Aamir Khan’s family has released a statement to clarify on the recent comments made by his brother Faissal Khan accusing the superstar and others of mistreating him. In a recent interview, Faissal claimed that Aamir had locked him up in a room for over a year.
Aamir Khan’s family said in the statement, “We are distressed by Faissal's hurtful and misleading portrayal of his mother Zeenat Tahir Husain, his sister Nikhat Hegde, and his brother Aamir. As this is not the first time he has misrepresented these events, we feel it necessary to clarify our intentions, and reaffirm our solidarity as a family.”
The statement further read, “It is important to share that every choice regarding Faissal has been taken collectively as a family, in consultation with multiple medical professionals, and has been based on love, compassion, and a desire to support his emotional and psychological wellbeing. For this reason, we have refrained from publicly discussing the details of a painful and difficult period for our family. We request the media for empathy, and to refrain from turning a private matter into salacious, inflammatory and hurtful gossip.”
It ended with the the name of all the family members including, Reena Datta, Junaid Khan, Ira Khan, Farhat Datta, Rajiv Datta, Kiran Rao, Santosh Hegde, Seher Hegde, Mansoor Khan, Nuzhat Khan, Imran Khan, Tina Fonseca, Zayn Marie Khan, and Pablo Khan.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, Faissal said that his family told everyone that he had schizophrenia and called him a ‘mad person’. “They were saying I've got schizophrenia and I'm a mad person. I can harm society. All this was being talked about. I was thinking of ways of getting out of this trap. It was a trap for me. I was stuck in it because my family was against me. They were thinking I'm mad.”
He added, “Aamir had locked me inside the house for a year. My phone was taken away and I couldn't go out. There were bodyguards outside my room. I was given medicine.” Faissal said that it was only after a year that Aamir let him move to another house.
Aamir and Faissal have shared a troubled relationship in the past. Faissal had earlier took the family to court over some legal dispute within the family. The two starred together in the 2000 film, Mela.
