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Aamir Khan says he was ‘very stressed’ about son Junaid Khan’s debut Maharaj: ‘He never accepted any help from me ever’

Aamir Khan said that his son Junaid Khan made it on his own terms as he spoke about the 'stress' that he felt before the release of son's debut Maharaj.

Aamir Khan, along with actor son Junaid Khan on Amitabh Bachchan hosted KBC 16.Aamir Khan, along with actor son Junaid Khan on Amitabh Bachchan hosted KBC 16. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan recently made his debut in the film industry with the YRF film Maharaj. While the film released without any promotions, the team started speaking about the film after it came out. Aamir, who has not been a part of Maharaj promotions, has now said that he was “very stressed” about Junaid’s debut and added that Junaid never “accepted any help” from him.

Speaking at the song launch of ‘Kooriye’, Aamir was quoted by News 18 as saying, “When Junaid’s film Maharaj was released, I was very stressed whether people would like his work or not. Junaid has worked really hard for himself and he never accepted any help from me in any way ever. So I’m very proud and happy that he made it on his own terms, in his own way and you know, and I can see that.”

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Junaid had previously said that Aamir was supportive of his career choices and added that his father does not interfere and force his opinions on to his children. In an earlier chat with Siddharth Kannan, Junaid said that his father has “the best solution for everything” related to films. “There is a lot to learn from just how he conducts himself. Failures affect him, but he takes the time to process it and then move on to learning from it. He will figure out what went wrong and proceed from there, so that’s his process which is probably the best way to go about it,” he said.

In the same chat, Junaid said that his mother Reena “shaped” his personality. He shared, “My mother has a huge impact on my life. She is the one who brought me up. Papa is a very loving father, but he would be busy a lot in life. So, the one person who has shaped me the most as a person is my mother. But if there is a difficulty that I am going through, I can call anyone, maa, papa, Ira. They are always one phone call away. Even papa, who is incredibly busy, if you need to get a hold of him, it will not take you more than a couple of minutes, and if you need it, he will have all the time in the world you want. I have a supportive, open family.”

Even before the release of Maharaj, Junaid was working on two more Hindi films. His next has him starring with Sai Pallavi. Another film has him starring alongside Khushi Kapoor.

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