When Aamir Khan Revealed He QUIT Films Before Lal Singh Chaddha, Thought 'Nobody Will Know': 'Kiran Cried...'

Junaid Khan said in a recent interview that his superstar dad, Aamir Khan, asked him to take over Aamir Khan productions when he was in his retirement phase. This news has surprised movie buffs as Aamir is regarded as one of the most talented actors in Bollywood. However, this is not the first time that Aamir left fans worried about his retirement.

A few years ago, the actor revealed that he had already quit films before the release of Lal Singh Chaddha. He said that he didn’t make an official announcement as it would be construed as a promotional tactic. He said that his family then convinced him not to make extreme decisions. Kiran Rao, his now ex-wife, even burst into tears.

Aamir told ABP, “No I quit. Nobody knows this. I’m saying for the first time, you will be shocked. I had informed my family that I won’t be doing any films from now onwards. Neither I’ll act nor I will produce any films. I don’t want to do all this. I just want to spend my time with you all. Kiran and her parents, Reena and her parents, my children, my family are there. I felt that. I understand it was a response in anger. My family was shocked as I was conveying it to them in such an intense way. Nobody argued with me. Then I thought I should tell people that I won’t be acting in films now. Then I said if I tell people they will say, ‘This is his marketing scheme as his film Laal Singh Chaddha is about to release, he is announcing his retirement’.”

“So I thought it’s better to not say this. Anyway, my film comes after three or four years. Once Laal Singh Chaddha gets released nobody will realise if I’m doing anything for the next three or four years. By then I’ll leave the industry and nobody will know. So I decided not to say anything and three months passed like this. One day, my children told me that you are an extreme person, don’t do this. It will be better if you find a balance in life. I had quit films. In my heart, I had left films. My children and Kiran explained to me I am doing the wrong thing. Kiran cried and said, ‘When I see you, I see films residing inside you. What are you saying I’m unable to understand’. A lot happened in two years, I quit the industry and came back,” he said.