Aamir Khan On Quitting Acting: Aamir Khan is a Bollywood superstar. Aamir has been ruling the hearts of the audience with his strong acting in the Hindi film industry for more than three decades. Due to his perfectionism as an actor, he is known as ‘Mr. Perfectionist’. Aamir usually takes 3 to 4 years to work on a film so that he can bring the best film to his audience. In a recent interview, the actor revealed why he decided to stop working in Bollywood three years ago.
Did not give time to loved ones due to work
Recently, Aamir Khan made several revelations on Rhea Chakraborty’s podcast, Chapter 2. During the conversation, he revealed many important details about his children, his decision to quit film work and his future planning. The actor made a shocking revelation that during COVID-19 and lockdown, he got a lot of time to sit and think and understand his life. During this time, he realized how engrossed he was in his work for the last 30 years that he missed spending time with his family and children. Due to this, he got angry at himself.
Aamir said, “And the people who are closest to me, I never gave them time in those 30 years… 30 years! Not three weeks, not three months, not three years… 30 years! My mother is getting old now. I don’t know how much time I have left with her. Anyway, you can’t trust life but when it comes to our life, I realize that I am spending very little time with my mother.”
Why did Aamir Khan want to leave Bollywood three years ago?
The Dangal actor said that he was so sad and guilt-ridden about ignoring his family because of work that he decided to quit films completely. He tried to sell his production company but couldn’t find a buyer, even his son Junaid didn’t want it. Aamir said, “That feeling was a turning point in my life. At that time, I took a decision, I mean, I told myself that the thing that keeps me away from my family… -I will leave it. I am leaving. So, I decided that I will never do a film in my entire life, I will not act, I will not direct, absolutely not. I want to move away from films.”
Family persuaded me to do films
Aamir said that when he discussed this decision with his children and ex-wife Kiran Rao, they convinced him. He said that his daughter Ira had asked him to maintain a better work-life balance. So, he decided to continue working but he had to balance it with his personal life, due to which he feels less guilty now.
Aamir Khan Professional Front
Talking about the work front, Aamir Khan was last seen in Lal Singh Chaddha with Kareena Kapoor and Mona Singh. He did a cameo in the film ‘Salaam Venky’ and then also produced the popular film ‘Laapata Ladies’. The actor will now soon be seen in ‘Sitare Zameen Par’.