I used to drink all night, says Aamir Khan
Did you know that one of Bollywood's biggest stars once couldn’t stop drinking? Aamir Khan recently opened up about his battle with alcohol, admitting that in the past, he used to drink all night long.
In a candid conversation with fellow actor Nana Patekar, the Dangal actor confessed that he struggled with extreme habits.
Nana Patekar asked Aamir Khan if he had any bad habits.
“I have quit drinking now, but at one point, I used to drink all night. I couldn’t stop. The problem is that I am an extremist; I keep doing what I’m already doing. It’s not a good thing, and I realize that. I know it’s wrong, but I can’t stop myself," the Taare Zameen Par actor replied.
Standing at around 5’5, Aamir was concerned that audiences will not accept him especially when compared to his taller contemporaries
“I was scared fans would reject me because of my height, this was my fear,” Aamir Khan shared.
Despite these early insecurities, Aamir eventually overcame them and gained confidence.
"Later I realized that all of this does not matter at all, what is important is how honestly you are working and how your work can enchant people, and after that, everything else is unimportant.”
Earler, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Aamir Khan and his ex-wife Kiran Rao, discussed the emotional journey that led him to reconsider leaving films and shared how his family convinced him to stay.
Aamir Khan said, “I was going through a personal journey of my own, and towards the end of COVID, I found myself sitting alone and reflecting. The time alone made me realize that I’d spent the bulk of my adult life, from the age of 18 when I first became an assistant, entirely focused on cinema and films. This made me think that maybe I hadn’t been there enough for my relationships, my kids, my siblings, my family, whether it was with Kiran when I was married to her or Reena when I was married to her. I felt I hadn’t been present enough for these people.”
The Taare Zameen Par actor shared that he realized this during the shooting of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha, when the pandemic halted production.
“I felt a lot of guilt and didn’t feel good about what I had done. So, in an emotional reaction, I thought I’d done enough films in my 35 years in the industry and could now focus on my family and personal relationships”, Khan admitted.