Aamir Bashir

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::summary Indian actor and producer (born 1970) ::

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Field	Value
name	Aamir Bashir
image	Aamir Bashir.jpg
alt	Aamir Bashir gesturing and speaking into a microphone
caption	Bashir in 2013
birth_place	Jammu and Kashmir, India
occupation
years_active	1998present
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| name = Aamir Bashir | image = Aamir Bashir.jpg | alt = Aamir Bashir gesturing and speaking into a microphone | caption = Bashir in 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Jammu and Kashmir, India | occupation = | years_active = 1998present | known_for =

Aamir Bashir is an Indian actor, film producer, and director who works in Hindi films. He is best known for his role in the thriller film, A Wednesday, which earned him a Screen Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. For his directorial debut film Harud, he won the National Film Award for Best Urdu Feature Film at the 60th National Film Awards. He is also known for his work in several other film productions.

Early life and education

Bashir was born and raised in Kashmir, the son of the retired Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. He is a graduate of St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.

Career

His acting career began with a small role in the Bhanwar TV series, and several TV advertisements, leading to his film debut Split Wide Open (1999) and the telefilm Doordarshan Srinagar. He appeared in the 2003 film Armaan. Acclaim came his way in 2008, with the thriller A Wednesday, where he played the role of a police inspector; the film also won him a Screen Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Bashir was set to play Shahrukh Khan's younger brother in the film My Name is Khan, but was denied a visa to the United States in December 2008, where the film was being shot. He was eventually replaced by Jimmy Sheirgill.

In 2010, Bashir's directorial debut Harud premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Reza Naji and Shahnawaz Bhat and takes place in Kashmir. It won the National Award for Best Urdu Feature Film at the 60th National Film Awards.

He had a recurring role in Netflix's first Indian original series Sacred Games. In 2019, he reprised his role in the second season of Sacred Games and appeared in another Amazon Prime series Inside Edge. Later that year, he joined the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy.

Filmography

As actor

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Alpviram	Rohit Bakshi	Television series
1999	Split Wide Open	The Husband	English film
2001	Sarhadein	Aman	Television series
2003	Armaan	Dr. Sanjay
2004	Isse Kehte Hai Golmaal Ghar		Television series
2006	Rishtey
Pyaar Ke Side Effects	Kapil Sharma
2007	Frozen	Col. Sham Kaushal
The Great Indian Butterfly	Krish Kumar
2008	Mumbai Cutting
A Wednesday!	Inspector Jai Pratap Singh
2009	Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?	Prasad
2010	Peepli Live	Vivek
2012	Future To Bright Hai Ji	Ajay Kumar
2014	Haider	Liyaqat Lone
2015	Jai Ho Democracy	Bashir Baig
2017	Gurgaon	Bhoopi Hooda
2018	Hope Aur Hum	Neeraj
Sacred Games	Majid Khan	Television series
2019	Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare	Amit Yadav
Laal Kaptaan	Adham Khan
72 Hoorain	Bilal Ahmed
Inside Edge	Yashwardhan Patil / Bhaisahab	Television series
2020	A Suitable Boy	Nawab Sahib	Television series
2023	School of Lies	Samuel "Sam" Singh
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	Tijori Randhawa
Tiger 3	Rehan Nazar
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As director

• Harud (2010)
• The Winter Within (2022)

Awards

• 2012: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Urdu: Harud

References

References

1. "'Alpaviram' fame Aamir Bashir to do film on Kashmir".
2. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2085856/awards Awards] [[IMDb]].
3. [http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/02bashir.htm Meet the cop in A Wednesday] [[Rediff.com]], 2 September 2008.
4. Maniar, Parag. (23 December 2008). "Aamir Bashir denied US visa". [[Mumbai Mirror]].
5. Jha, Subhas K.. (6 February 2009). "Karan's bonding with SRK & Kajol". [[The Times of India]].
6. [http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/06/stories/2008090653980700.htm Life after ‘A Wednesday’] {{webarchive. link. (8 February 2009 [[The Hindu]], 6 September 2008.)
7. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/Indian-films-crossover-to-Toronto/Article1-598182.aspx Indian films crossover to Toronto] {{webarchive. link. (14 September 2010)
8. (3 May 2013). "Harud bags best Urdu film national award".
9. Farzeen, Sana. (11 December 2019). "Aamir Bashir on Inside Edge 2's Bhaisaab: Was excited to play an older character". Indian Express.
10. (2019-12-13). "Aamir Bashir joins the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy".
11. "The Winter Within".
12. Frater, Patrick. (2 September 2022). "Busan Film Festival Selects Ten Titles for New Currents Competition".
13. "60th National Film Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India.

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