In
his
illustrious
career,
Aamir
Khan
has
delivered
a
number
of
entertainers,
majority
of
which
have
turned
out
to
be
big
hits.
While
re-releases
are
in
vogue,
PVR-INOX
is
coming
up
with
an
Aamir
Khan
Film
Festival
where
22
of
his
movies
are
being
screened
over
the
next
few
days.
In
this
first
part
of
the
feature,
Joginder
Tuteja
looks
at
these
films
and
how
they
did
during
their
original
release.
Dangal,
2016
Box
office
collection:
Rs
388
crore/Rs
3.88
billion
Verdict:
Blockbuster
Aamir
Khan
in
Dangal.
Aamir’s
biggest
commercial
success
so
far,
he
has
also
impressed
with
his
performance
in
this
Nitesh
Tiwari
film.
3
Idiots,
2009
Box
office
collection:
Rs
203
crore/Rs
2.03
billion
Verdict:
Blockbuster
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Aamir
Khan
in
3
Idiots.
Aamir’s
most
loved
film
till
date,
3
Idiots
is
also
the
founding
member
of
the
Rs
200
Crore
Club
films.
Lagaan,
2001
Box
office
collection:
Rs
35
crore/Rs
350
million
Verdict:
Hit
Aamir
Khan
and
Gracy
Singh
in
Lagaan.
The
Oscar-nominated
Lagaan
is
a
modern
day
classic.
Hum
Hain
Raahi
Pyaar
Ke,
1993
Box
office
collection:
Rs
5
crore/Rs
50
million
Verdict:
Hit
Juhi
Chawla
and
Aamir
Khan
in
Hum
Hain
Raahi
Pyaar
Ke.
A
sweet
and
simple
success,
Hum
Hain
Raahi
Pyaar
Ke
came
at
a
time
when
Mahesh
Bhatt
was
experimenting
with
genres
and
made
a
romcom.
Raja
Hindustani,
1996
Box
office
collection:
Rs
43
crore/Rs
430
million
Verdict:
Blockbuster
Karisma
Kapoor
and
Aamir
Khan
in
Raja
Hindustani.
Raja
Hindustani
was
a
surprise
blockbuster
at
the
box
office,
with
Nadeem-Shravan’s
music
playing
a
big
role.
Ghajini,
2008
Box
office
collection:
Rs
115
crore/Rs
1.15
billion<
Verdict:
Blockbuster
Asin
and
Aamir
Khan
in
Ghajini.
The
founding
member
of
the
Rs
100
Crore
Club,
Ghajini
is
a
milestone
moment
for
the
film
industry
because
it
was
only
after
this,
that
box
office
tracking
became
mainstream
amongst
the
aam
junta
as
well.
Akele
Hum
Akele
Tum,
1995
Box
office
collection:
Rs
7
crore/Rs
70
million
Verdict:
Average
Aamir
Khan
and
Manisha
Koirala
in
Akele
Hum
Akele
Tum.
Akele
Hum
Akele
Tum
had
an
average
run
at
the
box
office
despite
sensitive
performances
from
Aamir
and
Manisha.
Andaz
Apna
Apna,
1994
Box
office
collection:
Rs
5
crore/Rs
50
million
Verdict:
Average
Salman
Khan,
Aamir
Khan,
Raveena
Tandon
and
Karisma
Kapoor
in
Andaz
Apna
Apna.
An
average
box
office
runner
back
in
time
but
a
cult
classic
today,
there’s
been
a
huge
demand
for
a
sequel
to
Andaz
Apna
Apna.
Taare
Zameen
Par,
2007
Box
office
collection:
Rs
62
crore/Rs
620
million
Verdict:
Superhit
Aamir
Khan
and
Darsheel
Safary
in
Taare
Zameen
Par.
Aamir
debuted
as
a
director
with
T0aare
Zameen
Par
and
the
maturity
that
he
demonstrated
with
his
sensitive
subject
was
admirable.
The
film
was
a
slow
starter
but
eventually
emerged
a
big
hit.
Sarfarosh,
1999
Box
office
collection:
Rs
20
crore/Rs
200
million
Verdict:
Hit
Aamir
Khan
and
Sonali
Bendre
in
Sarfarosh.
Aamir
Khan
impressed
as
a
tough
cop
as
well
as
soft
lover
in
Sarfarosh.
Jo
Jeeta
Wohi
Sikandar,
1992
Box
office
collection:
Rs
7
crore/Rs
70
million
Verdict:
Hit
Pooja
Bedi
and
Aamir
Khan
in
Jo
Jeeta
Wohi
Sikandar.
After
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak,
Aamir
and
Mansoor
Khan
joined
hands
again
with
Jo
Jeeta
Wohi
Sikandar
and
today,
the
film
is
hailed
as
a
classic.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.
