Did Kiran Rao's Relationship With Aamir Khan End His Marriage With Reena Dutta? 'Laapataa Ladies' Director Breaks Silence

Kiran Rao has broken her silence, confirming that she started dating Aamir Khan in 2004.

Entertainment Desk
Written By: Entertainment Desk
Updated: March 13, 2024 | 15:16 IST
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao
Kiran Rao has broken her silence, confirming that she started dating Aamir Khan in 2004.

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao's relationship has always been up for public scrutiny. Recently, a journalist asked Aamir and Kiran how they remain cordial while working together, after going their separate ways and getting a divorce. In the latest Bollywood celebrity news, Kiran Rao has opened up on her marriage and divorce with Aamir Khan. She also confirmed that she started dating Aamir after his marriage with his first wife Reena Dutta came to an end. Kiran Rao has cleared the air, confirming that she started dating Aamir a year after the release of 'Lagaan', quite contrary to rumours. For the unversed, Kiran Rao was an assistant director on 'Lagaan'.

Many fans believed that Aamir Khan's romantic relationship with Kiran Rao during the filming of 'Lagaan', resulted in his divorce from Reena Dutta.

“Lots of people think that Aamir and I connected on Lagaan, we absolutely didn’t. Aamir and I got together during Swades, he was going to shoot Mangal Pandey at the time. We had just shot a couple of commercials with Ashutosh Gowariker for Coke and that is where Aamir and I reconnected. 3-4 years after Lagaan. I wasn’t in touch with him," Kiran Rao told Zoom. 

"In fact, on Lagaan, I barely spoke to him. I was actually seeing somebody else during Lagaan. When Aamir and I started going out in 2004, everybody thought that this started when we were shooting for Lagaan and this caused the divorce, which was not the fact,” she added.

Speaking further about it, Kiran Rao said, "When you marry someone, who has been in another relationship, there is a baggage that you bring that will affect your relationship. I strongly recommend couple’s counselling." 

"Aamir and I did couple’s counselling. It becomes a neutral ground where you talk about your needs, how you see the other person and that was very beneficial to me. It helped that Aamir and I agreed that we both have to be honest with each other, whatever be the case," she added.

For the unversed, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao tied the knot in 2005 after meeting each other on the sets of 'Lagaan'.

The duo welcomed Azad in 2011. However, the couple announced their separation in July 2021. 

Speaking of Kiran Rao's 'Laapataa Ladies', the new Hindi film which was released on March 1, 2024, has so far minted Rs 9.38 crore in India, as per industry tracker Sacnilk.

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