Did You Know? Aamir Khan had to pay 50 crores to marry Kiran Rao

One of B-town's most powerful couples shocked everyone Aamir Khan and his director wife Kiran Rao shocked industry insiders and their fans when they announced that they are getting divorced.

The couple issued a joint statement explaining that they will continue working together on professional commitments and will be co-parents to son Azad. After 15 years of marriage , this actually came as a big sad surprise to everyone.

Aamir was previously married to Reena Dutt, who was his childhood sweetheart. After 16 years of marriage and two kids later, Aamir announced back in 2002 that he and Reena were parting ways but continued remaining friends. However, a very interesting anecdote is related to the marriage of Kiran and Aamir, it is said that Aamir had to pay 50 crores to marry Kiran.

Aamir met Kiran on the set during the shoot. Kiran was an assistant director on the set and they were just colleagues until much later.

Many people believed that his divorce with Reena happened after he got close to Kiran but that is far from the truth. After his divorce in 2002, he became close friends with Kiran and realised that they were more than just ‘friends’ now.

In a interaction with Chinese media the Dhoom 3 star opened up on his personal life. The 53-year-old actor revealed how he met Kiran and later fell in love with her.

"I met her when I was doing Lagaan, she was one of the ADs of that film. But at that time we were not in a relationship, we were not even great friends. She was one of the people on the unit. After my separation and divorce, after some time I met her again," Aamir said.In that moment of trauma, her phone came and I talked to her for half an hour. When I put the phone down, I said, 'My God, I am so happy when I talk to her.' It struck me in that instant," he added.

Kiran and Aamir were married for 15 years before they separated earlier this year. Sharing the news of their divorce in July, Aamir and Kiran said, “In these 15 beautiful years together we have shared a lifetime of experiences, joy and laughter, and our relationship has only grown in trust, respect and love. Now we would like to begin a new chapter in our lives - no longer as husband and wife, but as co-parents and family for each other.”