Aamir Bashir
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.
Aamir Bashir
- Name
- Aamir Bashir
- Birthplace
- Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Born
- 2000. · Jammu and Kashmir.
- Nationality
- India.
- Education
- St. Stephen's College.
- Languages
- Hindi.
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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.
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Aamir Bashir (born 2000) is an Indian actor, film director and television actor. The actor was born in Jammu and Kashmir. Languages used include Hindi.
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Biography
Biography
He is also known for his work in several other film productions.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Aamir Bashir • Birthplace — Jammu and Kashmir, India • Occupation — * Actor • film producer • director • Years Active — 1998present
Early life and education
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
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.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 1998 — Alpviram — Rohit Bakshi • 2001 — Sarhadein — Aman • 2006 — Rishtey
Web series
Web series
• Year — Title — Role — Platform — Notes — Ref. • 2018 — Sacred Games — Majid Khan — Netflix • 20192021 — Inside Edge — Yashwardhan Patil / Bhaisahab — Amazon Prime Video • 2020 — A Suitable Boy — Nawab Sahib — BBC One (Netflix in India) • 2023 — School of Lies — Samuel "Sam" Singh — Amazon Prime Video • 2026 — Raakh — Ashok Arora — Amazon Prime Video
Theatre
Theatre
• Year — Title — Role — Venue — Reference • 2024 — Dastan-e-Partition — Dastango — India Habitat Centre • Prithvi Theatre
As director
As director
• Harud (2010) • The Winter Within (2022)
Films
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 1999 — Split Wide Open — The Husband — English film • 2003 — Armaan — Dr. Sanjay • 2004 — Isse Kehte Hai Golmaal Ghar — Telefilm • 2005 — Sankaal: The Latch — Rahul — Short film • 2006 — 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 • 2019 — Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare — Amit Yadav • Laal Kaptaan — Adham Khan • 72 Hoorain — Bilal Ahmed — Delayed release • 2023 — Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani — Tijori Randhawa • Tiger 3 — Rehan Nazar
Awards
• 2012: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Urdu: Harud
Literature
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- 1.'Alpaviram' fame Aamir Bashir to do film on Kashmir. MSN.
- 2.Awards IMDb.
- 3.Meet the cop in A Wednesday Rediff.com, 2 September 2008.
- 4.Maniar, Parag. Aamir Bashir denied US visa. Mumbai Mirror. 23 December 2008.
- 5.Jha, Subhas K. Karan's bonding with SRK & Kajol. The Times of India. 6 February 2009.
- 6.Life after ‘A Wednesday’ The Hindu, 6 September 2008.
- 7.Indian films crossover to Toronto
- 8.Harud bags best Urdu film national award. kashmirdispatch.com. 3 May 2013.
- 9.Farzeen, Sana. Aamir Bashir on Inside Edge 2's Bhaisaab: Was excited to play an older character. Indian Express. 11 December 2019.
- 10.Aamir Bashir joins the cast of Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy. mid-day. 2019-12-13.
- 11.IMDb. Sankaal: The Latch. 1 March 2026.
- 12.Shahidi, Sibtain. Aamir Bashir makes his dastangoi debut. dastangoicollective.wordpress.com. Dastangoi Collective. 15 May 2024.
- 13.Pawar, Yogesh. Partition, pushbacks, Mahmood Farooqui return to Mumbai with 'Jashn-e-Dastangoi'. hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. 20 June 2024.
- 14.The Winter Within. Doha Film Institute.
- 15.Frater, Patrick. Busan Film Festival Selects Ten Titles for New Currents Competition. Variety. 2 September 2022.
- 16.Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. 60th National Film Awards Announced.
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