Bollywood Star: Aamir Khan

With Hollywood constantly on the tips of our tongues, whether we are following the latest actor/actress scandal or planning a family outing to the latest Disney flick, we all make the infamous city, and all it contains, a regular part of our lives. But, Hollywood is alone no longer. The Indian-based film industry is taking the world by storm with Bollywood, and its actors and actresses are as intriguing as any we have to offer.

Bollywood is the informal name given to the Mumbai-based Hindustani language film industry, but the term Bollywood is often used incorrectly to encompass Indian Cinema as a whole. There are many celebrities in Bollywood, one of which is named Aamir Khan.

Aamir Khan started as a Bollywood actor in 1973, but comes from a great film-embedded family. His father Tahir Hussain is a producer and his uncle, Nassir Hussain was a director. Khan's brother, Faisal Khan, also appears in Bollywood films, such as the 2000 film Mela. Many other family members appear as actors or directors in various Bollywood films, so Aamir certainly has the history to start a great future.

Aamir started his career at the age of eight, acting in the film Yaadon Ki Baraat, followed by Madhosh at nine. The years that followed were filled with Bollywood hits including Holi (1984), Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), Dil (1990), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992), Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993), Rangeela (1995), Raja Hindustani (1996), Ghulam (1998), Earth (1998), Sarfarosh (1999), Lagaan: Once Upon A Time In India (2001), Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), RangDe Basanti (2006), and Fanaa (2006). But, Aamir is not just an actor, he also writes screenplays and directs Bollywood films.

In 1993 Aamir not only acted in the Bollywood hit Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke, he wrote the screenplay as well. For the 2001 film, IndLagaan: Once Upon A Time InIndia, Aamir again tried on dual roles by acting in and producing the film.