Mohammad Amir Hussain Khan was born on March 14, 1965 in Bombay to film producer Tahir Hussain.
Zeenat Hussain and several of his relatives were members of the Indian film industry.
Outside of the film industry, including his late uncle, producer-director Nasir Hussain, he is also related to Abul Kalam Azad through his grandfather.
Aamir Khan is the eldest of four sisters.
He has a brother Faisal Khan and two sisters, Farhat and Nika Khan.
His nephew, Imran Khan, is a contemporary actor in Indian films.
Aamir Khan is also the second cousin of the six-time MLA.
Former BJP vice-president and current Manipur governor Najma Haptula, a granddaughter of Abul Kalam Azad.
As a child actor, Aamir Khan appeared on screen in two small roles.
He appeared in Memorial Barat (1973) at the age of eight.
Which was the first spice film in Bollywood.
The next year he painted a small version of the character Mahindra Sindhu in Madhush Khan.
For his primary education at J.B. Petit joined the school. He then went to St. Anne's High School, Bandra.
Up to eighth grade, and completed his ninth and tenth grades.
At Bombay Scotland School Campaign he played tennis at the state level championships.
And became a state level champion.
He claims that he is more interested in sports than in studies.
Aamir Khan completed his 12th class at Narsi Munji College, Mumbai.
And he called his childhood "hard" because of the financial problems his father had, because his film productions were often unsuccessful.
Aamir Khan said there would be at least 30 calls a day from lenders asking for their money.
And that he always risked being expelled from school for not paying the fees.
At the age of sixteen, Aamir Khan starred in a 40-minute silent film, Pranoya, directed by his school friend Aditya Bhattacharya.
Engaged in the experimental process of making.
The film was sponsored by filmmaker Shriram Lagoo, who was an acquaintance of Bhattacharya. Who gave them several thousand rupees.
Aamir Khan's parents did not want him to make films and hoped to pursue a "steady" career as an engineer or doctor instead.
Therefore, Paranoia's shooting schedule was kept secret.
In the film, she co-starred with actors Nina Gupta and Victor Banerjee and at the same time assisted Bhattacharya.
He said the experience of working in it encouraged him to pursue a career in film.
Khan later joined a theater group called Ontar. Where he worked behind the scenes for a year. He started his stage career with a small role in the company's Gujarati drama. Caesar Bina, at the Perth Theater.
He acted in two of his Indian dramas and one in an English drama called Clearing House.
After graduating from high school, Khan decided to drop out of school, and instead work with Hussein as an assistant director in the Indian film Manzil Manzil and Zabardast.