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Filmmaker Kiran Rao is at present busy selling her directorial challenge Laapataa Ladies. In addition to talking in regards to the thrilling challenge in a latest interview with Zoom, Kiran additionally shared insights into her ex-husband Aamir Khan’s response to the failure of his final movie, Laal Singh Chaddha. She revealed, “He (Aamir Khan) was very affected. But someone like Aamir is such a creative animal. At heart, he’s a very creative person and exceedingly good at what he does. Because from a very young age, he has heard stories to the point that I feel it’s in his DNA. If you actually did a DNA test you would find a gene for storytelling that’s in Aamir. So, you couldn’t take that away from him. And honestly, I suppose he needed after having a big box office disaster to take that time off to recalibrate and see where he’d gone.”

Continuing her ideas, Kiran Rao shared, “And he’s (Aamir Khan) one of those few people also I know that won’t go out being bitter but also like, ‘Ok. I’ll step away first and reassess, what I’m doing wrong, or what I really want to be doing next.’ And this renewed Aamir is now producing six films after saying he is not doing anything. So clearly, the time off was useful and kind of productive.”

FYI, Laal Singh Chaddha hit the large screens in August 2022. The movie featured Kareena Kapoor as the feminine lead. Kiran Rao was one of many producers of the Advait Chandan directorial.

Now, Aamir Khan is co-producing Kiran Rao’s upcoming movie, Laapataa Ladies. A number of days in the past, the actor opened up about his ideas on collaborating with Kiran after their divorce. In a chat with News18 Aamir expressed, “Yeh koi doctor ne kaha hai ke divorce ho jata hai toh aap foran dushman ho jaate hai? Yeh meri khushnaseebi hai ke mere zindagi mein Kiran aayi aur humara safar bahut hee fulfilling raha mere liye. [Has any doctor said that if you get divorced, you instantly become enemies? I consider myself fortunate that Kiran came into my life, and our journey has been incredibly fulfilling.]” 

“Bahut kuch banaya humne [Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao] saath mein, personally and professionally aur agge bhi hum saath mein hee hai. Hum insaani aur jaazbaati taur pe jude huye hai aur humesha rahenge. [We have created a lot together, both personally and professionally, and we will continue to be together in the future. We’re connected on a human and emotional level, and that bond will always remain.] We are like a family,” Aamir Khan added.

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao met on the units of Lagaan. Aamir was headlining the movie, whereas Kiran contributed as an assistant director. Their connection deepened over time, resulting in their marriage in 2005 and the beginning of their son, Azad, in 2011. Despite 15 years of togetherness, the couple introduced their resolution to half methods in July 2021. Recently, Kiran Rao was seen celebrating the marriage of Aamir Khan’s daughter, Ira Khan, from his earlier marriage to Reena Dutta.