Actor Aamir Khan has revealed that he turned to alcohol after his first wife, Reena Dutta, left home with their children, leaving him alone. He drank almost a full bottle every night for over a year.
Aamir made this revelation on an episode of Duologue with Barun Das, where he spoke about the emotional upheaval he faced after his divorce from Reena. He said that he was a teetotaller until then and had never drunk alcohol before, except for a few scenes in his films.
He continued, 'That night, I had alcohol at home to serve guests and all that, so I started drinking. And for the next one and a half years, I drank almost a bottle a night. Now that's really extreme, from a person who was a teetotaller to someone who consumes a bottle a night is very extreme.'
Aamir and Reena were married for 16 years before they parted ways in 2002. They have two children, Junaid and Ira. Aamir later married director Kiran Rao and they have a son, Azad, together. He is currently in a relationship with Gauri Spratt.
Aamir is awaiting the release of his production, Ek Din, which stars his son Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi in lead roles.
