Aamir Khan: 'Lost a lot of money on ‘Satyamev Jayate’, my first marriage with Reena Dutta failed because...’

Aamir Khan is gearing up for the release of his new film Sitaare Zameen Par. And in an interview with Raj Shamani, the actor spoke about a lot of things, he first addressed his first marriage with Reena Dutta and how they parted ways.

The actor said, “Reena and I got married really early, I was 21 and she was 19. The first day when our marriage was legally possible was 18th April.”

He added, “We got legally married on 18th April and we knew each other only for four months, and didn’t spend much time together. We loved each other a lot and that’s why we decided to get married.”

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Aamir Khan continued, “Today, when I look back, I feel you should be really careful while deciding to get married. Us waqt Jawaani ke josh mein aap bahut saari cheezein nahin samajhte ho.”

“Reena ke saath meri zindagi bahut achchi kati hai. Reena was not at fault at all, she’s an amazing person. We have literally grown up together and respect each other a lot. But nobody should get married in a rush.”

On his show Satyamev Jayate

I felt this show is very important (and) usme ye sab nahi hona chahiye. It should be clean. I told Bimal (Parekh, his CA) that I want to terminate my five endorsements. I did suffer a huge loss but I was sure about my decision.

I apologised to all five clients and told them they weren’t at fault. (I told them) Main jo kaam kar raha hoo usme mujhe ye emotionally suit nahi ho raha. They understood it and terminated it.

“I’ve read about it that Aamir Khan earned a lot through Satyamev Jayate. Actually, mera bohot ghata hua Satyamev Jayate mein. Money-wise, bhayankar ghata hua. But what I’ve learnt from it is priceless,