In a rare and deeply emotional revelation, Bollywood’s Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan opened up about one of the darkest chapters of his life, his divorce from first wife Reena Dutta. During a candid chat with Instant Bollywood, the actor shared how the end of his 16-year marriage in 2002 pushed him into a spiral of depression, loneliness, and alcohol abuse, a shocking contrast to the usually composed and reserved persona he’s known for.
Aamir admitted he didn’t work or read scripts for almost two to three years after the separation. He said he was in mourning, isolated, and overwhelmed by emotional pain. For someone who had never touched alcohol before, Aamir said he began drinking heavily, sometimes finishing an entire bottle a day. “Main Devdas tha,” he confessed, comparing himself to the tragic lover from literature who drank himself into oblivion over heartbreak. At his lowest, he said he would pass out every night, revealing, “I was trying to kill myself with alcohol.”
But Aamir’s story didn’t stop there. Despite facing rock bottom, he gradually pulled himself out of that phase. He now speaks about the importance of processing grief, accepting loss, and not burying emotional trauma. “You have to acknowledge how important something was to you—and how much you’ll miss it now that it’s not there,” he shared, offering a rare and honest perspective on mental health, something Bollywood rarely talks about so openly.
Aamir and Reena married in 1986 and share two children, Junaid and Ira. After their divorce, Aamir went on to marry Kiran Rao in 2005, with whom he has a son, Azad. They also parted ways in 2021. Interestingly, while his remarks about the heartbreak following his first divorce have gained empathy, some fans online questioned why he didn’t express similar emotions publicly after separating from Kiran. Nevertheless, Aamir has now found happiness again, reportedly dating Gauri Spratt, whom he introduced at a recent family event.
While his fans are used to seeing him portray complex emotions on screen, this raw admission revealed just how much Aamir has gone through off-screen. His journey is not just one of stardom, but of real pain, reflection, and eventually, healing. It serves as a reminder that even the biggest stars face breakdowns, and that opening up about mental health isn’t a weakness, but a strength.
