Aamir Khan, family issue statement dismissing brother Faisal Khan’s claim he was ‘locked up’: ‘Distressed by hurtful portrayal of mother, sister…’

While expressing that they are deeply hurt by Faisal Khan's words, Aamir Khan and family emphasised that this was not the first time he misrepresented events.

By: Entertainment Desk

Kochi | Updated: August 10, 2025 20:41 IST

Actor Faisal Khan is Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's brother. (Credit: Facebook/@Aamir.khan.xD, @faissalkhan.officialpage)

Days after actor Faisal Khan made explosive allegations against his family, particularly his brother and Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, claiming that they kept him locked up at home for a year, stating that he had schizophrenia, the family has stepped forward with an official statement dismissing Faisal’s claims. He also held the rest of his family responsible for the state of affairs.

While expressing that they are deeply hurt by Faisal’s words, the family emphasised that this was not the first time he misrepresented events. Asserting that all decisions concerning Faisal were made after consulting medical professionals, they urged the public and media not to turn the issue into “hurtful gossip”.

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“We are distressed by Faissal’s hurtful and misleading portrayal of his mother Zeenat Tahir Husain, his sister Nikhat Hegde, and his brother Aamir (Khan). As this is not the first time he has misrepresented these events, we feel it necessary to clarify our intentions and reaffirm our solidarity as a family,” the statement read. The note was signed by other family members Reena Datta, Junaid Khan, Ira Khan, Farhat Datta, Rajiv Datta, Kiran Rao, Santosh Hegde, Seher Hegde, Mansoor Khan, Nuzhat Khan, Imran Khan, Tina Fonseca, Zayn Marie Khan and Pablo Khan.

Dismissing any suggestion of foul play, they noted, “It is important to share that every choice regarding Faissal has been taken collectively as a family, in consultation with multiple medical professionals, and has been based on love, compassion, and a desire to support his emotional and psychological wellbeing. For this reason, we have refrained from publicly discussing the details of a painful and difficult period for our family.”

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The family concluded their statement by requesting, “We request the media for empathy, and to refrain from turning a private matter into salacious, inflammatory and hurtful gossip.”

Recently, in a conversation with Pinkvilla, Faisal Khan alleged, “Mujhe qaid kar ke rakha tha ghar mein ek saal (I was imprisoned at home for over a year) and they were saying I’ve got schizophrenia and I’m a mad person and I will harm society. JJ Hospital mein mujhe 20 din rakha gaya, test kiya gaya, general ward mein, mental logon ke saath (I was at JJ Hospital for 20 days, was tested in general ward, with ‘mental’ people).”

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