Our Bureau
Mumbai
A few days back, the younger brother of Bollywood star Aamir Khan, Faisal Khan made multiple controversial and explosive comments against his brother. The comments stirred up the internet on what is happening in the revered Khan family. Now, the family has finally issued a statement on the recent comments stating they are in distress over the “hurtful and misleading portrayal” of their family members.
Faisal Khan in an interview a few ago had made several allegations against his family stating that they constantly told him that he has schizophrenia and would even say that he is a threat to the society. He also fired heavy allegations on his brother, the Sitaare Zameen Par star, Aamir Khan stating he had put him under house arrest for a year.
In response to the statements made by Faisal, the Khan family has given out a statement highlighting that they are very distressed with the hurtful comments made by Faisal. The image that he has created of his mother, sister and brother is totally misleading and it is not the first time it is happening. They emphasized that every decision was made for Faisal’s well-being after consulting medical professionals.
“We are distressed by Faisal’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.
“It is important to share that every choice regarding Faisal 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 well being. For this reason, we have refrained from publicly discussing the details of a painful and difficult period for our family,” they added.
The Khan family has requested the media to handle the situation with empathy and sensitivity, stating, “We request the media for empathy, and to refrain from turning a private matter into salacious, inflammatory and hurtful gossip.”
The statement that was put out to the public was signed by a numerous family member, 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.
