Aamir Khan (pronounced [ˈaːmɪr ˈxaːn]; born Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan on 14 March 1965) is an Indian film actor, director and producer. Through his successful career in Hindi films, Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema.[2][3] He is the recipient of numerous awards, including four National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010.[4] Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). His first feature film role came with the experimental film Holi (1984), and he began a full-time acting career with a leading role in the highly successful tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). His performance in the film and in the thriller Raakh (1989) earned him a Special Jury Award at the National Film Award ceremony. He established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema in the 1990s by appearing in several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama Dil (1990), the romance Raja Hindustani (1996), for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and the drama Sarfarosh (1999).[5][6] He was also noted for playing against type in the critically acclaimed Canadian-Indian film Earth (1998). In 2001, Khan started a production company, whose first release, Lagaan, 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 absence from the screen, Khan continued to portray leading roles, most notably in the 2006 box-office hits Fanaa and Rang De Basanti. The following year, 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's greatest commercial successes came with the thriller Ghajini (2008), the comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009), the adventure film Dhoom 3 (2013), and the satire PK (2014), all of which held records for being the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.[7] In addition to acting, Khan is a humanitarian and has participated and spoken out for various social causes, some of which have sparked political controversy. He has created, and featured as the host of the television talk show Satyamev Jayate through which he highlights sensitive social issues in India. Khan was married to his first wife, Reena Dutta, for fifteen years after which he married the film director Kiran Rao. He has three children—two with Dutta, and one with Rao through surrogacy. https://www.facebook.com/aamirkhan.com/ https://twitter.com/aamir_khan?lang=en Early life and background Khan was born on 14 March 1965 in Mumbai to Tahir Hussain, a film producer, and Zeenat Hussain.[8][9] Several of his relatives were members of the Hindi film industry, including his late paternal uncle, the producer-director Nasir Hussain.[9] He is related to the Indian philosopher Abul Kalam Azad who is related to him through his grandmother.[10][11] Khan is the eldest of four siblings; he has a brother, the actor Faisal Khan, and two sisters, Farhat and Nikhat Khan.[12] His nephew, Imran Khan, is a contemporary Hindi film actor.[13] As a child, Khan appeared on screen in two minor roles. At the age of eight, he appeared in a highly popular song in the Nasir Hussain-directed musical film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).[14][15] The following year, he portrayed the younger version of Mahendra Sandhu's character in his father's production Madhosh.[14] Khan attended J.B. Petit School for his pre-primary education, later switching to St. Anne's High School, Bandra till the eight grade, and completed his ninth and tenth grade at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim.[16] He played tennis in state level championships, and has professed being "much more into sports than studies".[16][17] He completed his twelfth grade from Mumbai's Narsee Monjee College.[18] Khan described his childhood as "tough" due to the financial problems faced by his father whose film productions were mostly unsuccessful; he said, "there would be at least 30 calls a day from creditors calling for their money" and he was always at risk of being expelled from school for non-payment of fees.[19] At the age of sixteen, Khan was involved in the experimental process of making a 40-minute silent film, entitled Paranoia, that was directed by his school friend Aditya Bhattacharya.[20] The film was funded by the filmmaker Shriram Lagoo, an acquaintance of Bhattacharya, who provided them with a few thousand rupees.[21] Khan's parents opposed to his joining films due to their own experiences, wishing that he would instead pursue a "steady" career of an engineer or doctor,[20] and thus the shooting schedule of Paranoia was a clandestine one.[22] In the film, he played the lead role alongside actors Neena Gupta and Victor Banerjee, while simultaneously assisting Bhattacharya.[21] He said that the experience of working on it encouraged him to pursue a career in film.[23] Khan subsequently joined a theatre group called Avantar, where he performed backstage activities for over a year. He made his stage debut with a small role in the company's Gujarati play, Kesar Bina, at Prithvi Theatre.[21][24] He went on to two of their Hindi plays, and one English play, which was titled Clearing House.[25] After completing his high-school education Khan decided to discontinue studying, despite the objection of his parents, choosing instead to work as an assistant director to Nasir Hussain on two Hindi films—Manzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985).[20][26] Acting career 1984—94: Debut and career challenges In addition to assisting Hussain, Khan acted in documentaries directed by the students of FTII, Pune.