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Kiran Rao says she had a ‘lot of miscarriages’ before Azad: ‘I was just finding it very hard to have a child’

Kiran Rao opened up about her miscarriages in a recent interview. The director shared that she was keen on having a child, but was going through a lot of health issues.

By: Entertainment Desk
New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:04 AM IST

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Kiran Rao with ex husband Aamir Khan and son Azad. (Photo: Instagram/raodyness)

Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who was previously married to actor Aamir Khan, recently opened up about motherhood, and shared that before the birth of their son Azad, she had a “lot of miscarriages.” Kiran shared that she had health issues at that time and had “tried very hard to have a child.” She said in an interview with Zoom Entertainment, “The year that Dhobi Ghat was made was the year that Azad was born. And I had tried very hard to have a child. For five years, I had had a lot of miscarriages, a lot of personal, physical health issues. I was just finding it very hard to have a child. I was really keen to have a child, so when Azad was born it was… I didn’t have to make a decision. Obviously, all I wanted to do was raise my baby.”

Kiran stepped away from film direction after Azad’s birth, and said that she has no regrets about not making a film for over 10 years. “I enjoyed having Azad so much. Those were some of the best years of my life. I’ll never regret not having made a film in 10 years. I have no regrets because I enjoyed it thoroughly,” she said.

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In the same chat, when asked if Azad wants to become an actor, Kiran said, “No, not at this point. He doesn’t want anything to do with films. He is not interested in films.” She added that Azad is very interested in “art and music and animation.”

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Kiran and Aamir, who were married from 2005 to 2021, have previously opened up about having Azad through IVF surrogacy. At an event in 2016, Aamir told PTI, “Kiran and I both wanted a child and when Azad was born, both of us were very happy and we both wanted to be honest with people about it. We haven’t done anything wrong have nothing to hide and people should know about it. So, we also honestly told the media that we have had a child through IVF surrogacy and we are very happy that we did it, it has brought a lot of happiness in our lives.”

Back in 2009, Aamir had opened up about the miscarriage via his blog. “I have bad news folks. Kiran and I lost our baby. Despite our best efforts we were unable to avert a miscarriage,” he wrote.