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Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao announced their divorce in 2021 after 16 years of marriage.
Aamir Khan opened on his decision to quit films in a recent chat. He said his estranged wife Kiran Rao was against it.
Aamir Khan opened on his decision to quit films in a recent chat with Rhea Chakraborty on her podcast. The actor revealed he was ready to quit Bollywood to focus on family time with Kiran Rao and his kids. But the plot twist? His family was totally stunned and tried to talk him out of it, urging him not to step away from the limelight just yet.
In the podcast, Aamir Khan shared that his family advised him against quitting films. He said in Hindi, “When I told them three years ago that I am quitting films, their reaction according to me was, ‘Papa, how will you quit films? You’ve been involved like crazy for the past 30 years. You must be emotional right now and saying this. But you will not be able to do it.’ They just nodded and said okay. Then I called my team, my production team… which had Kiran [Rao] as well. I said that I do not need this company anymore because I am not going to make films. But you are all in the same profession and want to make films, so I want you to take the company from me and make films.”
Aamir, who last starred in Laal Singh Chaddha, said that everyone was shocked and upset by his decision, despite him trying to explain how he would be around his family more than ever. Aamir recalled, “Kiran told me, ‘You’re leaving us all.’ I said no I am leaving films and now I will spend more time with you all. Kiran said, ‘No, you do not understand this right now. If you’re quitting films, you are a child of cinema… you are made for cinema and if you are leaving it then you are letting go of life and the world. We are part of that world too so you are leaving us too. She was crying. I said that won’t happen, you are getting it wrong. But she was correct which I didn’t realise it then.”
Aamir Khan is currently filming Sitaare Zameen Par. On the personal front, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao got married in 2005 and announced their separation in 2021. They continue to co-parent son Azad.
