Aamir Khan’s children call him ‘extreme’, push him to get back to work after two years at home: ‘Humaari bhi zindagi hai…’

Aamir Khan decided to take time off from work, majorly to be with his ageing mother and his three children, Junaid Khan, Ira Khan, and Azad. However, his children told him that he was overdoing it.

Actor Aamir Khan is currently spending time with his family and focusing on production. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

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Aamir Khan announced last year that he will be taking a break from films to spend more time with his family. He said that he wants to make up for lost time, when he was busy working during their childhood. But being the ‘perfectionist’ that he is, he dedicated himself so deeply to his family that his children were forced to sit him down and tell him that they need their space.

At a recent event, Aamir opened up about deciding to take time off from work, majorly to be with his ageing mother and his three children, Junaid Khan, Ira Khan, and Azad Rao Khan. But after a year and a half of this, Junaid and Ira told him that they too have a life, and that they can’t devote all their time to him.

“After one and a half years, my children sat me down and explained to me, ‘You have always been an extreme person. When you were working, you were only working. And now you want to stay only with us. Ye dono ke beech ka bhi raasta hai, jo aam log follow krte hain, humaari bhi zindagi hai, humein bhi waqt chahiye (There is a middle road that normal people follow. We too have a life and we need time for ourselves)’,” Aamir said at News18 India’s ‘Amrit Ratna 2023’ event.

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The actor continued, “My children are quite mature now. They told me, ‘Don’t leave your work, this is your life, this is your passion.'”

Aamir Khan with Ira Khan, Azad and former wife, Kiran Rao.

It was during the coronavirus pandemic that Aamir had the realisation that he had been absent from his children’s lives because he was too engrossed in work. “I was venting my anger on cinema because I thought this is what has pulled me away from my family. So, I was needlessly venting anger on cinema and myself. I told everyone at home, ‘Abhi mera kaam ho gaya, ab main aapke saath time bitaunga (I am done with my work. Now I want to spend my time with you),'” Aamir said.

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The actor shared that he managed to spend some quality time with his family in the past two and a half years, and has been able to nurture relationships more carefully than he had been in the last three decades.

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