There
are
as
many
as
22
movies
at
the
Aamir
Khan
Film
Festival
in
theatres,
celebrating
the
actor’s
60th
birthday.
We
saw
some
of
them
here.
Joginder
Tuteja
lists
the
rest,
adding
their
box
office
status
at
the
time
of
their
original
release.
Talaash,
2012
Box
office
collection:
Rs
92
crore/Rs
920
million
Verdict:
Hit
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Aamir
Khan
in
Talaash.
Reema
Kagti’s
thriller
Talaash
saw
a
brilliant
performance
from
Aamir
Khan
as
a
cop.
His
director
cousin
Mansoor
Khan
picks
Talaash
as
one
of
his
favourite
Aamir
performances.
Fanaa,
2006
Box
office
collection:
Rs
52
crore/Rs
520
million
Verdict:
Superhit
Aamir
Khan
and
Kajol
in
Fanaa.
A
stylish
film
with
chartbuster
songs,
Kunal
Kohli’s
Fanaa
was
a
commercial
entertainer
with
Aamir
and
Kajol
in
their
element.
Even
as
a
terrorist,
Aamir
garnered
sympathy
from
audiences.
Dil
Chahta
Hai,
2001
Box
office
collection:
Rs
20
crore/Rs
200
million
Verdict:
Average
Aamir
Khan
and
Preity
Zinta
in
Dil
Chahta
Hai.
At
the
turn
of
the
millennium,
Aamir
got
youthful
in
Farhan
Akhtar’s
Dil
Chahta
Hai.
The
film
has
worked
wonders
in
pop
culture
since.
Dil,
1990
Box
office
collection:
Rs
10
crore/Rs
100
million
Verdict:
Superhit
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Aamir
Khan
in
Dil.
Dil
came
at
a
time
when
Aamir
was
reeling
with
flops
and
brought
him
out
of
the
bad
phase.
PK,
2014
Box
office
collection:
Rs
341
crore/Rs
3.41
billion
Verdict:
Blockbuster
Aamir
Khan
in
PK.
A
founding
member
of
the
300
Crore
Club
films,
PK
saw
Aamir
collaborating
with
Rajkumar
Hirani
again
after
3
Idiots.
Dhoom:
3,
2013
Box
office
collection:
Rs
285
crore/Rs
2.85
billion
Verdict:
Blockbuster
Aamir
Khan
in
Dhoom:
3.
Even
though
Dhoom:
3
was
panned
by
some,
it
didn’t
just
take
a
blockbuster
beginning
when
it
released
but
sustained
enough
to
emerge
a
success.
Rang
De
Basanti,
2006
Box
office
collection:
Rs
55
crore/Rs
550
million
Verdict:
Hit
Siddharth,
Kunal
Kapoor,
Aamir
Khan,
Sharman
Joshi
and
Atul
Kulkarni
in
Rang
De
Basanti.
A
unique
amalgam
of
past
and
present,
Rang
De
Basanti
was
a
difficult
film
to
execute
but
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra’s
direction
made
the
film
a
brilliant
watch
and
an
important
conversation
at
the
time.
Ghulam,
1998
Box
office
collection:
Rs
14
crore/Rs
140
million
Verdict:
Hit
Aamir
Khan
and
Rani
Mukerji
in
Ghulam.
Vikram
Bhatt’s
masala
film
saw
Aamir
as
a
loveable
tapori
who
goes
against
his
mentor
(Sharat
Saxena).
The
Aati
Kya
Khandala
song
became
a
rage.
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak,
1988
Box
office
collection:
Rs
3
crore/Rs
30
million
Aamir
Khan
in
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak.
His
first
commercial
mainstream
release,
it
introduced
him
as
a
chocolate
hero
to
audiences.
The
film’s
songs
are
played
till
today
and
a
new
romantic
pair
was
introduced
with
Juhi
Chawla.
Secret
Superstar,
2017
Box
office
collection:
Rs
65
crore/Rs
650
million
Verdict:
Average
Aamir
Khan
in
Secret
Superstar.
An
experimental
film
where
Aamir
played
a
supporting
role
to
a
child
(Zaira
Wasim),
Secret
Superstar
was
a
decent
success.
In
China,
it
went
on
to
be
break
box
office
records.
Laal
Singh
Chaddha,
2022
Box
office
collection:
Rs
60
crore/Rs
600
million
Verdict:
Disaster
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Aamir
Khan
in
Laal
Singh
Chaddha.
An
ambitious
film
that
just
couldn’t
take
off.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources
