Kiran Rao Says THIS About Her Bond With Aamir Khan, Reena Dutta: 'We Genuinely Like Each Other'

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, who were together for 15 years announced their divorce in 2021. Despite their separation, both Aamir and Kiran share an amicable bond and that was evident when Kiran turned up for Ira Khan’s wedding festivities. The film-maker in her recent interview opened up about her bond with Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta, the actor’s first wife.

Speaking with the Week, Kiran Rao shared, “It comes very naturally to us as people to be inclusive. My family was also at the wedding. It’s something that we honestly didn’t have to think about. We are a family. In fact, we have Monday night dinners where we all get together.”

She continued, “We also live in the same housing society. My mother-in-law stays upstairs, Reena lives next door and Nuzhat (Aamir’s cousin) also lives nearby. It’s because we genuinely like each other as human beings. I hang out with Reena and Nuzhat independently of Aamir, too. My sisters-in-law live upstairs and I adore them. These are relationships you shouldn’t lose if you get divorced. Aamir and I didn’t have an acrimonious divorce; we may have parted as a couple, but we are very much a family.”

“I encourage this. If you don’t have a familial bond at the end of a marriage, it’s something that you might be losing out on because there are so many years that you would have put into that relationship, and you take away the best from it.”

Back when the couple announced their separation,

they issued a statement that read, “In these 15 beautiful years together we have shared a lifetime of experiences, joy and laughter, and our relationship has only grown in trust, respect and love. Now we would like to begin a new chapter in our lives – no longer as husband and wife, but as co-parents and family for each other.”

Aamir, one of the most respected and loved actors in the country, was married to Reena Dutta for 16 years but the couple got divorced in 2002. Three years after his divorce from Reena Dutta, Aamir Khan married Kiran Rao on December 28, 2005. The couple had a private function for friends and family at Aamir’s farmhouse in Panchgani.