A Critical Analysis of Bollywood Actor Aamir Khan’s Selected Movies
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An important aspect of Aamir's success is the fact that he has thrived on carefully chosen characters in
films, but has never worked with the likes of Mani Ratnam, SubhashGhai, or even David Dhawan.
Instead, he has backed unknown names such as AshutoshGowarikar (‘Baazi’) and John Matthew
Mathan (‘Sarfarosh’) and even a flop filmmaker like Vikram Bhatt.
Seasoned artiste now, Aamir is slowly turning to production. His first film as a producer is a period
film entitled Lagaan, which turned out to be a super block buster and was also nominated for the
Oscars. His next release was Mangal Pandey:The Rising in which he played the title role with a sense
of devotion.
2. AAMIR KHAN: MISTER PERFECTIONIST
Undoubtedly, Aamir Khan is famous for concentrating on one film at a time, refusing scenarios that
do not have any content, involving himself in his roles totally. And, this attitude normally speaks in
his favour. One more thing, when the researcher watches him in most of his films–the ones the
researcher has seen at least–there he is simple but aggressive, virile, enthusiastic, impassionate,
revolutionary and histrionic. And, you cannot escape him; he has got the main role.
Aamir Khan is hard-working, dedicated and he always tackles serious issues. He has done good films,
he is not interested in money for the sake of money; he does not do masala and all that cheesy
sentimentality, that gaudiness. One can say that he has grown into a respectable actor and director.
Being choosy about what one does in Bollywood is so rare that it has to be noted. He is modern,
reachable, he believes in himself and he takes risks. He is a versatile, clever little man who has not
only acted and directed but also sang as a playback singer (Ghulam and Mangal Pandey) and
produced his films – Rang De Basanti and TaareZameen Par.
DilChahta Haigot innumerable publicity among youths and it get remembered a trendsetter movie in
Indian film making. Whereas, Ishqand AndazApnaApna not only has comic moments and romantic
interludes, but it also shows problems that exist in the society that the viewer inhabits. And, through
his comedian skills, he could safely grace any film without necessarily lording it all that much.
Aamir is a perfectionist; we read this all the time. We can easily prove it through his movies, bathed
in different colours and shades. He is a challenging personality who can adopt the role of a romantic
hero in Rangeela(as Munna),Raja Hindustani, Mann (as Karan Dev Singh), and Fanaa (as Rehan
Khan). Moreover, he can adjust a role in negative shades in 1947 Earth (as Dil Nawaz, the ice-candy
man) and Fanaa. On the contrary, Lagaan(as Bhura) and MangalPandey depict him in a patriotic and
revolutionary characteristic. We can also watch him on the celluloid as an honest and dedicated
Police Officer in the movie Sarfarosh(as Ajay Singh Rathore).
He is a real professional, interested in the important issues, and probably sees his career as a mission.
His culture, his country can benefit from an intelligent and committed activist like him. He has
innovative ideas and the zest to address the problems he feels deeply about, and uses cinema as means
to do that. Rakesh Mehra’sRang de Basanti is a good example. It undoubtedly tackles real problems
that plague modern India, and it does so in an original way. That Aamir Khan is part of that
significant way of joining an understanding of the past to a consciousness of the ills of the present,
that’s a testimony to the fact that he definitely chooses his films well. His involvement as producer in
Lagaan is also interesting. In his movies he is clearly addressing some of India’s social problems (viz.,
3 Idiots, Lagaan, TaareZameen Par etc.), but he (as a producer) enables the cinema to be reckoned as a
political weapon. In Faana, by KunalKohli, he puts on a very good show too. He is first that bratty
tourist guide who half-heartedly falls for the innocent visually challenged villager girl, and then he’s
that hardened nationalist or ideologist who must deal with the moral problems of being also a father
and a husband. He is sometimes betrayed by the film’s contortions, but on the whole, he is very
believable, and his performance is great.
Really speaking, Aamir Khan is the latest incarnation as India’s most respected and versatile actor.
Gone is Aamir Khan, the hipster in a tight-fitting silk suit, outrageous tie and boyish close-crop whom
millions watched strides the red carpet outside a score of premieres. In his place, meet Aamir Khan,
Jesus Christ Superstar.
If you have seen Aamir in AndazApnaApna (1994), you would know what makes him such a
great actor. This RajkumarSantoshi film, starring Salman Khan, RaveenaTandon and Karisma
Kapoor was one of the funniest films of the year. Aamir’s delicious wickedness and ‘I am so