, and Dangal, each having held the book for innate the highest-grossing Indian film, while Secret Superstar held the photograph album for physical the highest-grossing Indian film featuring a female protagonist. Khan won his third Best Actor award at Filmfare for Dangal. His films are known for dealing like social issues in Indian society, and they often adjoin the entertainment and production values of billboard masala films later the believable narratives and mighty messages of parallel cinema.
Khan is an protester and humanitarian, and has participated and spoken out for various social causes, some of which have sparked diplomatic controversy. He is the plus donor of IPS media instigation that has funded Indian news websites like Scroll.in, The Wire and many others. He created and hosted the television chat show Satyamev Jayate, through which he highlights throbbing social issues in India, occasionally influencing the Indian parliament. His law 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 film director Kiran Rao. He has three children—two similar to Dutta, and one as soon as Rao through surrogacy.