Aamir Khan reveals friends Juhi Chawla, Salman Khan extended emotional support after divorce with first wife Reena Dutta: "Main depression se guzar raha tha"

Actor Aamir Khan, soaking in the success of his latest release Sitaare Zameen Par, recently revealed in an interview about how life became difficult for him after his divorce from first wife Reena Dutta.

In a candid conversation with The Lallantop, Aamir spoke about his struggles with loneliness and alcoholism during a trying time in his life, as well as how Juhi Chawla and Salman Khan provided him with unanticipated emotional support.

He said, "Jab ghar me koi nahi tha aur main akelapan mehsoos kar raha tha, mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha kya karu? To uss din maine botal kholi aur poori botal pee daali aur phir agle dedh saal tak maine…, roz raat ko main daaru pee ke…main sota nahi tha main behosh ho jaata tha (When there was no one at home and I was feeling lonely, I didn’t know what to do. That day, I opened a bottle and drank the whole thing. And then for the next one and a half years, every night I would drink… I didn’t sleep, I would pass out)."

Aamir Khan recalled a heartfelt moment when Juhi Chawla unexpectedly reached out to him after seven years of no contact. She called expressing a desire to visit, and Aamir welcomed her without hesitation. "Wo mere ghar pe aayi aur usne bola ki maine paper me padha ki aapka aur Reena ka breakup ho gaya, aap log alag-alag rah rahe ho. I said Haa. She said ye bahot galat hua hai, jo bhi hua hai mujhe sunana nahi hai, but aap jaake patch-up karo (She came to my house and said, “I read in the paper that you and Reena have broken up, that you’re living separately.” I said, “Yes.” She said, “This is very wrong. Whatever happened, I don’t want to hear about it, but you should go and patch things up)."