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Aamir
Khan appeal to voters to exercise their franchise
Mumbai:
Celebrating his 44th birthday on Saturday, Bollywood
actor Aamir Khan appealed to the people to exercise their
franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. "Our vote
is very crucial. And, everybody should use it in the right
way. First of all, we should have knowledge about all
the candidates who are contesting from our constituency.
More often we do not even bother to know about the candidates.
We do not even have the knowledge about the number of
candidates contesting and their educational background,"
Aamir said while addressing the media persons and a large
gathering of his fans outside his house in Bandra. Aamir
also thanked his fans for giving him support throughout
his career. "It has been an exciting journey. I am really
happy and grateful for the kind of success I have got.
I am very thankful to my fans who have given me support
throughout my career. I am really happy with the way things
have gone. It has been a learning experience. It has been
an exciting journey," said Aamir.
Born
on March 14, 1965 in Mumbai, Aamir first appeared on the
silver screen as a child actor in his Uncle Nasir Hussain's
film 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat' in 1973. Eleven years later,
he made his adult acting debut in a role that went quite
unnoticed in Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984). Khan's first notable
leading role came in 1988 in the film Qayamat Se Qayamat
Tak which was directed by his cousin and Nasir Hussain's
son Mansoor Khan. After that, he went on to appear in
several other films in the late '80s and early '90s: Dil
(1990), which became the highest grossing film of the
year, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
(1992), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) (for which he also
wrote the screenplay), and Rangeela (1995). Most of these
films were successful critically and commercially. In
2001 he appeared in Lagaan. The film was a major critical
and commercial success, and received a nomination for
Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards.
In 2007, with the film 'Taare Zameen Par' he marked his
directorial debut. The film earned critical acclaim and
was appreciated for bringing a dyslexic child's problems
and feelings in front of society. In 2008, Aamir appeared
in the movie Ghajini. The film was a major commercial
success and became the highest grosser of the year.
- Mar 14, 2009
