Aamir Khan, Kiran announce divorce

 Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan and movie producer Kiran Rao today reported their separation following 15 years of marriage. 

In a joint explanation, the couple said that they will co-parent their child, Azad Rao Khan, just as proceed with their expert association on Paani Foundation and 'different tasks that (they) feel enthusiastic about'. 

"In these 15 excellent years together we have shared a long period of encounters, happiness and giggling, and our relationship has just filled in trust, regard and love. Presently we might want to start another part in our lives – no longer as a couple, yet as co-guardians and family for one another," they said. 

The couple added: "We started an arranged division some time back, and presently feel good to formalize this game plan, of living independently yet sharing our lives the manner in which a more distant family does. We stay dedicated guardians to our child Azad, who we will sustain and raise together. We will likewise keep on filling in as partners on films, Paani Foundation, and different activities that we feel energetic about. A major thank you to our families and companions for their steady help and comprehension about this development in our relationship, and without whom we would not have been so secure in taking this jump. We demand our well wishers for great wishes and gifts, and expectation that – like us – you will see this separation not as an end, but rather as the beginning of another excursion. Much appreciated and love, Kiran and Aamir."

"A major thank you to our families and companions for their steady help and comprehension about this development in our relationship, and without whom we would not have been so secure in taking this jump. 

"We demand our well wishers for great wishes and favors, and expectation that - like us - you will see this separation not as an end, but rather as the beginning of another excursion. 

Much appreciated and love, Kiran and Aamir," the joint assertion finished up. 

Aamir and Kiran, who had been an associate chief to Ashutosh Gowariker on the arrangement of "Lagaan", got hitched in 2005. The two invited their child Azad Rao Khan in 2011 through surrogacy.- IANS