Kiran Rao On Her Bond With Ex-Husband Aamir Khan: 'We Had A Very Familial, Honest Relationship'

Aamir Khan And Kiran Rao Relationship: Kiran has indicated that their love transcends marriage and that they still have a close creative bond.

Kiran Rao talks about her creative bond with ex-husband Aamir Khan. ( Image Source :Ira Khan/Instagram. )

New Delhi: In July 2021, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and director Kiran Rao announced their 15-year marriage's end. She did, however, attend the wedding of Ira Khan, Aamir's daughter from his first marriage, which is evidence of the two's continued closeness.

Kiran has indicated that their love transcends marriage and that they still have a close creative bond. During a chat with Connect FM Canada, Kiran shared, "“It came naturally to us because we started off working together, and even after we became partners, we continued working together. We understand each other in a way that goes beyond just the marital relationship. We are creatively very close. We also share similar opinions on many issues."

Adding further, she continued, "We had a very familial, honest relationship. That’s something that you can’t erase and you don’t want to because that’s the basis for our relationship. We never even had any acrimonious fallouts or big fights. We just wanted to redefine our relationship. We wanted to remain a family, but not be married. So we just made our own rules. I don’t think relationships can be given social tags. This just happens to be unusual for people, that two divorced individuals want to continue working together, live in the same building, have meals often, etc. I would not have been happy if the dissolution of our marriage had resulted in the end of our relationship."

The director added that Aamir takes her views on films very seriously. "He has frequently asked for my input. We just have so many similar points of view, I guess I've also had some impact over him. Despite his tendency to take his own path, he regards my viewpoint a great deal. That's good to hear, too."

Kiran Rao talked about her strong relationship with Aamir Khan, his first wife Reena, their daughter Ira, and other family members in a recent interview with The Week. Kiran said that they are inherently inclusive. Honestly, we didn't need to give it any thought. We belong to a family. In actuality, we all get together for supper on Monday nights.

Adding to it, she said, "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."