Junaid Khan, who is all set to feature in the film Loveyapa opposite Khushi Kapoor, opened up about his growing up years with his divorced parents. Unlike his sister Ira, who previously said that their parents’ divorce did impact her, Junaid said he was not affected negatively in an interview with Vickey Lalwani.
Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta parted ways in 2002 when Junaid was eight years old. Later, Aamir married Kiran Rao in 2005. Sharing about the time when Junaid first saw his parents fight, he said, “My parents split up, I think, when I was eight. But they never actually let us feel that. I never saw them fight till I was 19. The first time I saw my parents fight, I was 19.”
He continued, “So we never saw them disagree or fight. They always… When it came to us (Junaid and his sister Ira) they were a single unit. So, I think that way they did well. I think it was probably a mature thing to do. I mean two good people aren’t always good together and this way we got, at least I got a childhood with both parents being happy.”
The Maharaj actor emphasized that his parents’ separation didn’t impact his early days negatively. “Personally I don’t think I missed it so much. Papa used to be there. It’s not like he was entirely not there. In fact sometimes it was like, ‘it’s ok, don’t come…'” he revealed.
At Ira’s wedding last year, Aamir Khan, his ex-wives Reena Dutta, Kiran Rao, sons Junaid, Azad set an example of a modern blended family as they enjoyed to their fullest. Happy pictures from the wedding were all over social media.
Talking about the dynamics in the family, Junaid Khan said, “It’s great. We meet frequently (after her marriage). We all live within the same 100-metre radius. So we meet often. In fact, every Tuesday evening is family tea. So, mum, Ira, me and dad, sometimes some of us may not be free, but otherwise every Tuesday evening we meet where there are all four of us or three or two. For a few years now we’ve been doing that. We meet quite frequently.”
Junaid Khan made his Bollywood debut with the Netflix original Maharaj. He will also be seen with Sai Pallavi in a film this year.
