Aamir Khan turns 57 today. Since the actor is well-known in the film industry for his perfection, we have compiled the best films of Aamir’s career you will love to watch on his special day. Let us look back in the memory lane to cherish his perfect works in Bollywood.
Aamir Khan, one of the finest actors of filmland, started his career as a child artist in the film Yaadon Ki Baarat. However, his first commercial debut was Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak opposite Juhi Chawla in 1988. As Mr Perfectionist of Bollywood turns a year older, we have shared a list of his outstanding works: the classic old films to the recent ones.
Top 10 Films Of Aamir Khan’s Career
Here is a list of the top 10 movies of Aamir Khan we just love to watch every time.
1. JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDAR – 1992
Rating: 8.4
Director: Mansoor Khan
Cast: Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi
The blockbuster film of 1992, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, is a story of a sloppy and irresponsible college boy, Sanju, played by Aamir Khan. However, his elder brother is a perfect son to his father. Later, Sanju participates in a cycle race to save his brother’s dignity as his brother becomes incompetent due to an injury.
2. LAGAAN – 2001
Rating: 8.1
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Raghuvir Yadav
The cricket drama was the official entry for the Oscars from India. The story revolves around the British period, where a British captain challenges a village lad, Bhuvan, to beat them in a cricket match, to make them tax-free for 3 years.
3. DIL CHAHTA HAI – 2001
Rating: 8.1
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Cast: Aamir Khan, Akshay Khanna, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Dimple Kapadia
Directed by Farhan Akhtar, Dil Chahta Hai is one of the most loved films about friendship. The story revolves around the lives of three friends. However, they get separated after a fight, but in the end, they reunite again after an incident takes place. The movie also portrays the beautiful love stories of the three men with their respective partners.
4. RANG DE BASANTI – 2006
Rating: 8.1
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Cast: Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, R. Madhvan
Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s directorial film manifests the societal issues in India. A British student travels to India to document the story of five freedom fighters of India. She casts five friends as the Indian revolutionaries in the film, which persuades them to fight against the corruption of the government.
5. FANAA – 2006
Rating: 7.2
Director: Kunal Kohli
Cast: Amir Khan, Kajol, Rishi Kapoor, Kirron Kher, Tabu
Fanaa is a story of a beautiful Kashmiri Girl, Zooni, played by Kajol, who falls for a tour guide Rehan. While Zooni is quiet and calm, Rehan is fun and spirited. He teaches her how to live life to the fullest. However, he withholds a terrible secret that could ruin their lives.
6. TAARE ZAMEEN PAR – 2007
Rating: 8.4
Director: Amir Khan and Amole Gupte
Cast: Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer, Vipin Sharma, Tisca Chopra
Aamir Khan’s directorial film, Tare Zameen Par, depicts the journey of a school kid, Ishaan Awasthi, who suffers from dyslexia. His father and the people in his life thinks he is lazy, irresponsible and dumb. In the second half, Aamir Khan joins the film as Ishaan’s drawing teacher and helps him to get over his problems.
7. GHAJINI – 2008
Rating: 7.4
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan, Khalid Siddiqui, Pradeep Rawat
Ghajini is a remake of the Tamil film of the same name, inspired by the Hollywood film Memento. The story revolves around a business tycoon, Sanjay Singhania, who suffers from acute short-term memory loss and cannot remember anything beyond 15 mins. With a bunch of polaroids and tattoos on his body, he seeks to take revenge on his lover’s killer.
8. 3 IDIOTS – 2009
Rating: 8.5
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Cast: Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Boman Irani, Kareena Kapoor, Mona Singh
Rajkumar Hirani’s directorial 3 Idiots is one of the most successful films of Khan’s career. It is a story of two friends who seek to look for their long-lost friend whose existence seems rather elusive. The funny, wild, entertaining and insightful drama talks about friendship, love and the most important human act of ‘Self Actualization.’
9. PK – 2014
Rating: 8.2
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Cast: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Sanjay Dutt
Another masterpiece created by Rajkumar Hirani is PK. The story revolves around an alien played by Aamir who loses his remote control somewhere on the earth. People around him ask to look for God in order to get his belonging back. As he starts looking for God, the film gives us so many messages about the religions and the issues of our society.
10. DANGAL – 2016
Rating: 8.4
Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Cast: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Aparshakti Khurrana
A biopic of Mahavir Singh Phogat, Dangal depicts the efforts and challenges faced by the father of wrestling champions, Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat. The film shares the journey of his life how he fights with society to make his daughters wrestlers.
Inspired by the Hollywood film Forrest Gump, Aamir’s upcoming film Laal Singh Chadha is slated to release this year. Kareena Kapoor Khan will feature opposite Aamir Khan in the much-awaited historic drama. He is the most successful Bollywood actor, and hence, we share a collection of his best films of all time. Happy Birthday, Aamir!