Aamir Khan - Biography - Trivia 1

 

Aamir Khan  - Biography - Trivia 1 

Was offered the role of Rahul Mehra in Darr (1993).

Refuses to accept the usual awards from Indian trade magazines such as Filmfare.

Known as perfectionist who insists on getting a finished script before committing to a film and also refuses to work on more than one film at a time, both very unusual for Bollywood where actors usually work in several films at a time and script details are often improvised on the day of shooting.

One of the three Khans that ruled Bollywood in the 90s. The other two are Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.

Son of Tahir Hussain, brother of Faisal Khan, Farhat Khan and Nikhat Khan

Nephew of Nasir Hussain

Cousin of Mansoor Khan

Files for divorce from wife Reena on December 9, 2002.

Awarded Padma Shri India's fourth highest Civil Honour in the year 2003 by the Government of India.

Uncle of Imran Khan.

Has 2 children with ex-wife Reena: a son, Junaid, and a daughter, Ira.

Mother is Zeenat Hussain. Sometimes she is referred to as Zeena Hussain.

After his first marriage he took another flat in the same building where he lived with his parents, and started living there.

Has been a big fan of Alfred Hitchkock stories.

Visited Pakistan for fund raising of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital on invitation by the cricketer Imran Khan.

Formed a popular on-screen pair with Juhi Chawla

The Press Trust of India reported Khan will marry girlfriend Kiran Rao in Panchgani, India on 1 January 2006. It later reported Khan and Rao married in a small ceremony at his home in Mumbai, India on 28 December 2005.

Highest paid actor in Bollywood.

Time magazine refers to him as the Indian 'Sean Penn'.

Best friends with Juhi Chawla & Rani Mukherjee.

His ancestors hail from Afghanistan.

Has a reputation for shunning award ceremonies and avoiding the glare of the media.

Turned down Madame Tussaud's offer to immortalize him in a wax statue.

Cites Daniel Day-Lewis and Dilip Kumar as his favorite actors.

Is a Tennis-enthusiast, and particularly admires Roger Federer.

He got awarded the Padma Bhushan India's third highest Civil Honour in 2010 by the Government of India.

His salary is less for acting in certain movies because he becomes a stakeholder and shares a certain percentage of profits from the movie.

Is very good friends with superstar Salman Khan, with whom he worked with in the 1994 cult film Andaz Apna Apna. His other close friend is Rani Mukerji, with whom he was been friends with since her second film Ghulam in 1998.

Has the highest grossing Indian film of all time with PK.

Was the first Bollywood actor to cross the 100 crore mark with his 2008 film Ghajini, which became the highest grossing film of all time until his next release 3 Idiots.

His home production, Lagaan, in which he also starred in, was the third Indian film ever to be nominated for an Oscar.

Was credited as "Aamir Hussein" in his first film Holi.

In 2013, received Honorary Doctorate by Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for his distinguished contribution to the Indian cinema and entertainment industry.

Has a half brother from his father's second marriage. His brother's name is Hyder Khan.

He was originally signed for Sahebzaade with Chunky Pandey but later opted out.

Former brother in law of actress Eva (Kareena) Grover. Eva was married to Aamir's youngest brother Hyder Ali Khan.

Youngest brother Hyder Ali Khan is also a actor. He acted in the film "Trump Card" in 2010. Hyder was born from Tahir Hussain's second marriage to Shanaz.

Actor Ali Zafar is also related through marriage to Indian Bollywood superstar, Aamir Khan. Ali Zafar's wife, Ayesha's father has a cousin whose mother is the cousin of Aamir Khan's mother, Zeenat Hussain! Apparently, Aamir Khan was quite taken aback when Ali Zafar pointed out their relationship to him as it was news to him.

Was offered Vicky Arora's role in Yalgaar.