Aamir Khan's sister Nikhat says their family is happy with his girlfriend Gauri Spratt

Nikhat with Aamir (File Photo)

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's sister Nikhat Khan Hegde, who will soon be seen in L2: Empuraan, spoke for the first time about her brother's girlfriend Gauri Spratt.

Actor Aamir Khan had introduced his girlfriend Gauri to the media at a meet-and-greet session ahead of his 60th birthday recently. At the event, Aamir also told the media that he has known Gauri for over 25 years, but they connected two years ago. The two have been together for the past one and a half years.

Now talking about the relationship, his sister Nikhat said Gauri has met with the family, and they all like her a lot.

At the event, Nikhat told Times Applaud Trends at the launch of the Malayalam film L2 Empuraan trailer in Mumbai and said, “Hum log bahut khush hain Aamir ke liye aur Gauri ke liye bhi kyunki woh bahut hi achi insaan hain, aur hum bahut chahte hain ke ye log dono khush rahein hamesha hamesha. (We are happy for Aamir and Gauri as she is a great human being. We want them to stay happy.”

At the trailer launch, L2: Empuraan director and actor Prithviraj Sukumaran also talked about Aamir Khan and also praised Nikhat's work in the film.

"I did not know she was Aamir sir's sister. I know Aamir sir quite well. When the audition tapes came through, I told Priyatama, my casting director, that 'I want her (Nikhat).'. She (Priyatama) said, 'Oh yeah, she's wonderful. By the way, she's also Aamir sir's sister.' I said, 'Really?' Then I called Aamir sir... He (Aamir) just messaged me asking, 'Is my sister good in the film?' So, I said, 'Sir, she's a lot better than good'," he told reporters at the event.

On the eve of his birthday, Aamir Khan surprised everyone by introducing his girlfriend Gauri to the media. The couple also interacted with the media and informed them that they had been dating for the past 18 months.

Gauri is from Bangalore and has lived in the city almost all her life. According to her LinkedIn profile, Gauri studied at Blue Mountain School and did a fashion course, FDA Styling & Photography, from the University of the Arts, London, in 2004. As per her LinkedIn profile, she is running a BBlunt salon in Mumbai.