Kiran Rao opened up about her divorce with Aamir Khan in a recent interview. The Laapataa Ladies director was married to Aamir for 16 years before they decided to part ways. Despite the divorce, Kiran and Aamir share a great bond. So why did they decide to get a divorce. Kiran revealed the real reason she thought of parting ways was she was ‘keen’ on having her space to herself and wanted to feel ‘independent again.’
In an interview with Faye D’Souza, the journalist noted that Kiran and Aamir share a close bond, with the duo stepping out to vote together earlier this year, and even stay in the same building. So has she come across people asking why did she decide to separate if they share a close bond. The director confessed her parents asked her this. Faye then asked her, “Why and how did you decide that ‘no, I am not going to stay together’.”
Kiran explained, “I suppose I was very keen to having my space to myself and feeling independent again. We have a strong equation as co-parents, as family really, to survive the divorce. I’d be able to have individual time to myself with the comfort of knowing that Azad’s dad is also my friend, is also my family. It took me a while to get there mentally, emotionally. Even for Aamir to get there. We needed to be secure in the fact that we’re not going anywhere. We’re there for each other for the long term. It’s just that we don’t have to be married for that.”
“Relationships, in many cases, need to be redefined from time to time in some ways. Because we change as human beings, we grow, we need different things and this is what I felt would make me happy and has made me happy, honestly,” she said.
Kiran added that before she met and married Aamir, she was single for a long time and enjoyed her independence. Although she felt lonely at the time, she is not lonely now thanks to her son, Azad. “I think loneliness is the only reason what a lot of women are worried of when they want a divorce or lose a partner. Luckily, I haven’t faced that at all. I feel very supported by both my family and his, and my friends. So it’s been all good things only. It’s been a very happy divorce,” Kiran said.
Aamir and Kiran announced that they parted ways in 2022. Despite the divorce, Kiran and Aamir have not shied away from showing each other their support. While Kiran has stood by Aamir’s side during several personal occassions, including his daughter Ira Khan’s wedding, Aamir went all out to promote Kiran’s directorial comeback Laapataa Ladies earlier this year.