[27] The director Ketan Mehta noticed Khan in those films, and he offered him a role in the low-budget experimental film Holi (1984).[27][28] Featuring an ensemble cast of newcomers, Holi was based on a play by Mahesh Elkunchwar, and dealt with the practice of ragging in India.[29] The New York Times published that the film was "melodramatic" but "very decently and exuberantly performed by the nonprofessional actors".[30] Khan's role was that of a rowdy college student, an "insignificant" role,[29] that was described by CNN-IBN as "lack[ing] in finesse".[31] Holi failed to garner a broad audience, but Nasir Hussain and his son Mansoor signed him as the leading man in Mansoor's directorial debut Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) alongside Juhi Chawla.[29] The film was a tale of unrequited love and parental opposition based on the Shakespearean tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, with Khan portraying Raj, a "clean-cut, wholesome boy-next-door".[32] Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak proved to be a major commercial success, catapulting both Khan and Chawla to stardom.[33] It was awarded seven Filmfare Awards including a Best Male Debut trophy for Khan.[34] The film has since attained cult status,[31] with the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama crediting it as a "path-breaking and trend setting film" for Indian cinema.[35] The year 1989 saw the release of Raakh, a crime thriller from Aditya Bhattacharya that was filmed before the production of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.[36] The film tells the story of a young man avenging the rape of his ex-girlfriend (played by Supriya Pathak). Despite a poor reception at the box-office, the film was critically acclaimed.[37] Khan was awarded a National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention for his performances in both Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Raakh.[38] Later that year he reunited with Chawla for the romantic comedy Love Love Love, a commercial failure.[39] Khan had five film releases in 1990. He found no success in the sport film Awwal Number, the mythological thriller Tum Mere Ho, the romance Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin and the social drama Jawani Zindabad.[40] However, the Indra Kumar-directed romantic drama Dil (opposite Madhuri Dixit) was a major success.[41] A tale of parental opposition to teenage love, Dil was highly popular among the youth,[40] and emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.[42][43] He followed this success with a leading role alongside Pooja Bhatt in the romantic comedy Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), a remake of the Hollywood film It Happened One Night (1934), which proved to be a box office hit.[44] After that, he went on to appear in several other films in the late '80s and early '90s: Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) (for which he also wrote the screenplay), and Rangeela (1995). Most of these films were successful critically and commercially.[45][46][47] Other successes include Andaz Apna Apna, co-starring Salman Khan. At the time of its release the movie was reviewed unfavorably by critics, but over the years has gained cult status.[48] 1995—01: Successful career and acting break Khan continued to act in just one or two films a year, then an unusual trait for a mainstream Hindi cinema actor. His only release in 1996 was the Dharmesh Darshan directed commercial blockbuster Raja Hindustani in which he was paired opposite Karisma Kapoor. The film earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award, after seven previous nominations, and went on to become the biggest hit of the year, as well as the third-highest grossing Indian film of the 1990s.[49] Khan's career had seemed to hit a plateau at this point of time, and most of the films to follow for the next few years were only partially successful. In 1997, he co-starred alongside Ajay Devgn, Kajol and Juhi Chawla in Ishq, which performed well at the box office. The following year, Khan appeared in the moderately successful Ghulam, for which he also did playback singing.[50] John Mathew Matthan's Sarfarosh (1999), Khan's first release in 1999, was also moderately successful, gaining an above average box office verdict.[51] The film and Khan's role in it were highly appreciated by movie critics, as was his role in Deepa Mehta's art house film Earth.[52] His first release for the new millennium, Mela, in which he acted alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan, was both a box-office and critical bomb.[53] In 2001 he appeared in Lagaan. The film was a major critical and commercial success,[54] and received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards. Additionally, the film gathered critical acclaim at several international film festivals, in addition to winning numerous Indian awards, including the National Film Awards. Khan himself won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award.[55] The success of Lagaan was followed by Dil Chahta Hai later that year, in which Khan co-starred with Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna, with Preity Zinta playing his love interest. The film was written and directed by the then debutant Farhan Akhtar. The film won the 2001 Filmfare Best Film Critics Award.[56] Khan then took a four-year break from Bollywood after divorce with his wife Reena Dutta.
