Bollywood Race

Aamir began his career as a child actor in films like Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) and Madhosh (1974). After eleven years, he made his acting debut in a supporting role with Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984).

In 1988 he got his first leading role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was a huge success and launched his career.^[5] He went on to appear in many other films in the 1990s, which did poorly at the box office. However, Dil became the highest grossing films of 1990. Aamir went on to write the screenply for Mahesh Bhatt's Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993), in which he also acted. Khan's first and only release in 1996 was Dharmesh Darshan's blockbuster Raja Hindustani opposite Karisma Kapoor. The film earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award after eight previous nominations during the 1980s and 1990s and went on to become one of the highest grossing films of its decade.

This was followed by the semi-hit Ishq (1997), which became the fourth highest grossing film of that year and the moderately successful Ghulam (1998), for which he did the playback singing. John Mathew Matthan's moderately successful Sarfarosh (1999) was Khan's first release in 1999. His role as a dedicated cop fighting border terrorism won him critical acclaim. His negative role in Deepa Mehta's offbeat film Earth (1999) also won him acclaim.

In 2001 he produced and starred in the Academy Award nominated Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. The film became the third highest grossing film of that year and gave him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. His second release, the moderately successful Dil Chahta Hai (2001) also entered into the top five highest grossing films of that year^[12] and earned him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony.

For the next four years, Khan had no releases, as he put in a lot of time preparing for the role of the real-life martyr Mangal Pandey in his comeback film, The Rising (2005) Although the film was not as successful as Lagaan, it managed to do moderately well, becoming the third highest grossing film of that year.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's critically accliamed Rang De Basanti was Aamir's first release in 2006. His role was well acclaimed, earning him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and various nominations for Best Actor including the Filmfare Awards. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year^[15] and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars Although the film was not shortlisted as a nominee, it won a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the BAFTA Awards in England. His performance in his next release, Fanaa (2006) was also acclaimed and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of 2006.