Aamir Hussain Khan, the PET-SHOP boy of the bollywood, was born 14 March 1965 to Tahir and Zeena Hussain into a family of his elder bro Faizal who is a VJ and an actor and two sisters Nikhat and Farhad.

Aamir Khan, who is called AK everywhere, has, though his first movie was Holi, been introduced into the films as a Hero in 1988 with all time musical hit 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' - the numbers of which can still be heard around. AK, being the gentle man and heart throb in the industry, has acted in front of the camera almost with all the heroines and the performance in all his movies is always beyond expectation. In 1996, he has got the 'best actor' award for his outstanding performance in 'Raja Hindustani' which was a smash hit at the box office and Aamir has placed himself among the top heroes of the Bollywood.

Aamir Khan started his career in films with a runaway success 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak', a film directed by his cousin, Mansoor Khan. Aamir did not have to strive for an opportunity to be a hero in films, at the same time he was humble enough to boost his prospects with talent and a lot of hard work. He usually does 1 or 2 films a year and make them super hits.

Now, Aamir is slowly turning to production. His latest venture produced and acted by Aamir Khan himself has received the Oscar Nomination of 2002 in the Best Foreign Film category. Lagaan is the third Indian film to be selected for Oscar Nominations.