Khan co-wrote the screenplay and script for the 1993 hit romantic comedy film '' Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke '' , where he also starred in the lead role . Khan began working as a producer after he set up his own production company , Aamir Khan Productions , in 1999 . Its first film was '' Lagaan '' , which was released in 2001 , starring Khan as the lead actor . The film was selected as India 's official entry to the 74th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category , for which it became India 's third nominee ever ; it eventually lost the award to Bosnian film '' No Man 's Land '' . '' Lagaan '' won numerous awards at several Indian award functions such as Filmfare and IIFA , and won the National Film Award for Most Popular Film , an award shared between Khan and the film 's director , Ashutosh Gowariker . For producing the documentary '' Madness in the Desert '' on the making of '' Lagaan '' , Khan and director Satyajit Bhatkal were awarded the National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film at the 51st National Film Awards ceremony . Khan wrote the climax of '' Rang De Basanti '' ( 2006 ) , which he starred in
74th Academy Awards
74th Academy Awards
Aamir Khan