Aamir Khan filmography Khan at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 Aamir Khan is an Indian actor, producer, director, playback singer, screenwriter, and television personality. Khan first appeared on screen at the age of eight in a cameo appearance for 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 Special Jury Award at the 36th National Film Awards ceremony.[6] He subsequently starred in several successful films in the early 1990s, including the romantic drama Dil (1990), the romantic comedy Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), the sports film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), the comedy-drama Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), for which he co-wrote the screenplay with Robin Bhatt,[7] and the musical drama Rangeela (1995).[8][9] The ₹871 million (about US$24.5 million in 1996)-grossing romance Raja Hindustani (1996) garnered Khan his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor,[10][11] and he followed it by playing against type in the Deepa Mehta-directed Canadian-Indian co-production Earth (1998).[12] He featured in the action dramas Ghulam (1998), in which he also sang the song "Aati Kya Khandala",[13] and Sarfarosh (1999),[14][15] but found no success in the romance Mann (1999) and the drama Mela (2000).[16] In 1999, Khan started a production company, Aamir Khan Productions,[17] whose first release Lagaan (2001) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[18] and earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film and two Filmfare Awards—Best Film and Best Actor.[19][20] Also in 2001, he starred alongside Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna in the acclaimed drama Dil Chahta Hai.[21] Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai are cited in the media as defining films of Hindi cinema.[22][23] In 2003, Khan featured in a music video for Roop Kumar Rathod's song "Jab Bhi Chum Leta Hoon".[24] He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film for producing Madness in the Desert (2004), a documentary on the making of Lagaan.[25] After a four-year absence from film, Khan portrayed the eponymous lead in Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), a period film that underperformed at the box office.[26][27] In 2006, he played leading roles in Fanaa and Rang De Basanti;[28] the latter earned him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.[29] The following year, Khan made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par, a drama on dyslexia starring Darsheel Safary, in which Khan also played a supporting role.[30] The film proved a critical and commercial success,[17] winning him the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare and two more trophies at Filmfare—Best Film and Best Direction.[31][32] Khan played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2008 psychological thriller Ghajini,[33][34] after which he portrayed an engineering student in the comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009),[35] and a reclusive artist in the drama Dhobi Ghat (2010), which he also produced.[36] He worked further as a producer on the satire Peepli Live (2010) and the black comedy Delhi Belly (2011);[37] he also performed an item number in the latter.[38] In 2012, Khan developed and featured as the host of the first season of the television talk show Satyamev Jayate.[39] That same year, he produced and starred as a policeman in the supernatural thriller Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, and reprised his role for an episode of the C.I.D. television series.[40] He co-starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra as the antagonist of the adventure film Dhoom 3 in 2013.[41] He returned to television in 2014 to host the second and third seasons of Satyamev Jayate,[42][43] following which he played an alien in the over ₹7 billion (US$100 million)-grossing satire PK.[44][45] Four of Khan's films—Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Dhoom 3, and PK— have held records for being the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.[46]
Films Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Title Year Credited as Notes Ref. Actor Producer Other Role Yaadon Ki Baaraat 1973 Yes Young Ratan[II] Minor role [47] Madhosh 1974 Yes Young Raj[III] Minor role [47] Paranoia 1983 Yes Assistant director Unknown Short film [48] [49] Manzil Manzil 1984 Assistant director [3] Holi 1984 Yes Madan Sharma [48] Zabardast 1985 Assistant director [3] Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1988 Yes Assistant writer Raj National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) (also for Raakh) Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [50] [51] [52] Raakh 1989 Yes Amir Hussein Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [53] Love Love Love 1989 Yes Amit [54] Awwal Number 1990 Yes Sunny [54] Tum Mere Ho 1990 Yes Shiva [54] Dil 1990 Yes Raja Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [55] [56] Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin 1990 Yes Ajay Sharma [54] Jawani Zindabad 1990 Yes Shashi Sharma [54] Afsana Pyaar Ka 1991 Yes Raj [57] Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin 1991 Yes Raghu Jetley Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [58] Isi Ka Naam Zindagi 1992 Yes Chotu [59] Daulat Ki Jung 1992 Yes Rajesh Chaudhry [60] Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar 1992 Yes Sanjaylal Sharma Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [61] Pehla Nasha 1993 Yes Himself Cameo appearance [62] Parampara 1993 Yes Ranbir Prithvi Singh [63] Damini – Lightning 1993 Yes Himself Cameo appearance [64] Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke 