30 Best movies of Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Through his career spanning thirty years in Hindi films, Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of Indian cinema.
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- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanMadhavanMona SinghTwo friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".Widely regarded as best Bollywood movie ever. The film received critical acclaim and commercial success. The film won six Filmfare Awards including Best Film, and three National Film Awards including Best Popular Film. It also received a Japanese Academy Award nomination for Best Outstanding Foreign Language Film, and won the Grand Prize at Japan's Videoyasan Awards.
The film was remade in Tamil as Nanban (2012), starring Vijay. - DirectorNitesh TiwariStarsAamir KhanSakshi TanwarFatima Sana ShaikhFormer wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.The film was highly appreciated by critics. Dangal emerged as 30th highest-grossing film of 2016 worldwide and the fifth highest-grossing non-English film of all time.
At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, it won four awards: Best Film, and Best Actor. - DirectorAamir KhanAmole GupteStarsDarsheel SafaryAamir KhanTisca ChopraAn eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.One of the finest movies ever made. The film has received numerous awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film for 2008 and the 2008 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanAnushka SharmaSanjay DuttAn alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religious views on people.PK received highly positive reviews and, at the time, emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsAamir KhanRaghubir YadavGracy SinghThe people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.Lagaan received critical acclaim and awards at international film festivals, as well as many Indian film awards. It became the third Indian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988). It was one of the biggest box office hits of 2001.
- DirectorFarhan AkhtarStarsAamir KhanSaif Ali KhanAkshaye KhannaThree inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.The film received praise from critics for portraying contemporary Indian youth as cosmopolitan and urban. In 2001, the film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
- DirectorJohn Mathew MatthanStarsAamir KhanNaseeruddin ShahSonali BendreAfter his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.Upon theatrical release, Sarfarosh received critical acclaim from critics. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film.
The film was remade in Kannada as Sathyameva Jayathe with Devaraj and in Telugu as Astram (2006) with Vishnu Manchu and Anushka Shetty. - DirectorMansoor KhanStarsAamir KhanAyesha JhulkaDeepak TijoriA rich brat and a poor chap try to woo a girl, with their rivalry culminating in the most prestigious college event - the marathon cycle race.One of the most popular Bollywood movies ever. The movie won two Filmfare Awards, including Best Film. It had several remakes: the Telugu film Thammudu (1999), the Tamil film Badri (2001), the Kannada film Yuvaraja (2001), and the Bengali film Champion (2003).
- DirectorRakeysh Omprakash MehraStarsAamir KhanSoha Ali KhanSiddharthThe story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.The film was well received and praised for strong screenplay and dialogues. Rang De Basanti did well at many of the Bollywood awards ceremonies, including a win for Best Movie at the Filmfare Awards.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAamir KhanSalman KhanRaveena TandonTwo slackers competing for the affections of an heiress inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.One of the best comedy movies ever made in Bollywood. The film was an average grosser at the box office, but has since emerged as a cult film over the years.
- DirectorAdvait ChandanStarsZaira WasimMeher VijRaj ArjunA talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.The film received critical acclaim and became a major commercial success. The film becoming second highest-grossing Indian film ever overseas, surpassing PK and behind only Dangal. Aamir starred in a supporting role in the movie.
Secret Superstar received ten nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Chandan, Best Actress for Wasim, and Best Supporting Actor for Khan. It won three Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress (Critics) for Wasim, Best Supporting Actress for Vij, and Best Playback Singer (Female) for Meghna Mishra. - DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsAamir KhanNandita DasRahul KhannaIt's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.The Film received highly positive reviews from critics. Aamir Khan's performance in the movie was highly appreciated. It was India's entry for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- DirectorMansoor KhanStarsAamir KhanJuhi ChawlaGoga KapoorDespite knowing that their respective families are bitter enemies, Raj and Rashmi fall in love with each other and decide to elope.Aamir began a full-time acting career with a leading role in this movie. Film received critical acclaim and became blockbuster. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and eight Filmfare Awards from eleven nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best male and female debut.
The film was remade in Telugu as Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi, which marked the debut for Telugu Pawan Kalyan. It was also remade in Bangladesh as Keyamat Theke Keyamat at 1993 marking the debut film for Bangladeshi superstar Salman Shah and Moushumi. - DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsAamir KhanUrmila MatondkarJackie ShroffA middle-class young woman who dreams of Bollywood fame is caught in a love triangle between her childhood friend and a famous actor.The film was a major box office success as well as received critical acclaim. The movie proved to be a turning point for Aamir's career, whose chemistry with Urmila was also appreciated.
