Aamir Khan divorced his first wife Reena Dutta in 2002 and the separation took a heavy toll on the actor. In a recent interview, he revealed how he was “trying to kill himself” by drinking after the separation.
In an interview with The Lallantop, Aamir shared that he became an alcoholic after the divorce, gave up on films for over a year and also became anti-social. “When Reena and I separated, that evening I finished an entire bottle of alcohol, and for the next 1.5 years I drank every day. I never slept. Main behosh hojata tha daaru peeke (I would lose consciousness due to heavy drinking.) I was trying to kill myself.”
He explained, “I was not even working then. Neither did I care to meet anybody. The same year, Lagaan released and a newspaper article called me ‘Man of the year, Aamir Khan’. I found it very ironical.”
Previously, talking about his relationship with Reena, Aamir said on the sixth season of Koffee with Karan, “Reena and I were married for 16 long years. When we split up, it was traumatic for us and our families. We tried to deal with the situation as best as we could. Reena and I did not lose love or respect for each other post out split.”
Aamir and Reena have two children together, Junaid and Ira. After Reena, the actor married director Kiran Rao in 2005. They have a son, Azad. They also separated ways in 2021. Now Aamir is dating his friend of 20 years, Gauri Spratt. He has cordial relationship with both his ex-wives and also co-parents his children with them.
Aamir's recent release was Sitaare Zameen Par, alongside Genelia Deshmukh.