1993 Yes Screenwriter Rahul Malhotra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [7] [51] Andaz Apna Apna 1994 Yes Amar Manohar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [65] [66] Baazi 1995 Yes Amar Damjee [67] Aatank Hi Aatank 1995 Yes Rohan [68] Rangeela 1995 Yes Munna [69] Akele Hum Akele Tum 1995 Yes Rohit Kumar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [70] Raja Hindustani 1996 Yes Raja Hindustani Filmfare Award for Best Actor [11] [51] Ishq 1997 Yes Raja [71] Ghulam 1998 Yes Playback singer Siddharth Marathe Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer [51] [72] Earth 1998 Yes Dil Navaz Canadian-Indian film Released in India as 1947: Earth [73] Sarfarosh 1999 Yes Ajay Singh Rathod Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [74] Mann 1999 Yes Dev Karan Singh [75] Mela 2000 Yes Playback singer Kishan Pyare [76] Lagaan 2001 Yes Yes Bhuvan National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Filmfare Award for Best Film Filmfare Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film [19] [18] [51] Dil Chahta Hai 2001 Yes Akash Malhotra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [77] Madness in the Desert 2004 Yes Yes Himself Documentary film Also known as Chale Chalo: The Lunacy of Film Making National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film [25] [78] Mangal Pandey: The Rising 2005 Yes Playback singer Mangal Pandey Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [79] Rang De Basanti 2006 Yes Playback singer Daljit "DJ" Singh/ Chandrashekhar Azad[IV] Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [80] Fanaa 2006 Yes Rehan Quadri [81] Taare Zameen Par 2007 Yes Yes Director/ Playback singer Ram Shankar Nikumbh National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare Filmfare Award for Best Film Filmfare Award for Best Director Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor [31] [51] [82] [83] Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na 2008 Yes Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film [84] [85] Ghajini 2008 Yes Sanjay Singhania Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [51] [86] Luck by Chance 2009 Yes Himself Cameo appearance [87] 3 Idiots 2009 Yes Ranchhoddas "Rancho" Shamaldas Chanchad/ Phunsukh Wangdu[V] Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [88] [89] Peepli Live 2010 Yes Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film [90] [91] Dhobi Ghat 2011 Yes Yes Arun [92] Big in Bollywood 2011 Yes Himself Documentary film [93] Delhi Belly 2011 Yes Yes Disco Fighter Special appearance in song "I Hate You (Like I Love You)" Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film [94] [95] Talaash: The Answer Lies Within 2012 Yes Yes Surjan Singh Shekhawat [96] Bombay Talkies 2013 Yes Himself Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies" [97] Ru-Ba-Ru 2013 Yes Himself Documentary film [98] Dhoom 3 2013 Yes Sahir Khan/Samar Khan[VI] [99] PK 2014 Yes PK Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [100] [101] Dil Dhadakne Do 2015 Yes Pluto Mehra (voice) [102] Dangal 2016 Yes Mahavir Phoghat Filming [103] Television Title Year Role Creator(s) Episode(s) Ref. Satyamev Jayate 2012–14 Host Himself Season 1, Season 2 & Season 3 [39] C.I.D. 2012 Surjan Singh Shekhawat B. P. Singh "Red Suitcase Murders" [40] Music video appearances Title Year Performer(s) Director(s) Album Ref. "Jab Bhi Chum Leta Hoon" 2003 Roop Kumar Rathod Ashok Mehra Pyar Ka Jashn [24]
Humanitarian and political causes Khan with United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2009 In April 2006, Khan participated in the demonstrations put up by the Narmada Bachao Andolan committee with their leader Medha Patkar after the Gujarat government's decision to raise the height of the Narmada dam. He quoted to support adivasis (tribes), who might be displaced from their homes.[135] Later he faced protests and a partial ban on his film Fanaa, but the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh supported him by saying "Everyone has the freedom of expression. If someone says something on a particular subject, that doesn't mean you should start protesting."[136] Aamir also lent his support to the Janlokpal Bill Movement led by Anna Hazare in August 2011.[137] He has been supporting common causes; when asked about views on entertainment tax in 2012 budget Aamir said, "I don't want any reduction in that, all I expect is focus on education and nutrition."[138] He quit the GOI's copyrights panels in February 2010 after facing sharp differences with other members.[139] During the promotion of 3 Idiots he journeyed to diverse parts of India, mostly to small towns, noting that "film makers from Mumbai don't understand small town India."[140] This experience of reaching out to 'regional India' was extended in his debut TV show Satyamev Jayate. On 16 July 2012, Khan met the prime minister and the minister for social justice and empowerment and discussed the plight of manual scavengers and sought eradication of manual scavenging in the country.[141] On 30 November 2011, Khan was appointed national brand ambassador of UNICEF to promote child nutrition.[142] He is part of the government organised IEC campaign to raise awareness about malnutrition.[143] On intolerance This section may lend undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, or controversies. Please help to create a more balanced presentation. Discuss and resolve this issue before removing this message. (November 2015) "I think in the last maybe six to eight months, there is a growing sense of despondency. When I chat with Kiran at home, she says, 'Should we move out of India?' That's a disastrous and big statement for Kiran to make. She fears for her child. She fears what the atmosphere around us will be. She feels scared to open the newspapers every day." — Khan on his wife Kiran Rao's views.