William Holden

Holden was cremated; his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. Apart from "Rang De Basanti" and "The Rising", he recently signed a deal for one more movie with director Kunal Kohli.
. Aamir is currently working on a project called "The Rising" which is being made in 2 languages. It is believed that Holden's death is mentioned in the song Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega: "I open up the paper there's a story of an actor / Who had died While he was drinking it was no one I had heard of". This film was a big box-office success in India and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2001. He bled to death from this injury. Aamir's reputed perfectionism seems to have paid off for Aamir's first foray into film-production, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India.

Holden had been heavily intoxicated and slipped on a rug in his apartment gashing his head on a table. 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. He died of a fall at his home in Santa Monica, California in 1981 (his body was found on 16 November, but forensic evidence suggested he had died on 12 November). 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. Holden spent much of his time owning and managing an animal preserve in Africa. His memorable characters include: Amar (Andaaz Apna Apna), Aakash (Dil Chahta Hai), Munna (Rangeela), Bhuvan (Lagaan) and ACP Rathod (Sarfarosh). The couple had two sons, and he adopted the daughter of his wife's first marriage. 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.

Holden was married to Brenda Marshall from 1941 to 1971, when they divorced. Aamir is known for his efforts to create believable characters, rather than just playing himself in film after film. That led in turn to the last phase of his career, beginning with The Wild Bunch and ending with Network, in which Holden played the older version of the character he had perfected in the 1950s, now more jaded and aware of his own mortality. His last movie was S.O.B.. He has also done playback singing for himself in the film Ghulam which went on to become a success. By the early 1960s he appeared to be sleepwalking through many of his roles. He acted and wrote the screenplay for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993). Holden had for many years suffered from alcoholism and severe depression. Aamir began his career as a child-actor in the film Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), when he was 8 years old.

Holden also starred in more than his share of forgettable movies, forced by the studios that held his contract to keep him working. Aamir's brother Faizal has also acted in films. He also played a number of sunnier parts in light comedy with just as much success, such as the tutor in Born Yesterday and Humphrey Bogart's younger brother in Sabrina. He has acted in a few films directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. His career took off after he returned from World War II, as he played a series of roles that mixed his good looks and cynical detachment: the down at the heels screenwriter in Sunset Boulevard, the prisoner of war entrepreneur in Stalag 17, the dangerous wanderer in Picnic and the ill-fated prisoner in The Bridge on the River Kwai. His father Tahir Hussain is a producer and his uncle Nasir Hussain is a director. His first starring role was in 1939's Golden Boy, in which he played a boxer who wants to be a violinist. Aamir was born in Mumbai into a family with a history of film production.

His first role was in Prison Farm the following year. He rose to stardom with the film Qayamat se Qayamat tak. In 1937, while still in college, he was signed to a movie contract. Aamir Khan (born Aamir Hussain Khan, March 14, 1965, in India), is one of the most prominent actors on the Bollywood scene. His father was an industrial chemist and his mother a teacher. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). Born William Franklin Beedle Jr. in O'Fallon, Illinois, he moved with his wealthy family to Pasadena, California when he was three. Raakh (1989).

William Holden (April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981) was an American film actor. Love Love Love (1989). For the California Lieutenant Governor by this name, please see William Holden (politician).. Tum Mere Ho (1990). For the North Carolina Governor by this name, please see William Woods Holden. Dil (1990). Prison Farm (1938). Jawani Zindabad (1990).