Aamir Khan's Family Issues Statement Over Brother Faissal Khan's "Misleading" Remarks: "Not The First Time..."
Aamir Khan's family issued a statement after Faissal Khan made some controversial remarks at a recent podcast. This is not the first time that Faissal has made such remarks publicly. But Aamir Khan or his extended family refrained themselves from commenting on his remarks earlier. This is the first time they have come up with a public statement, calling Faissal's remarks as "hurtful and misleading portrayal" of family members.
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"We are distressed by Faissal's hurtful and misleading portrayal of his mother Zeenat Tahir Husain, his sister Nikhat Hegde, and his brother Aamir. As this is not the first time he has misrepresented these events, we feel it necessary to clarify our intentions, and reaffirm our solidarity as a family," the statement read.
The statement asserted that the family has consulted multiple medical professionals for the wellbeing of Faissal's mental health.
"It is important to share that every choice regarding Faissal has been taken collectively as a family, in consultation with multiple medical professionals, and has been based on love, compassion, and a desire to support his emotional and psychological wellbeing. For this reason, we have refrained from publicly discussing the details of a painful and difficult period for our family," they stated.
Requesting the media to judge the situation with empathy and sensitivity, the statement said, "We request the media for empathy, and to refrain from turning a private matter into salacious, inflammatory and hurtful gossip."
The statement was signed by a large number of family members, including Aamir's first wife Reena Datta, son Junaid Khan, daughter Ira Khan and other family members such as Farhat Datta, Rajiv Datta, Kiran Rao, Santosh Hegde, Seher Hegde, Mansoor Khan, Nuzhat Khan, Imran Khan, Tina Fonseca, Zayn Marie Khan, and Pablo Khan.
Aamir And Faissal's On Screen Pairing
Aamir Khan and his brother Faissal Khan appeared together in the 2000 film Mela. Directed by Dharmesh Darshan, the film had Twinkle Khanna in a lead role as well. Faissal had also appeared in Aamir's classic films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.
In A Nutshell
Aamir Khan's family issued a statement in response to Faissal Khan's recent remarks where he allegedly portrayed his family in a "misleading way."
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