Aamir Khan, who embodies values of perfection, consistency and genius turns 58 year old today. Known as ‘perfectionist’ for his unique film choices, Aamir is one of the Bollywood actor who has redefined and gave a completely new identity to Bollywood with his unique and unparalleled choices of movies and content.
The actor has been working in Bollywood for almost four decades and has several blockbuster films under his name. He has also played many unique roles that were left unexplored by mainstream Bollywood prior to him. On Aamir Khan’s birthday, here are five unique and best movies of the actor that are must watch, not just for the film’s unique subject but also Aamir’s top class performance in the lead.
- Lagaan: Touted as best sports drama ever made in the history of Indian cinema, Lagaan sees Aamir as young Bhuvan, who gathers a team of amateur villagers to rise against a ruthless British regime. Not with a gun or any other weapons, but with cricket’s bat n ball. Helmed by Ashutosh Govarikar, this unique sports drama also marked Aamir Khan’s debut as producer. Lagaan’ became the second only film apart from ‘Mother India’ in India’s history to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. It’s been over 22 years since the film was released, yet the popularity of the film remains the same.
- 3 Idiots: Aamir Khan is the most intelligent but equally quirky Engineering student Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad who locks horns with the ruthlessly competitive dean of his engineering college, Viru Sahastrabudhe (Boman Irani), with his best friends- Farah Qureshi ( R Madhavan and Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi) in this fun entertaining film. Helmed by Rajkumar Hirani, the comedy drama not only changed minds, hearts and the landscape of Indian cinema forever, but also had a lasting impact on the youths who were confused about their career.
- Dil Chahta Hai: Nowdays there is nothing new or unique about coming-of-age dramas about few friends and their way through life. There are multiple movies and shows being made on this topic. But Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna starrer Dil Chahta Hai is the first film that comes to mind, when we speak about coming of dramas on friendship and bonding. Farhan Akhtar’s maiden directorial venture redefined the meaning of friendship in Indian cinema.
- Taare Zameen Par: In this unique film, Aamir Khan played the supporting role of a teacher who helps dyslexic boy (played brilliantly by Darshan Safari), to overcome his struggles. This film received numerous awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film for 2008 and the 2008 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare.
- Dangal: Aamir Khan is known for going through rigorous physical transformation as a preparation for his roles. And Dangal is the best example of that. The actor played the role of retired wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat who trains his girls- Geeta (Fatima Sana Shaikh) and Babita (Sanya Malhotra) to become the international wrestlers. From a muscular wrestler to an overweight old man, Aamir went through multiple physical transformation for this role and excels.
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