Filmography
12 films · compiled from Wikidata
Recent & Ongoing
2000s
Signature Roles
Best known for: Rock On!! · Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara · Bhaag Milkha Bhaag · Dil Dhadakne Do · Wazir · The Sky Is Pink · Toofaan
Did You Know?
- He was born into a prominent film family, as the son of screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani, and is the younger brother of filmmaker Zoya Akhtar.
- He directed his debut feature, Dil Chahta Hai, in 2001 — seven years before he first acted on screen — and it is now regarded as a landmark of modern Hindi cinema.
- He is also a playback singer and lyricist, performing his own vocals as the frontman of the fictional band Magik in Rock On!!.
- He played Waleed, leader of the Red Daggers, in Marvel's Disney+ series Ms. Marvel (2022), marking his Hollywood/MCU debut.
- Kishore Kumar had no formal training in classical music, yet became one of the most influential playback singers ever.
- Aamir Khan’s Lagaan (2001) is one of only three Indian films nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
- The song “Mere Sapno Ki Rani” from Aradhana was famously picturised on a moving toy train in Darjeeling.