Faissal Khan has once again stirred controversy around his brother Aamir Khan, declaring he has cut off ties with the family and leveling explosive allegations. Faissal claimed that Aamir had a relationship with UK-based journalist Jessica Hines while still married to his first wife, Reena Dutta, and even fathered a child with her — something he insists Aamir “can’t deny.”
In a conversation with Hindustan Times, Faissal recalled a turning point when he wrote an “abusive” letter to his family after they pressured him to remarry. At that time, he said, Aamir was already divorced from Reena and living with Kiran Rao.
“After my divorce, my family started putting pressure on me to get married to my auntie… I was telling them to let me work and settle down. I got so upset and angry that I wrote a letter which was slightly abusive in nature to point out the relationships of my family members,” Faissal said.
He continued, “My sister Nikkhat had 3 marriages. Aamir went through a divorce with Reena. He had a child with Jessica Hines out of wedlock. And then was staying with Kiran Rao… I wanted to tell them to look at themselves first. They took offense to that letter and my opposition to get married and declared me mad… No one likes to know the truth about how their marriages, and their relationships are not working out. I put that mirror in front of their face.
Aamir married Reena in 1986, with whom he shares daughter Ira Khan and son Junaid. The couple divorced in 2002.
Reflecting on that period, Faissal added, “I was there around when his relationship was not working with Reena. They got divorced and then he went into his work. I was also struggling with my work.”
He recalled how, around the time of Aamir’s split, the actor was setting up Aamir Khan Productions with Lagaan. “He was involved with his work a lot, and Reena was also helping him in the front. I could see his relationship going bad and with everything was happening with Reena, but I couldn’t help it. That was his decision. He had to live his life,” Faissal said, noting that the divorce itself became one of the triggers that disturbed him. “I was like why are you telling me to get married again,” he remarked.
On Aamir’s alleged affair with Jessica Hines, Faissal maintained: “I was seeing the atmosphere and saying let me also take my decision since everyone is taking their right decisions. Allow me also to live my life freely.”
He doubled down on his claims: “Everyone knows that he has had a relationship with Jessica and he has a child. He can’t deny that. You can do a DNA test. I have proof of everything that I am saying… It’s not me who’s just fabricating.”
Concluding with sharp criticism of Aamir’s public persona, Faissal alleged: “He is trying to create a clean image for the audience, but you can find out his image by him having so many relationships with women and all that… He likes to whitewash his image which is not the reality.”