Kiran Rao reveals how she and Aamir Khan dealt with divorce, says they took ‘very measured’ steps |

Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who recently released her film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ on March 01, received much appreciation from the audience as well as critics for the film.The film was backed by Kiran’s former husband and actor Aamir Khan. In an interview recently, Kiran Rao talked candidly about how she and Aamir conceptualized their divorce.
During an interview with Zoom, Kiran stated that she and Aamir went through a “very slow” divorce process and that they took “measured steps.” She said, “Aamir’s and my kind of separation and divorce, we had done it in a very slow and a measured way.” She continued by saying that the two of them were “very sure” that they wanted to change the status of their relationship.They were also “very conscious” of how they would go about their separation so as not to shock their son Azad or negatively impact their family.
Additionally, Kiran Rao revealed that she and Aamir Khan had given careful thought to when to file for divorce and what steps they would take to ensure a seamless transition for all parties. She claimed that “nothing happened overnight” and that the choice had been “very thought through.”
For the unversed, Kiran worked as an assistant director on ‘Lagaan’ while Aamir was headlining the film. They started dating in 2004 and tied the knot in 2005. In 2011, the couple became parents for the first time when they welcomed their son Azad via surrogacy. In 2021, Kiran and Aamir decided to part ways.