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Cameron offers to cooperate with India on graft probe
Feb 19, 2013 09:39 EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron promised full cooperation on Tuesday with an Indian investigation into alleged corruption in a helicopter deal, an issue that has clouded his trip to New Delhi.
Aamir Khan returns to Bollywood big screen
Nov 30, 2012 01:00 EST
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan returns to the big screen in his first commercial film release for three years, taking up the role of a mustachioed police inspector in a Mumbai crime thriller.
Bollywood star Khan hailed for campaigning TV show
May 07, 2012 09:39 EDT
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has been lauded for addressing some of India's darkest social problems after his new television show tackled the taboo subject of female foeticide.
Bollywood's Khan wants to 'inspire' India with show
May 05, 2012 04:23 EDT
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will make a much-hyped television debut on Sunday, starring in a show dealing with real-life stories aimed at inspiring millions of Indians.
Bollywood uses comedy to break fertility taboos
Apr 18, 2012 02:50 EDT
A romantic comedy that opens at Indian cinemas this week tackles taboos about sperm donation and infertility, in the latest Bollywood film to experiment with traditionally off-limits content.
Hollywood looks to China for box office growth
Apr 07, 2012 23:49 EDT
China's booming movie industry is attracting interest from Hollywood heavyweights, as they chase bigger box-office returns to offset tighter margins at home.
A year of two halves for Bollywood in 2011
Dec 13, 2011 02:48 EST
A low-budget film inspired by the life and death of a racy 1980s B-movie actress was the surprise Bollywood hit of 2011, in a year that started slowly but finished well.
Bollywood star Khan becomes father through surrogacy
Dec 05, 2011 05:05 EST
Bollywood actor-producer-director Aamir Khan has become a father for the third time, using a surrogate mother, his publicist said on Monday.
Bollywood's 'Bodyguard' breaks box office records
Sep 02, 2011 06:20 EDT
The new Bollywood thriller "Bodyguard" has broken Indian box office records in its first two days, industry analysts said on Friday, predicting that it will also surpass opening weekend benchmarks.
Bollywood bodyguards reveal life beside the stars
Sep 01, 2011 00:26 EDT
They are an essential part of any Bollywood star's entourage, silently shadowing their every move and keeping over-eager fans and a celebrity-obsessed media at a muscular arm's length.
High hopes amid the litter as Indian fast ends
Aug 28, 2011 06:36 EDT
The real impact of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption hunger strike in Delhi may not be known for many months, but those who witnessed his protest were filled with idealism, pride and elation.
Bollywood stars turn out to mourn Kapoor
Aug 15, 2011 10:23 EDT
Bollywood stars turned out in force on Monday to pay their respects to actor Shammi Kapoor, the heart-throb actor of the 1950s and 1960s who died at the weekend.
String of hits brings smile back to Bollywood
Jul 28, 2011 03:48 EDT
Bollywood has had a better start to the second half of 2011 after a tough first six months of empty cinemas and postponed releases caused by clashes with major cricket tournaments, analysts say.
Bollywood hit 'Delhi Belly' causes upset
Jul 13, 2011 01:16 EDT
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's new film has been a hit at the box office but has also led to protests and even a court case against its dialogue and content, which critics say is vulgar and offensive.
Bollywood glitz comes to Canada
Jun 23, 2011 10:26 EDT
Toronto will shimmer and shake this weekend when Bollywood makes a splash in Canada's largest city, with some of India's film superstars gathering for an eagerly awaited awards ceremony.
Bollywood actor to fight new drinking age laws
Jun 17, 2011 12:33 EDT
Top Bollywood actor Imran Khan said on Friday that he will challenge in court a decision to raise the age for buying alcohol in India's entertainment capital, slamming the new law as double standards.
Cricket knocks Indian film industry earnings for six
Apr 17, 2011 18:34 EDT
A packed cricket schedule that peaked with an Indian win in the World Cup final has hit the country's other grand passion -- film -- emptying cinemas and forcing studios to postpone big movie releases.
Indian activist ends anti-graft hunger strike
Apr 09, 2011 14:40 EDT
A 73-year-old Indian social activist who staged a 98-hour hunger strike in protest against corruption ended his fast Saturday after the government agreed to his demands over a new anti-graft bill.
Indian govt grapples with hunger-striker
Apr 08, 2011 10:12 EDT
The Indian government scrambled for a response on Friday as a hunger-strike protest over corruption by a 73-year-old Gandhi devotee entered its fourth day with growing public support.
India, Pakistan re-engage through cricket diplomacy
Mar 30, 2011 13:58 EDT
MOHALI, India (Reuters) - The prime ministers of nuclear-armed foes India and Pakistan sat side by side and clapped together as the home side won a historic World Cup cricket match packed with symbolic gestures aimed at rebuilding ties shattered by the Mumbai attacks.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Aamir Khan | |
|---|---|
 Khan at a promotional event of Taare Zameen Par (2007). | |
| Born | March 14, 1965 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Film producer & director, Writer |
| Years active | 1973 - 1974, 1984, 1988 - 2001, 2005 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Kiran Rao (2005 - present) Reena Dutta (1987 - 2002) |
