Rex Harrison

In 1989 he was knighted. Apart from "Rang De Basanti" and "The Rising", he recently signed a deal for one more movie with director Kunal Kohli. In 1978, he married Mercia Tinker, and this final marriage lasted until his death. Aamir is currently working on a project called "The Rising" which is being made in 2 languages. His next wife was Elizabeth, former wife of actor Richard Harris, but they soon divorced. This film was a big box-office success in India and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001. Kay Kendall died in 1959, and in 1962 Harrison married actress Rachel Roberts, whom he divorced in 1971. Aamir's reputed perfectionism seems to have paid off for Aamir's first foray into film-production, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India.

He also starred in 1967's Doctor Dolittle. 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. Harrison was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady, based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, especially after he reprised the role in the 1964 film version. 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 rumoured that he tried for a reconciliation with Lilli, but changed his mind when he discovered that Kendall was terminally ill. His memorable characters include: Amar (Andaaz Apna Apna), Aakash (Dil Chahta Hai), Munna (Rangeela), Bhuvan (Lagaan) and ACP Rathod (Sarfarosh). Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1957, and he was soon remarried to actress Kay Kendall. 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.

The scandal of his affair with young actress Carole Landis, which led to her suicide, almost derailed his career. Aamir is known for his efforts to create believable characters, rather than just playing himself in film after film. He followed that with his first major American film, starring as King Mongkut in Anna and the King of Siam. He has also done playback singing for himself in the film Ghulam which went on to become a success. After several years in film, he achieved wide success starring in the adaptation of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit (1945). He acted and wrote the screenplay for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993). In 1942 he divorced his first wife, Marjorie Thomas, and married actress Lilli Palmer the next year; the two later appeared in numerous plays and films. Aamir began his career as a child-actor in the film Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), when he was 8 years old.

He acted in the West End of London when he was young, appearing in the Terrence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role. Aamir's brother Faizal has also acted in films. He acted in various stage productions until May 11 of the year in which he died. He has acted in a few films directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. He first appeared on the stage in 1924 in Liverpool. His father Tahir Hussain is a producer and his uncle Nasir Hussain is a director. He died in New York City of pancreatic cancer. Aamir was born in Mumbai into a family with a history of film production.

He was born in Huyton, Lancashire, England. He rose to stardom with the film Qayamat se Qayamat tak. Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. Aamir Khan (born Aamir Hussain Khan, March 14, 1965, in India), is one of the most prominent actors on the Bollywood scene. Won Best Actor for My Fair Lady (1964). Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). Nominated as Best Actor for Cleopatra (1963). 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).