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsAamir KhanAsin ThottumkalJiah KhanA short-term memory loss patient goes on a killing spree in order to avenge the death of his ladylove.It is a Bollywood remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the film Memento (2000). Ghajini became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2008, and the first Indian film to cross the ₹100 crore mark domestically.
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsAamir KhanJuhi ChawlaSharokh BharuchaRahul Malhotra (Aamir Khan) is the manager of the heavily in debt family business. He is also the guardian of his dead sister's mischievous kids. Rahul hires Vaijayanti (Juhi Chawla) as governess. Vaijayanti is a runaway from home as she does not want to marry the man her orthodox family has chosen for her. Predictably, Rahul and Vaijayanti fall in love. Maya (Navneet Nishan), a rich girl in love with Rahul tries to ruin his family and his business.The film has garnered the National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film), and the Filmfare Best Film Award.
- DirectorReema KagtiPriyamvada NarayananStarsAamir KhanKareena KapoorRani MukerjiInspector Surjan Shekhawat, who is dealing with a depressing past, has to investigate a high profile murder case, deal with his crumbling marriage and use the help and solace of a prostitute by the name of Rosie.The Film becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2012. It received mostly positive reviews from critics all-over India.
- DirectorVikram BhattStarsAamir KhanRani MukerjiRajit KapoorAn amateur boxer runs errands for a local gangster but revolts against him after the gangster kills his friend and his conscience is awakened.The Film received positive reviews from critics. Aamir Khan's performance was praised.
Ghulam was remade in Tamil as Sudhandhiram (2000). - DirectorMahesh BhattStarsAamir KhanPooja BhattAnupam KherRunaway heiress in search of her beloved falls in love with another man on the way.The movie was a box office success, cementing Aamir Khan's status as a leading movie star.
It is an unofficial remake of the 1956 Bollywood film Chori Chori, which in turn was adapted from the 1934 Hollywood film It Happened One Night.[3] In turn, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin was remade in Tamil as Kadhal Rojavae (2000) and inspired the Kannada movie Hudugaata (2007). - DirectorKunal KohliStarsAamir KhanKajolRishi KapoorA sweet blind girl Zooni meets a flirty Rehan. She ignores her friends' warnings. It's her time to discover life. Is she making the right love choice?Fanaa was one of the most expensive Bollywood films during its time of release. The performances from the leads, Aamir Khan and Kajol, as well as their on-screen chemistry were praised.
- DirectorAditya BhattacharyaStarsAamir KhanSupriya PathakPankaj KapurA poor, young man teams up with a burnt out cop to avenge the humiliation of his former girlfriend by a gang of goons.
- DirectorKiran RaoStarsPrateik Patil BabbarMonica DograKriti MalhotraThe lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer-man who wants to become an actor, a banker-turned-photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, and a newly-married immigrant who journals her experiences on home video.
- DirectorMansoor KhanStarsAamir KhanManisha KoiralaMaster AdilAn estranged couple battle for the custody of their only son.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAamir KhanAjay DevgnJuhi ChawlaTwo rich friends, hating the poor, were challenged by their children's love lives. Thus starts the war between love and money.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAamir KhanMadhuri DixitSaeed JaffreyA man pretends to be a rich industrialist to improve his son's chances of marrying in to wealth, but his plan backfires on him.
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsAamir KhanRani MukerjiToby StephensThis is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsAamir KhanMamta KulkarniParesh RawalA tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician who have planned to assassinate the chief minister of the state.
- DirectorDharmesh DarshanStarsAamir KhanKarisma KapoorSuresh OberoiRaja, a taxi driver, falls in love with Aarti, a rich girl, and marries her against her parents' wishes. Later, her parents try to create differences amongst the couple.The film becoming the highest-grossing film of the year and was declared a all time blockbuster by Box office India. It went on to win five Filmfare Awards including the awards for Best film and Best Actors.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAamir KhanManisha KoiralaSharmila TagoreA young woman falls in love with a handsome playboy, while aboard a Singapore to India cruise. They make plans to meet again, but fate may have other plans...
- DirectorVijay Krishna AcharyaStarsAamir KhanKatrina KaifAbhishek BachchanJai and Ali return to catch the clown thief, Sahir, who has targeted various branches of the Western Bank of Chicago.