10 Things you didn’t know about Aamir Khan

So, you think you are the biggest Aamir Khan fan? Here we prove you wrong. As Mr Perfectionist celebrates his 50^th birthday, following facts will help you brush up your Aamir ‘gyaan’:

1. Imagine what could have happened if Aamir Khan had done what his parents expected him to do as a kid! Bollywood would not have got Mr Perfectionist as his parents didn’t him to become an actor.

2. Aamir hails from a family of freedom fighters. His great grandfather was eminent freedom fighter and philosopher Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. And the actor has named his youngest son Azad Rao Khan after his great grandfather.

3. Aamir is such a seasoned prankster that some of his female participants have even cried because of him. Juhi Chawla walked out of the shooting ‘Ishq’ and returned only after Aamir apologised.

4. Aamir Khan hates to take showers. It was his dear wife Kiran Rao who revealed this on a popular TV chat show.

5. The Bollywood actor is a state level tennis champion. He represented Maharashtra when he was young.

6. When his counterparts are happily posing with their wax figurines at the famous Madame Tussauds, Aamir chose to decline the offer. He is the only Indian actor to do so.

7. Wonder who is Aamir’s favourite actor? None other than Chi Chi Bhaiya Govinda. What did you think about this?

8. Aamir fell in love with his current wife Kiran Rao on the sets of Lagaan. Kiran was an assistant director of the film.

9. Aamir has an eating disorder. He is a compulsive eater, who eats just anything when he’s not dieting.

10. After his divorce with first wife Reena, Aamir was in a very bad state of mind. And it was Salman Khan who spent a lot of time with him and revived the star. This also strengthened their friendship, which was losing colour.