Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his ex-wife Kiran Rao’s divorce announcement made headlines. Despite their split, they’ve remained friends and are committed to co-parenting their son Azad. In a recent interview, Kiran discussed why they chose to announce their divorce publicly and their decision to protect Azad from the spotlight.
Speaking to NDTV, she said, “It was a conscious decision because in some ways, we do realise that…You know you are in the public gaze. You are living your life very publicly. What we were doing was completely legal, morally and ethically fine. It’s better to be upfront about it and not let people guess about it.”
Kiran discussed public scrutiny, noting how people often become judgmental about celebrities’ personal lives. She mentioned that even after addressing it, people may still assign meanings to it. She said, “As people, Aamir and I are very down to earth. I walk to my local coffee shop. I have a very normal life and people are very accustomed to it and give me my space and privacy. I am grateful for that real warmth I felt living in this city but even in general, people in Bombay and Maharashtra have never had a sense of invading your privacy and they would back off when you ask them to.”
Aamir and Kiran have made efforts to shield their son Azad from the spotlight. Kiran explained that Azad decides whether he wants pictures with people. “And that is also how Azad is. I have told him that if people ask you for a picture, if you are ok with it, say yes, if you are not ok with it, say no. So, when we go to airport and people want a picture with him, sometimes he says yes, sometimes he says no. We don’t have paps outside the gates or wherever we go,” she said.
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