MUMBAI: It’s been 51 years since Aamir Khan first appeared in the movie ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’ as a child artist. As an adult, Aamir Khan’s debut movie was ‘Holi’, which was released in 1984. He gained major recognition after ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ wherein he played the lead role.
Since then, Aamir Khan has been receiving love and admiration for his performances in Hindi movies. He is known for being a ‘perfectionist’ and has proved his skills with 100% dedication delivered in the movies. It is Aamir Khan's birthday today and the actor is busy celebrating the success of Laapataa Ladies.
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Aamir Khan is truly an artist and has worked hard to perfect his craft. He has shaped himself multiple times for his various characters in different movies. In fact, there are times when he took on different avatars in the same movie, changing himself just like a chameleon.
Here we bring to you, times when Aamir Khan became a chameleon:
Laal Singh Chaddha
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Directed by Advait Chandan, this movie starred Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The movie was released on 11th August, 2022. The movie was a Hindi remake of English movie Forrest Gump. In the movie, we got to watch different looks of Aamir Khan in the movie which really left the audience wondering. While the movie wasn’t a commercial success, the audience appreciated Aamir Khan’s performance in it.
Mangal Pandey
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Directed by Ketan Mehta, this movie starred Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens and Ameesha Patel. The war action movie released on 12th August, 2005 and featured Aamir Khan as freedom fighter. Aamir Khan put a lot of efforts in playing the character and the audience loved his look. There were times when he was seen playing the same character but still had a different look and it was a very subtle but effective portrayal.
Secret Superstar
Directed by Advait Chandan, this movie starred Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij and Raj Arjun. The movie was released on 19th October, 2017. In the movie, we see Aamir as a celebrity but there is this one time in the movie when he takes a completely different look, leaving the audience wondering. This movie received a lot of love for its story and performances.
Taare Zameen Par
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Directed by Aamir Khan and Amole Gupte, this movie starred Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Girija Oak and many more. This movie became a topic of discussion amongst the parents as it made them all aware about the struggles that their kids must be going through due to Dyslexia. Aamir Khan plays the role of a teacher in the movie and there is this one time in the movie when he dawns the look of a clown which first scares the kids but then makes them all laugh. This movie is one of the most loved movies of the Hindi movie industry.
Ghajini
Directed by A.R. Murugadoss, this movie was a Hindi remake of a South movie with the same name. The movie starred Aamir Khan, Asin, late actress Jiah Khan and Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat. The movie released in 2008 and the audience absolutely loved the movie, especially Aamir Khan’s character and performance. In the movie, Aamir Khan can be seen as a businessman who owns a telecommunication brand. However, the character looks completely different after going through a traumatic incident and having a constant short-term memory loss.
PK
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, this movie starred Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani and Saurabh Shukla. The movie released in 2014 wherein Aamir Khan played the role of humanoid alien who tries to find his lost remote control that can help him go back to his planet. As a humanoid alien who has just come to Earth, Aamir Khan’s character takes on many different looks in order to know and explore the surrounding and people. The movie received a lot of love from the audience for its uniqueness.
Rang De Basanti
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Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, this movie starred Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth, and Alice Patten. The movie released on 26th January, 2006. While Aamir Khan the character of a college going student, he also played the character of Chadrashekhar Azad, the freedom fighter. The movie is a choice for re-watch even today.
Dhoom 3
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Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, this movie was the third instalment of Dhoom franchise and featured Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif. In the movie we get to see Aamir Khan in dual role and he plays both the role flawlessly. The audience fell in love with the action in the movie. It released on 20th December, 2013.
Ishq
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Directed by Indra Kumar, this movie starred Ajay Devgn, Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Kajol. The movie released on 28th November 1997. In the movie, Aamir Khan once took on the role of Ajay Devgn’s father’s character and then once again took the get-up of a ghost. The movie was romantic comedy and even today, it is loved for its humor.
Baazi
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Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, this movie starred Aamir Khan, Mamta Kulkarni, Paresh Rawal and Ashish Vidyarthi. The movie released in 1995 and Aamir Khan earned a lot of praises for his performance. The actor got dressed as a girl in order to catch a criminal and the portrayal was done really well.
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