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Aamir Khan was born on March 14, 1965 to film producer Tahir Hussain and Zeenat. He has two siblings – Faisal Khan and Nikhat.

The actor began his scholastic career at St Annes School, Bandra and shifted to Bombay Scottish School when Std. VIII. He completed his Junior College from Narsee Monjee College, Vile Parle, Mumbai.

Aamir made his first movie appearance at the age of eight in his uncle Nasir Hussain’s Yaadon Ki Baarat though his career actually started with the film Holi in 1984. He received his first critical and commercial success with the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988 where he won his first Filmfare Award for the Best Debut Male.

He married Reena Dutta on April 18, 1986 and has a son Junaid and daughter Ira from this marriage. They divorced in 2002 and he subsequently tied the knot with Kiran Rao in 2005.

Aamir’s extensive career saw him give great performances throughout the '90s in films such as Dil (1990), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) and Rangeela (1995).

Dharmesh Darshan’s blockbuster Raja Hindustani (1996) earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor after eight previous nominations. The film also became one of the third highest grossing films of the '90s!

In 1998, his performance in the movie Earth based on the novel The Ice-Candy Man received rave reviews from Indian and international critics.

He produced his first movie Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001). The film went on to become a blockbuster hit and went on to be nominated for the Oscars. That same year he set up his own production house called Aamir Khan Productions Ltd.

In 2006 his movie Rang De Basanti went on to become one of the highest grossing films of that year. Taare Zameen Par (2007) is based on the relationship between a father and his dyslexic son. The film has been very well received by the public and has also done very well at the box office. The Government of India has granted a tax exemption for the film. As expected he won his first Filmfare award for best director for Taare Zameen Par.

He recently lost the legal custody of his younger brother Faisal to father Tahir Hussain. His brother is believed to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. But within a few weeks Tahir Hussain surrendered custody as he claimed he was incapable of looking after Faisal.