The strained relationship between Aamir Khan and his brother Faissal Khan has surfaced again as Faissal revealed he has completely cut himself off from the family. He accused Aamir of having a relationship with UK-based journalist Jessica Hines during his marriage to Reena Dutta and claimed that a child was born from that affair. Faissal has now stated that Aamir would not be able to deny these allegations.
On Aamir getting offended by him
During a conversation with Hindustan Times, Faissal reflected on the time he wrote a harsh letter to his family after they pressured him to remarry. He recalled that Aamir was already divorced from Reena Dutta and living with Kiran Rao at that point.
“After my divorce, my family started putting pressure on me to get married to my auntie… I was telling them to let me work and settle down. I got so upset and angry that I wrote a letter which was slightly abusive in nature to point out the relationships of my family members,” Faissal said.
He added, “My sister Nikkhat had 3 marriages. Aamir went through a divorce with Reena. He had a child with Jessica Hines out of wedlock. And then was staying with Kiran Rao… I wanted to tell them to look at themselves first. They took offense to that letter and my opposition to get married and declared me mad… No one likes to know the truth about how their marriages, and their relationships are not working out. I put that mirror in front of their face.”
On Aamir’s divorce with Reena
Aamir and Reena were married in 1986 and have two children together, Ira and Junaid. The couple officially parted ways in 2002.
Looking back at that phase, Faissal said, “I was there around when his relationship was not working with Reena. They got divorced and then he went into his work. I was also struggling with my work.”
“Around the time of his divorce, Aamir had started his production company, Aamir Khan Productions, with the film Lagaan. He was involved with his work a lot, and Reena was also helping him in the front. I could see his relationship going bad and with everything was happening with Reena, but I couldn’t help it. That was his decision. He had to live his life,” he added.
Faissal further explained that witnessing Aamir’s separation from Reena contributed to his own emotional turmoil. “I was like why are you telling me to get married again,” he said.
On Aamir’s affair with Jessica
Faissal reiterated that Aamir was romantically involved with Jessica Hines while still being married to Reena and later began living with Kiran. “I was seeing the atmosphere and saying let me also take my decision since everyone is taking their right decisions. Allow me also to live my life freely,” Faissal stated.
Faissal goes on to claim, “Everyone knows that he has had a relationship with Jessica and he has a child. He can’t deny that. You can do a DNA test. I have proof of everything that I am saying… It’s not me who’s just fabricating.” According to Faissal, Aamir has gone to great lengths to shape a public identity that is far from genuine.
“He is trying to create a clean image for the audience, but you can find out his image by him having so many relationships with women and all that… He likes to whitewash his image which is not the reality,” he says while wrapping up.
