Aamir Bashir

Aamir Bashir
Aamir Bashir gesturing and speaking into a microphone
Bashir in 2013
Born1970 (age 54–55)
Kashmir, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
  • director
Known for

Aamir Bashir is an Indian actor, film producer, and director. 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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5] He was eventually replaced by Jimmy Sheirgill. [6]

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.[1][2][7] It won the National Award for Best Urdu Feature Film at the 60th National Film Awards.[8]

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.[9] Later that year, he joined the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy.[10]

Filmography

Acting

Directing

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Life after ‘A Wednesday’ Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu, 6 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b "'Alpaviram' fame Aamir Bashir to do film on Kashmir". MSN. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  3. ^ Awards IMDb.
  4. ^ Meet the cop in A Wednesday Rediff.com, 2 September 2008.
  5. ^ Maniar, Parag (23 December 2008). "Aamir Bashir denied US visa". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  6. ^ Jha, Subhas K. (6 February 2009). "Karan's bonding with SRK & Kajol". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  7. ^ Indian films crossover to Toronto Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Harud bags best Urdu film national award". kashmirdispatch.com. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ Farzeen, Sana (11 December 2019). "Aamir Bashir on Inside Edge 2's Bhaisaab: Was excited to play an older character". Indian Express. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Aamir Bashir joins the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy". mid-day. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ^ "The Winter Within". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  12. ^ Frater, Patrick (2 September 2022). "Busan Film Festival Selects Ten Titles for New Currents Competition". Variety. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  13. ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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