Aamir Khan's friend Amin Hajee knew for a while about actor & Kiran Rao's decision to separate: "It is a personal loss for us"

    Amin Hajee on Aamir Khan's divorce with Kiaran Rao

    Aamir Khan's friend Amin Hajee knew for a while about actor & Kiran Rao's decision to separate: "It is a personal loss for us"

    Aamir Khan’s close friend Amin Hajee opened up about the actor’s divorce with wife Kiran Rao after the couple released a statement announcing their separation after 15 years of marriage. The announcement blew up on social media on Saturday and shocked everyone. Amin told News 18 in an interview that he knew about the decision for a while and the friends of the star and filmmaker even tried talking them out of it.

    “My family has known about this for a while but it’s just Aamir and Kiran and has decided to announce it today. I am still coming to terms with this great loss," Amin Hajee tells the news channel. The revealed that

    Amin added that despite the announcement Aamir and Kiran share no ill will and in fact are in Kargil together with their son Azad. They even sent him a picture of the three of them together. Aamir Khan was to shoot the remaining portions of Laal Singh Chadha in Kargil. He stressed that only the marital status of the couple has now changed.

    Talking about efforts to talk the actor and Kiran out of getting a divorce, Amin said, “Aamir was the best man at my wedding and I was the best man at his wedding to Kiran so it is a personal loss for us. We sat together and discussed it, but as I said, these guys don’t make a decision unless they have gone through it thoroughly. I didn’t tell them that you can’t do this but I wish I could.” 

    Despite the shock and heartbreak that comes with the decision, Amin said that he respects their decision.