Aamir Hussain Khan was born on 14th March 1965 in Mumbai. A versatile and one of the most accomplished actors in Hindi cinema, Aamir Khan started as a child artist in the movie `Yaadon Ki Baaraat` in 1973. Although he made his debut with the movie `Holi` in 1984, the first major success at the box-office came with the movie `Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak` in 1988 where he was starred opposite to Juhi Chawla who also made her debut in the same film. The movie earned Aamir Khan the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his excellent performance. He received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his extraordinary performance in `Raja Hindustani` in the year 1996 where he starred opposite to the very gorgeous and talented Bollywood damsel Karishma Kapoor which became the blockbuster hit that year.

Aamir Khan also won acclaim and accolades for his role in the Academy Award nominated movie `Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India` in the year 2001 directed by the renowned filmmakerAshutosh Gowarikar. In that film he starred opposite to another talented Bollywood actress Gracy Singh who made her debut as an actress in that movie. He has immensely contributed to Hindi cinema with his intense and extraordinary performances, which has established him as one of the top-notch actors in Hindi Film industry. His father Mr. Tahir Hussain is a noted film producer and his uncle Nasir Hussain was a reputed director in Hindi cinema. His brother Faisal Khan is also an actor and both of them acted in a movie called `Mela` which was released in 2000, although that did not do too well at the box-office. After the phenomenal success of `Raja Hindustani`, he appeared in the movie `Ishq` in 1997 where he starred opposite to Ajay Devgan, Kajol and Juhi Chawla. The movie was a moderate success at the box-office; however, Aamir`s work was well appreciated and acclaimed by film critics. In 1999, his movie `Sarfarosh` was released directed by John Mathew Matthan where he portrayed the character of an IPS officer. His negative role in Deepa Mehta`s movie `Earth` in 1999 also won him critical acclaims and appreciations.

With the Oscar nominated movie `Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India` Aamir Khan won the second Filmfare Best Actor Award which was also nominated in the Best Foreign Film Category in Oscars. His second release `Dil Chahta Hai` in 2001 also entered in the top five highest grossing films of that year. Aamit Khan appeared in Rakesh Omprakash Mehra`s critically acclaimed `Rang De Basanti` where his role was highly appreciated and earned him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and also was nominated for Best Actor including the Filmfare Awards. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year and was selected as India`s official entry to the Oscars. His performance in `Fanaa` in 2006 was also highly acclaimed and the film became a moderate success at the box-office. He starred opposite to Kajol. His upcoming film, `Taare Zameen Par`, which is scheduled to release on December 21, 2007, is produced and directed by him.

On the professional front Aamir Khan is also a very happy soul. He got married to Reena Dutta at a very young age and has two children named Junaid and Aira. In the year 2002 however they separated legally and in December 2005 he married Kiran Rao who had been an assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker during the filming of the Bollywood blockbuster and Oscar nominated film `Lagaan`. This actor also does not discussing or publicizing his personal life in front of the media and that is the reason he does not attend any award ceremonies though he made an exception once during the Oscar nomination of his film `Lagaan`. A truly professional and a versatile actor, Aamir Khan has been able to establish his own charm and identity in the field of Hindi Cinema and his admirers are hoping to see him more on the silver screen.