[144][145] In November 2015, Khan expressed his feelings around intolerance in India at an event in New Delhi hosted by the Indian Express newspaper[146] Khan's remark about "moving out of India" started a debate on social media.[147] Khan faced an intense backlash for his comments, while some voiced their agreement around his concerns.[147][148] Several Bollywood actors criticised Khan's remark for intolerance, including Akshay Kumar,[149] Shatrughan Sinha,[150] Anupam Kher,[151] Raveena Tandon[152] and Vivek Oberoi.[153] Far-right political party Shiv Sena highly criticised Khan's statement, labeling it as "The Language of treachery".[154] In the wake of the controversy, several protests, burning of posters took place in Ludhiana by the Sena party.[155] As a result, the Khan family was given additional police protection.[156] Political party Bharatiya Janata Party remarked the incident as a "Moral Offence".[157][158] Khan, despite some criticism from Bollywood, received support from other celebrities and public figures[159] including Rajkumar Hirani[160] Kabir Khan[161] and Farah Khan.[162] Khan later stated that he is not leaving the country and has no intentions for the same.[163][164][165] A lawsuit has been filed against Khan and Rao at Jaunpur in ACJM II court.[166] Personal life Khan with his wife Kiran Rao at an event in Mumbai Khan married Reena Dutta, who had a small part in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, on 18 April 1986. They have two children, a son named Junaid and a daughter, Ira. Reena was involved briefly in Khan's career when she worked as a producer for Lagaan. In December 2002, Khan filed for divorce, ending the 15-year marriage. Reena took custody of both children.[167] On 28 December 2005, Khan married Kiran Rao who had been an assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker during the filming of Lagaan.[168] On 5 December 2011, Khan and his wife announced the birth of their son, Azad Rao Khan,[169] through a surrogate mother.[170][171] In 2007, Khan lost a custody battle for his younger brother Faisal to their father, Tahir Hussain.[172] His father died on 2 February 2010.[173] In March 2015, Khan stated that he has quit non vegetarian food and has adopted vegan lifestyle after being inspired by his wife Kiran Rao.
FIR lodged against Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao yet again! Another FIR was lodged on Friday against Bollywood star Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on a court directive for the actor’s controversial remarks on “intolerance.” Earlier, a similar FIR was lodged against Aamir in New Delhi. Advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha lodged the FIR against Aamir and his wife at Town police station in Muzaffarpur district under sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc), 153B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration) and 154 (Sedition) of IPC. The FIR was registered on the direction of the chief judicial magistrate, Muzaffarpur district, Sushma Trivedi, on a complaint filed by Ojha last week, charging the actor with hurting the sentiments of the people by claiming that an atmosphere of intolerance prevailed in the country. The actor is under fire for his comments over growing intolerance in India. He had said at an award function in Delhi recently, “Kiran and I have lived all our lives in India. For the first time, she said, should we move out of India? That’s a disastrous and big statement for Kiran to make to me. She fears for her child. She fears about what the atmosphere around us will be. She feels scared to open the newspapers every day. That does indicate that there is a sense of growing disquiet.” He was reacting to a spate in the incidents of sectarian violence and intolerance. Hindu activists staged protests outside his house in Mumbai as well as Patna by painting his posters with black ink before setting them on fire. Aamir had to issue a statement to clear his stance.
Buzz is that Aamir Khan Production (AKP) is coming up with an untitled film, which will be helmed by debutant Advait Chandan. For the records, Advait is Aamir's former manager Advait who shared a great working relationship with the actor and handled his work for 5 years had been developing a script which he then narrated to the actor. Interestingly, Aamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao will be involved with the project as a hands on producer of this film. In fact, it is said that Kiran Rao has been going all out for the film donning the hat of an executive producer. Sources added that, the work has started in full swing and Kiran Rao has been traveling to and fro to Baroda and Gujarat where the film is currently being shot. Kiran is immensely occupied with the pre-production and the production of the film. Its learnt that audiences will be witnessing Aamir Khan in a very key role in the film. This piece of information is surely going to set the viewers prying for more matter. Aamir’s character in the film is set to create enough and more buzz as to what the actor will be presenting the audience this time around. When Advait put forward his story to Aamir, he fell in love with the subject so much so that the actor is all set to produce the film under his banner. It’s a beautiful story of an adolescent girl who aspires to be a singer. The cast has yet not been finalized, while the hunt for the lead actors in still on. Reportedly, the makers of the movie are looking for a fresh face and someone who can sing as well, as the film will require her.
