Ira Khan, Aamir Khan’s daughter, is the founder and CEO of a Mental health support organization. She has been vocal about her struggle with depression and raises awareness over it with her father. Recently, she discussed her parents, Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta’s divorce and how she believed it didn’t affect her but later realized she was not acknowledging her feelings. She also admitted her parents always ensured she was ‘loved’ and felt ‘secure.’
In a candid conversation with Pinkvilla, Ira Khan reflected on her childhood and shared that she initially didn’t think her parent’s separation affected her in any way. Khan explained that despite their separation, they maintained a united front for their children and shielded them from conflicts.
“They never fought around us and always presented a united front, and the families loved each other throughout the whole thing. I was like, no, this divorce cannot be something that is affecting me in a negative manner,” she recalled.
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But, she acknowledged her parents’ separation was not a “one-day thing, and it was something that then changed their lives.” So, when she grew up her perspective evolved. She said, “I grew up and i realized that something broke a relationship ended right. Maybe it ended for the better, but still something got ended right. So, there is a certain amount of pain that comes with anything breaking anything ending which I refuse to look at consciously as a kid.”
She noted, “Even if it ended for the better, there’s a certain amount of pain that comes with anything breaking. As a kid, I refused to acknowledge that pain.”
Although it helped her to some extent she had some important realizations and said, “I’ve since discussed this with my therapist, and I’ve learned that while there’s no need to blame anyone, it’s important to acknowledge what happened.”
However, she credited her parents, Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta‘s efforts, for their efforts and said, “My parents did a great job in making us feel safe and secure that even though they are separating we will still be loved equally and the family will still be a family um so that they managed very well.”
Aamir Khan married Reena Dutta in 1986, and after 16 years of marriage, they separated in 2002. Ira Khan is the younger child of Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta, born in 1997 and married fitness coach Nupur Shikhare in January 2024.
