Aamir Bashir

Aamir Bashir
  

Aamir Bashir is an Indian actor, film producer, and director.

Bashir was born and raised in Kashmir, the son of the retired Chief Justice of Jammu High Court. He is a graduate of St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.

His acting career began with a small role in the Bhanwar TV series, and several TV advertisements, which led 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 as Khan's younger brother. 

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 the 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...More about Aamir Bashir...



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