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LOOKING FOR NEW LOVE: Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan And Wife Kiran Rao End Their 15-Year Marriage
It looks like Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is in the market for a new lover as he ends his 15-year marriage with wife Kiran Rao, who has been his producing partner and supposedly soul-mate on an intellectual level even though many thought it was not a good fit for the great actor. Khan and Rao announced the split happily together on Saturday, saying they are divorcing after 15 years of marriage but will remain friends and parents to their son Azad.
By PUNJAB IFILMWORLD Staff
MUMBAI – It looks like Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is in the market for a new lover as he ends his 15-year marriage with wife Kiran Rao, who has been his producing partner and supposedly soul-mate on an intellectual level even though many thought it was not a good fit for the great actor.
Khan and Rao announced the split happily together on Saturday, saying they are divorcing after 15 years of marriage but will remain friends and parents to their son Azad.
The couple said they plan to raise their son Azad together as well as continue to collaborate on films, their co-owned nonprofit Paani Foundation and other projects, they said in a joint statement.
"We began a planned separation some time ago, and now feel comfortable to formalise this arrangement, of living separately yet sharing our lives the way an extended family does," the statement said.
"Now we would like to begin a new chapter in our lives -- no longer as husband and wife, but as co-parents and family for each other."
Fifty-six-year-old Khan, who has two kids from a previous marriage, is among the highest-grossing Bollywood actors. Beyond India, he also enjoys a large fan following in China, the world's second-largest film market, reported CNN.
Rao is a film producer and director.
The couple met on the set of the Oscar-nominated 2001 film Lagaan and tied the knot in 2005. In 2016, they co-founded the Paani Foundation, a non-profit fighting against drought in the western state of Maharashtra.
"In these 15 beautiful years together we have shared a lifetime of experiences, joy and laughter, and our relationship has only grown in trust, respect and love," the statement added.
