Aamir Hussain Khan was born on 14th March 1965 in Mumbai to Tahir and Zeenat Hussain. His father Tahir Hussain was a film producer while his uncle, Nasir Hussain, was a film producer as well as a director and an actor. He is said to be a descendant of the scholar and political leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Dr.Zakir Hussain, the former President of India. Dr.Najma Heptullah, who was a Chairperson in the Rajya Sabha is his second cousin. 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 Lagaan.

Aamir Khan`s Film Career
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. His next movie Raakh was a critically acclaimed movie. In the 90`s Aamir gave a number of hits like Dil with Madhuri Dixit, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin with Pooja Bhatt, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar along side Ayesha Jhulka, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke along side Juhi Chawla, Rangeela with Urmila Matondkar and Andaz Apna Apna with Salman Khan. Aamir paired with Karishma Kapoor in the blockbuster hit movie Raja Hindustani in 1997 that won him many rave reviews and in multi starrer comedy flick Ishq opposite to Ajay Devgan, Kajol and Juhi Chawla. After the phenomenal success of these movies Aamir ventured into playback singing with the song Aati Kya Khandala in the movie Gulam along with Rani Mukherjee. In the late 90`s he starred in other movies like Sarfarosh, Earth, Mann and Mela with Bollywood actresses like Sonali Bendre, Nandita Das, Manisha Koirala and Twinkle Khanna.

The last decade`s flicks brought Aamir`s versatility on the forefront. Aamir Khan won acclaim for his role in the Academy Award nominated movie Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India in the year 2001 directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. His next release Dil Chahta Hai in 2001 also entered in the top five highest grossing films of that year. Aamir Khan appeared in Rakesh Omprakash Mehra`s critically acclaimed Rang De Basanti which was selected as India`s official entry to the Oscars. His performance in Fanaa in 2006 opposite Kajol was applauded and the film became a moderate success at the box-office. Aamir Khan turned director cum producer with the movie Taare Zameen Par which was based on a kid struggling with psychological disease dyslexia. The movie was well appreciated and received several nominations. In 2008 Aamir starred in the chartbuster Tamilian remake movie Ghajini along side Asin Thottumkal. The movie 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Kareena Kapoor in the year 2009 remained one of the most grossing movies in the history of Indian cinema. It was based on Chetan Bhagat`s popular novel Five point someone-what not to do at IIT. Recently Aamir appeared as an actor cum producer in Kiran Rao directed movie Dhobi Ghat. He also produced the movie Peepli Life.

Awards and Honours of Aamir Khan
The lists of awards won by Aamir Khan are given below.

Filmfare Awards

1989 - Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1997 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Raja Hindustani
2002 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Lagaan
2002 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Lagaan
2007 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Rang De Basanti
2008 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Taare Zameen Par
2008 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Taare Zameen Par

Star Screen Awards
1997 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Raja Hindustani
2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for Taare Zameen Par
2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Director for Taare Zameen Par
2008 - Star Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director for Taare Zameen Par

International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)
2002 - IIFA Best Actor Award for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2002 - IIFA Best Movie Award for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

National Film Awards
1989 - National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) - Actor for Raakh
2001 - National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Lagaan (shared with Ashutosh Gowarikar)
2008 - National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for Taare Zameen Par

Honours and recognitions
2001- Named "Man of the Year" by Bombay Times
2003- Padma Shri, India`s fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India
2008- Received a "Special Award" from Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan for his exceptional services to Indian cinema
2009- Received "Indian of The Year in Cinema" Award by NDTV
2009- Received the "Indian of the Year in Entertainment" Award from CNN-IBN
2009- Was among the 10 recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for the "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade"
2009- Received "Raj Kapoor Smriti Vishesh Gaurav Puraskar" by the Government of Maharastra, for his outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema.
2010 - Padma Bhushan, India`s third highest civilian honour from the Government of India

Apart from these, Aamir Khan has also won many other awards such as the Star Screen Awards, ZeeCine Awards, Bollywood Movie Awards.