New Delhi: Bollywood’s perfectionist Aamir Khan turned 57 today on Monday. The actor is the recipient of numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award. In 2003, he was also honoured with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan in 2010. In his three-decade long career, the actor has carved a unique niche for himself.
Here’s taking a look back at Aamir’s work that made him one of the biggest and most influential actors in Bollywood today.
Sarfarosh (1999)
Considered as one of the finest cop-dramas to have ever come out of Bollywood, the film features Aamir playing a no-nonsense police officer ACP Rathore with complete effect. Although the basic plot wasn’t very original, the subject treatment made the film for an interesting watch.
Lagaan (2001)
Aamir achieved new heights of success by working on this Ashutosh Gowariker directorial which revolved around a cricket match between India and England in order to get rid of the agricultural debts in a village that rarely receives rainfall. The film is one of the three Indian films to receive an Oscar nomination.
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
The film marked Farhan Akhtar’s directorial debut in Bollywood. The film is considered pathbreaking when it comes to making cinema about friendship.
Dangal (2016)
In the movie, Aamir chose to play an ageing, overweight father to four girls who leaves no stone unturned to introduce his daughters to the world of wrestling. ‘Dangal’ took a jibe on sexist issues and hit the right note on the girl power.
Rang De Basanti (2006)
The movie showed a bunch of hedonistic and irreverent youngsters playing the part of freedom fighters and eventually awakening to the fact that nothing much has changed. It spoke the language of rebel, zeal, the idea of collective justice and displayed the power of the youth in its right sense.
