Can Aamir Khan create lasting change in Indian society or is he just another Bollywood star playing the role of a hero?
Aamir Khan is one of the most popular and influential Bollywood actors in Indiatoday. He became a star of Hindi cinema in the 1980s, and his greatest commercial successes have been the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.
In 2012, Khan's career took an unexpected turn.
Together with a childhood friend, he created a TV series called Satyamev Jayate (Truth only prevails) which became the first prime-time TV show in India to expose the country's most critical social issues - from rape to female foeticide and dowry killings.
Khan was used to portraying macho men on a quest for vengeance and belongs to an industry accused of denigrating women and encouraging sexual violence.
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