Leslie Howard

His younger brother, Arthur, was also an actor, primarily in British comedies. Apart from "Rang De Basanti" and "The Rising", he recently signed a deal for one more movie with director Kunal Kohli. Howard was married to Ruth Martin in 1916, they had two children, a son, Ronald, and a daughter, Leslie Ruth. Aamir is currently working on a project called "The Rising" which is being made in 2 languages. In 1943, he visited Lisbon (some say on a secret mission), and, on the return flight, his plane was shot down by enemy forces, possibly because the Germans believed the prime minister, Winston Churchill, to be on board. This film was a big box-office success in India and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001. This image helped win him the role of Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind (1939), but he was uncomfortable with Hollywood and returned to Britain to help with the war effort. Aamir's reputed perfectionism seems to have paid off for Aamir's first foray into film-production, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India.

Howard and Bogart became lifelong friends, the Bogarts named their daughter Leslie Howard after him. Detractors say that his penchant for perfection sometimes leads to clashes with directors who don't listen to his objections or let him re-shoot a scene he thinks sub-par. They had appeared in the play together on Broadway. Aamir is also known for working on only one film at a time, unusual in the Bollywood film industry, because he wants to give his best to each film. It was Howard who insisted that Humphrey Bogart appear in the film as gangster, Duke Manatee. His memorable characters include: Amar (Andaaz Apna Apna), Aakash (Dil Chahta Hai), Munna (Rangeela), Bhuvan (Lagaan) and ACP Rathod (Sarfarosh). In 1936, Howard appeared in the film Petrified Forest. He will go to great lengths to give a convincing portrayal -- including, it is said, drinking heavily in order to play a drunken scene in Raja Hindustani, even though he doesn't drink in real life.

Howard proceeded to play stiff-upper-lipped Englishmen in films such as Berkeley Square (1933, for which he was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), Pygmalion (1938) (in which he played Professor Higgins, and earned another Oscar nomination), and Pimpernel Smith (1941). Aamir is known for his efforts to create believable characters, rather than just playing himself in film after film.
Davis and Howard in Maugham's
Of Human Bondage (1934). He has also done playback singing for himself in the film Ghulam which went on to become a success. Born Leslie Howard Stainer in Forest Hill, London, Howard's classic good looks won him his first screen role in a 1914 silent film, following which he served in World War I, his military career being cut short due to case of severe shell shock. He acted and wrote the screenplay for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993). Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was a British film actor of Hungarian descent. Aamir began his career as a child-actor in the film Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), when he was 8 years old.

Aamir's brother Faizal has also acted in films. He has acted in a few films directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. His father Tahir Hussain is a producer and his uncle Nasir Hussain is a director. Aamir was born in Mumbai into a family with a history of film production.

He rose to stardom with the film Qayamat se Qayamat tak. Aamir Khan (born Aamir Hussain Khan, March 14, 1965, in India), is one of the most prominent actors on the Bollywood scene. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). Raakh (1989).

Love Love Love (1989). Tum Mere Ho (1990). Dil (1990). Jawani Zindabad (1990).

Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin (1990). Awwal Number (1990). Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991). Afsana Pyaar Ka (1991).

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992). Isi Ka Naam Zindagi (1992). Daulat Ki Jung (1992). Parampara (1993).

Hum Hain Rahin Pyaar Ke (1993). Andaz Apna Apna (1994). Baazi (1995). Rangeela (1995).

Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995). Aatank Hi Aatank (1995). Raja Hindustani (1996). Ishq (1997).

Ghulam (1998). Earth (1998). Sarfarosh (1999). Mann (1999).

Mela (2000). Lagaan (2001). Dil Chahta Hai (2001). The Rising (2004).

Rang De Basanti (2004).