Kiran Rao reveals she and Aamir Khan got married due to parental pressure: 'We were living-in for a year and...'

Filmmaker and Aamir Khan’s ex-wife Kiran Rao, who garnered accolades for her latest film Laapataa Ladies, opened up on her decision to marry actor Aamir Khan.

In a recent interview, Rao said, “I’ve always felt that (marriage as an institution is up for a rethink). Aamir and I lived together for a year before we got married honestly, we did it more because parents and you know… all the rest of it and even at that time we knew that it’s a great institution if you can function as individuals as well as a couple within that institution.”

The filmmaker added, “The thing we don’t talk about enough is how marriage tends to stifle, especially women. How you could find perhaps a way to be yourself within the institution. That’s something up for debate and discussion. Esther Perel (American psychologist) has written an amazing book on it, and it’s very interesting. As apes, we were living together. This nuclear family setup is a pressure, and it’s a pressure especially on women. There’s so much responsibility on the women to run the house, keep the family together.”

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On her divorce with Aamir Khan

“Aamir and I lived together for about a year before we got married, and honestly, we did it more because of parents. At that time too, we knew that it’s a great institution if you can function as an individual as well as a couple within that institution,” said Kiran while talking to Brut India.

She added, “I think the thing that we don’t talk about enough is how marriage tends to stifle especially women. So, how you know you could perhaps find a way to be more yourself within it, is I think something that is up for debate and discussion.”